Sumptuous Surfaces with Shannon Garson

In this two day workshop explore the world of ceramic colour and drawing without using glazes. With a painterly approach, learn to work in an intuitive, expressive way to achieve layered, sophisticated surfaces, using a mix of underglazes, oxides and glaze stains taking your work to the next level.

This is a two day workshop:

• Saturday, 20 May, 1-7pm; and
• Sunday, 21 May, 9:30am-4:30pm.

Participants should bring:

• 6-10 unfired bone dry green ware pieces to decorate, wheel-thrown or hand-built, any clay but bring some white
• 4-6 tiles or shards of clay (15x15cm) to decorate, bone dry green ware, any clay but bring some white
• Brushes, at least 4, varying sizes.
• 2 cheap acrylic brushes
• Sgraffito tools
• 2x metal ribs
• A couple of small jars for shellac
• Sketchbook
• Pens and pencils
• Scissors
• Camera/phone camera
• Small and inexpensive paint palette
• Other favourite tools, such as pin tool, banding wheel
• Old towel
• Images of ceramics and artworks that inspire.

Morning and afternoon tea provided. Please bring a plate of food to share for Sunday lunch (plates and cutlery will be provided).

$500 for members; $545 for non-members. 

Members, please ensure that you are first logged in, and then use the discount code ‘memberfee’ at checkout to secure your place at the member rate. Not a member? Join via our website here.

About Shannon Garson

Shannon Garson is an Australian ceramic artist, writer and curator with a studio practice spanning 20 years that includes commissions for festivals, exhibitions at public and private galleries, and arts advocacy. Shannon began her creative life as a painter and this is evident in the intricate drawings that move across the surface of her thrown porcelain vessels. Shannon also works across a range of media using drawing, ceramics , photography and performance to investigate the relationship between human activity and the infinite variety of striations, spots, and marks found in nature.

https://www.shannongarsonporcelain.com.au/