Workshop Description:
In this demonstration workshop, Lee will explore the entire process of making large vessels, both on the wheel and hand-built. Consideration will be given to clay bodies, tools, equipment, firing concerns, glazing, and managing the creation of large pieces.
In this workshop, you’ll learn: How to go bigger with your work, how to care for the pieces as they go through the ceramic process, and how to successfully plan and prepare to go big.
Participant Skill Level:
Intermediate to advanced (but the workshop is interesting to beginners as well)
Artist Bio:
Lee Hazelgrove has been a studio potter living in Richmond for nearly 40 years. He studied ceramics at Virginia Commonwealth University and subsequently apprenticed with Richmond Artist Robin Cage, studied in Spain with Master Potter Seth Cardew, and made numerous trips to Central America where he worked with and learned from the potters of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Much of his career has included teaching at numerous Art Centers, Colleges, and Universities. His work is included in many private collections and several museums, and he has had solo exhibitions or been featured in galleries all over America and Europe.
See more of Lee’s Work on Facebook, Instagram, or his website https://www.leehazelgrove.com/