Stuart Gair Workshop

Please join us for a workshop with Stuart Gair on Saturday and Sunday, January 13th and 14th. The workshop will be held at NKU’s ceramics building, and will be demonstration only. Hours will be 10:00 to 4:00 Saturday, and 10:00 to 3:00 on Sunday. Lunch will be provided both days. Stuart will give a slide show and lecture on Saturday afternoon following the conclusion of the day’s session. The cost of the workshop is $150 for Clay Alliance members, with student spots available for $80.  Non-members can join the workshop for $180.

Gair will demonstrate how to throw and alter forms in various ways. Basic, straightforward shapes will be made on the potter’s wheel and then rasped, cut, folded, pushed or scraped to create paired-down, geometric forms. Surface techniques will include carving and slip application. Gair will also address his approach to making forms specifically for the atmospheric firing process and how to make wadding resists, structures, and discs to create marks on the wares when fired.

Stuart Gair received a history degree from Ohio University and completed an MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Gair has spent time making work and teaching at the Archie Bray Foundation (Helena, MT), Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) as well as Colorado Mountain College (Aspen, CO). Currently, Stuart lives and works as a full time studio artist in Athens, Ohio where he is exploring alternative ways of firing the soda kiln. The geometric forms he creates are driven by form, function, utility, subtlety, and discovery. Gair hopes that each piece is used and enjoyed whether displayed on a table or in the hands of the user.

Stuart Gair will demonstrate how to throw and alter forms in various ways. Basic, straightforward shapes will be made on the potter’s wheel and then rasped, cut, folded, pushed or scraped to create paired-down, geometric forms. Surface techniques will include carving and slip application. Gair will also address his approach to making forms specifically for the atmospheric firing process and how to make wadding resists, structures, and discs to create marks on the wares when fired.

See more of Stuart’s work on his website and on Instagram

Workshop Details:

Saturday, January 13th from 10a-4p & Sunday, January 14th from 10a-3p

NKU Ceramics & Sculpture Building – 50 Campbell Dr, Highland Heights, KY 41076

$150 for Clay Alliance Members, $180 for non-members, $80 for students

Register now at https://clay-alliance-workshops.square.site/