{"product_id":"the-handstitched-way","title":"Sold Out - Clay… The handstitched way with Clare Unger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorkshop Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e📅 \u003cstrong\u003eDates\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 day Masterclass - 1st and 2nd of August.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🕙 \u003cstrong\u003eTime\u003c\/strong\u003e: 10am – 3pm\u003cbr\u003e💲 \u003cstrong\u003eCost\u003c\/strong\u003e: $390 plus gst\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocation: Chapman Parade, Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains NSW 2776\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eClare Unger is a Zimbabwean born ceramic artist now living in Sydney, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eAustralia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eClare’s work is an intertwining of ceramics and hand stitching. The inspiration behind this fusion was the inheritance of a treasured collection of hand-stitched textiles crafted by women in her family, including her mother\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e. As\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003ean immigrant to Australia these fabrics were a link through time and space to her family,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e connecting her to the hands and the lives of the people who created \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003em\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e and t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003ehey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e inspired her to begin creating her own stitched ‘samplers’. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003emark-making\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e aspect of stitching became a focus of her practice which led to the development of her embossing technique as a way of transferring the stitches onto clay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you will learn: \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. 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