Workshop: Coil-Built Ceramics w/ Cat Rigdon

Come get your hands dirty at the CU! Join Cohort 2 artist and CU Manager of Development and Marketing, Cat Rigdon as she guides you through the process of coil-built ceramics inspired by ancient Cypriot artifacts. This workshop will cover the basics of creating a coil-built ceramic vessel with handles. Once your vessel is built, you'll dive into decorating using sgraffito underglaze techniques, allowing you to personalize your creation.

Cat will bisque fire your creation and will be ready to be picked up 2 weeks after the workshop. These pieces will not be food safe and are intended to be sculpture.

Cat Rigdon is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Dallas, Texas. She grew up on the island of Cyprus during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Rigdon and her siblings would sneak into ancient archeological sites such as Tomb of the Kings in Paphos and rummage through abandoned monasteries and hotels, sometimes under their parent’s supervision. These strong memories along with the island’s strong folk art, naturalism, and archeological relevance is reflected in Rigdon’s work through her depictions of ancient funerary goods.

Rigdon currently works at The Cedars Union as the Manager of Development, focusing on connecting the community with emerging artists in North Texas. She is a member of the female co-op TRADE Oak Cliff where she maintains her studio practice and occasionally runs community sewing projects. Rigdon is represented by Goetze Art & Design in Memphis, Tennessee. Rigdon has received the DeGolyer Award from the Dallas Museum of Art, the Award of Excellence from the Laughlin-Beers Foundation, and was the Fair Director’s Pick for the 2021 edition of The Other Art Fair - Dallas. She has shown work with Galleri Urbane, Cluley Projects, and Ro2 Art in Dallas, MASS Gallery in Austin, and has participated in New York Jewelry Week at Jewelry Arts Inc.

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