{"product_id":"clay-the-handstitched-way-with-clare-unger-november","title":"Clay… ‘The Handstitched way’ with Clare Unger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCLARE UNGER RETURNS in November  — \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter an incredible sold-out Masterclass earlier this year, we’re delighted to welcome Clare Unger back to the studio for another immersive two days of clay, textiles, stitching and mark-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2-Day Masterclass with Clare Unger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📅 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14 \u0026amp; 15 November\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🕤 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9.30am – 3pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e💲 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$430 - $470\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📍 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapman Parade, Faulconbridge | Blue Mountains NSW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClare’s distinctive practice brings together \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eceramics and hand stitching\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, transforming the intimate language of textiles into clay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer work grew from inheriting a treasured collection of hand-stitched textiles made by generations of women in her family, including her mother. As an immigrant to Australia, these fabrics became a powerful connection across time and distance — linking Clare to the hands, stories and lives of the women who created them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis connection inspired Clare to create her own stitched \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esamplers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, exploring stitching as a form of mark-making. From this, she developed her beautiful \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eembossing technique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, transferring the texture, rhythm and memory of stitches directly into clay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a wonderful opportunity to spend two days learning directly from Clare and exploring how \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclay, cloth, memory and mark-making\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e can come together in your own ceramic practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur previous Clare Unger Masterclass sold out quickly, so early booking is recommended.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you will learn: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive workshop is designed for ceramic artists looking to expand their hand-building and slab-building skills and incorporate new decorative techniques into their work. It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas evolved from her love of textiles, hand-stitching and mark-making on clay and is an approach to hand building with intricately decorated slabs which has developed over many \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyears through experimentation and refinement in her ceramic practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe emphasis is on learning a range of different skills that can continue to be built on by participants as they explore these methods in their own practices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this workshop students will learn how to: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edevelop design concepts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecreate a stitched sampler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emake an embossing plate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eapply complex surface treatments to clay slabs – including mono-printing and embossing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003emake a functional vessel (either a cup or a bowl ) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*all participants will make the same\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eobject to be chosen by workshop co-ordinator.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eslab build confidently with thin, decorated clay slabs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat’s Included:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e✔Clays, underglaze and slip.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e✔Bisque \u0026amp; 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