Sunday June 22 through Friday June 27th.

Daily Program:

Sunday orientation 7pm. Meet the retreat teachers and see their art: Emilie, Clementine, and Zac.  

Monday: Throwing demo and coaching on skills for throwing with Emilie, and Clementine. Afternoon we'll be learning a creativity exercise and then on to coached wheel centering practice.  Handbuilding projects as well.

Tuesday: Shaping, collaring, enlarging, trimming. The suggested project for the day is a hanging bell or succulent pot.  Afternoon will be for learning to do a crackle texture with sodium silicate.  You have the option also to learn scrafitto -- an Italian technique which involves scratching designs into slip-coated clay.  Evening sunset beach trip. 

Wednesday: Throwing flat plates.  Today you'll also try Kurinuki -- a Japanese carving technique.  Afternoon is a field trip to the American Museum of Ceramic arts.

Thursday we're honored to have our guest artist, Zac Hould, who will demonstrate throwing large.  Then participants will get their chance to throw large with Zac's coaching. In the afternoon Emilie may also demonstrate using slabs for throwing large.  

Friday:  Work on your own creations from skills we've learned.  Do the finishing touches on all your items and get everything ready for firing and shipping.  And saying goodbye to a wonderful refreshing life-changing week and new friends.