Next Meeting

When: Saturday, March 30, 2024
12:00pm on Zoom

Special Guest: Sarah Wells Rolland

We are delighted to have the amazing Sarah Wells Rolland present for us! Join us for HRP's next Zoom meeting Saturday, March 30th at 12-2pm.

Sarah Wells Rolland

The Pouring Vessel is an area of fascination and exploration in Sarah Wells Rolland's body of work and has been for decades. In this workshop Sarah will share how she throws these pieces in sections and how she makes her aesthetic decisions.

Together we will explore throwing taller and wider using smaller increments of clay. In the process of making this piece we will explore:

  1. Fundamentals in throwing
  2. Honing your skills to throw finished (no trimming)
  3. Altering and darting clay
  4. Pulling a spout
  5. Pulling a handle off the pot

This tall pouring vessel is an excellent subject for discussion about form, line, proportion, balance, negative space as well as altering to create movement. Clay has so many wonderful properties and elements of this piece take advantage of many of them.

Are you ready to take your skills and your pots to new levels? This workshop will inspire, challenge and ignite new energy into your own creative process.

Sarah Wells Rolland Bio:

I spent the first 20 years of my career working from my home studio selling my work primarily to galleries. Being a studio potter was perfect for my life at the time as my husband and I raised our daughter. The solitude in my studio was a wonderful season for me and I honed so many skills during that time. As I began teaching and hosting workshops, I discovered my love for teaching and this sparked in me a desire for more. These experiences birthed the idea of The Village Potters Clay Center.

In 2011, my husband and I founded The Village Potters Clay Center with potter friends who also have a passion for teaching and a desire for community. As a team, we have created something greater than any one of us. We all left our home studios and came together to make this wonderful creative community.

  • Owner of The Village Potters Clay Center www.TheVillagePotters.com
  • Connect with me https://linktr.ee/sarahwellsrollandpottery
  • Sarah’s work is in collections across the US and in the permanent Corsaw Collection at Alfred University
  • Individual Member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 1991
  • Education Member of The Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2016

Members:

Members please follow the registration instructions sent out by email. Contact with any questions.

Non-Members:

Non-members are welcome to come watch this gifted potter for $11. RSVP by clicking the button below and submitting your payment.

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Upcoming meetings:
TBA