Saturday All-day Demonstration Pass

Saturday, September 7, 10 am – 4 pm

100% scholarship available to BIPOC attendees. 50% scholarship available to any who identify as experiencing financial need.

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John Cohorst & Masa Sasaki
Take Me to Your Leaders
10 – 11 am
Embark on a chilling cosmic journey with artists John Cohorst and Masa Sasaki as they unveil their otherwordly techniques for crafting creatures and characters that haunt the depths of space on their pottery. Watch as Cohorst reveals the lost astronauts wandering across porcelain planets, while Sasaki conjures galactic apparitions that lurk within the darkness of his earthenware cosmos. From spectral cosmonauts to unearthly phantoms, this spine-tingling demonstration promises to transport you to the furthest reaches of the unknown, where every vessel tells a tale of close encounters. 

Bekah Bliss & Nicole McLaughlin
The Mid-Fire Zone
11:15 am – 12:30 pm
Are you prepared to move into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas? Cross over into the twilight zone of ceramic decoration as artists Bekah Bliss and Nicole McLaughlin guide you through a fifth dimension of uncanny techniques for mid-range surface decoration, where reality and imagination blur into one. Bliss will reveal the mysterious secrets of terra sigillata, imbuing the clay with an otherworldly aura that defies explanation. Meanwhile, McLaughlin will transport you to a middle ground between light and shadow with her eerie mastery of glazes. In this surreal showcase focused on mugs and cups, witness how each artist manipulates shapes and patterns to craft vessels of intrigue, wonder, and unexpected endings. 

Sam Taylor & Jerilyn Virden
Conjuring Sculptural Entities
1:30 – 2:45 pm
Sit down to pierce the veil with artists Sam Taylor and Jerilyn Virden in a haunting showcase of their sculptural vessel creations. Observe Taylor’s hauntingly methodical approach of carving away at the surface as though something was trying to burst free. Witness as Virden combines molds, slabs, and coils, to summon forth vessels that seem to pulsate with a life of their own. Dare to convene with the unknown as these artists demonstrate their hair-raising tools and techniques, revealing another realm where pots and sculpture collide.

Sarah Chenoweth Davis & Meredith Host
Tissue transfers, sgraffito, and a nice Chianti
3 – 4 pm
Step into this Hannibal Lecture on pottery decoration as Sarah Chenoweth Davis and Meredith Host unveil their FBI (Form, Balance, Imagery) techniques in design. Chenoweth Davis explores greenware and bisque profiles and creates serial patterns with sgraffito, stickers, tape, and wax resist. Meanwhile, Host will exact captivating and layered surfaces using underglaze to apply harrowing hues, weaving sinister tales with tissue transfers and paper stencils. You’ll be held hostage by this spine-tingling masterclass in the macabre art of pattern and color.