Animal Head Clay Workshop

To celebrate Kinship, our stunning exhibition of local trans ceramic artists at SUM gallery, we're pleased to offer a pay-what-you-wish (PWYW) clay workshop, led by Kinship curator Jai Sallay-Carrington.

In this 2-day workshop, Jai will lead participants through sculpting your own animal head from a pinch pot, at about 4” tall. Jai will show everyone how to achieve facial details such as eyes, noses and expressive mouths, textures such as fur/feather/scale, and how to add features such as horns and ears.

On Day 1 the heads will be sculpted with clay; on Day 2 they will be painted with underglaze. After the end of Day 2, Jai will fire the work in the kiln at their studio, Flaming Otter Ceramics (288 E Georgia, #130—one block from SUM gallery). Participants will be able to pick up the work from Flaming Otter Ceramics approx. one week later. Jai will email all participants when the animal heads are ready for pick up.

Workshop Details:

Venue: Foyer of SUM gallery: 4th floor of the Sun Wah Building (268 Keefer St., Vancouver, BC).

Two Days: Saturday, April 11 & Sunday, April 12, 11am - 2pm each day

Day 1 (Saturday): Sculpting

Day 2 (Sunday): Underglazing

All materials will be provided. Space is limited. Participants must commit to both days of the workshop in order to complete the sculpt and glazing.

PWYW Sliding Scale

Base tickets are set at a generous contribution of $30 plus tax and fees. Enter one of these promo codes to adjust the sliding scale pricing:
STANDARD = give $20
REDUCED = give $10
FREE = $0 accessible rate

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