Mishima: Printing Plants on Ceramics

Overview

Learn the traditional decorative technique of Mishima, where contrasting colors are inlaid into depressions of slightly hardened clay. We will use carving tools and plants to make impressions in small clay dishes. The impressions get filled with a different colored clay and the excess is scraped away. The final design stands out in contrast to the surrounding clay. Suitable for all levels

*Students can purchase one class at a time, or purchase all three in the series at once for a 20% discount! The theme for the next three upcoming workshops is "Nature": June, July and August.

Materials

Instructor provides all materials

* Students will need to come back 2 weeks after the class to pick up their fired pieces. We will arrange when that happens individually.

Meet the Instructor

Amy Hibbs’s varied art practice encompasses drawing, photography, printmaking, and social projects. Gathering inspiration from the history and surroundings of the Santa Clara Valley and frequent trips to the Eastern Sierra Nevadas, her work addresses questions of environmental distress and human dis-integration, spotlighting ideas that increase awareness and healing for individuals, communities, and ecosystems. Hibbs brings years of experience and enthusiasm for teaching to all ages. Hibbs received her MFA from Mills college in Oakland and was awarded the graduate affiliate residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts in 2004-2006. She was recently designated one of San Jose’s six “Creative Ambassadors” for 2022.

Host or Publisher Visual Philosophy