Join Amanda Bury as she shares how she creates her dynamic surface compositions. We start with a morning walk and time in playful observation at the Sonoma Garden Park where we will collect inspiration and images from the burgeoning plant life using our phone camera. These will become the source material for us to create newsprint image transfers. Back in the studio after a picnic lunch in the garden, Amanda will demonstrate how she uses a lightboard to translate photos into transferable drawings for the clay surface.

Using colored slip, transfers and sgraffito a unique and engaging surface comes to life. Students will then create their own surface masterpiece and leave with either a set of 4 coasters or one larger trivet/hotplate piece of their creation.

Student Prep:

• The group will be walking to and eating lunch in Sonoma Garden Park; please bring along a lunch for yourself or something to share with the group – Sonoma Ceramics will provide a variety of beverages, please bring along your reusable water bottle!
• (Cars will be available to support accessibility needs of those who prefer not to or cannot walk to the park)

Please share any special considerations (medical, physical, learning) that will help your instructor make your class accessible and accommodating for you. You can share these considerations when register or by emailing Sean at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org.