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Level Up: Building Ceramics Surface Design Skills

August 9 @ 10:00 am 1:00 pm

Start Date: Friday, August 9
End Date: September 27
Time:
 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Total Sessions:
 8
Instructor:
 Amanda Bury
Location: Room 117
Ages:
Adults, 18+
Skill Level:
 Intermediate
Registration Fee:
$295

About the class

This class is great for students looking to focus on the next steps in developing their voice in Ceramics. Looking to level up your functional or sculptural work? Look no further, this class is designed to introduce students to a variety of surface techniques that can be incorporated into their practice. Amanda Bury will cover topics including 

stencils and paper resists
sgraffito and mishima inlay
stamping and spring molds
Newsprint transfers

Not sure if you’re ready to jump into an 8 week course? Sign up for Amanda’s one day workshop Snap, Draw, Transfer; Creating ceramic surface designs from digital photos on August 3rd. 

Students should be able to comfortably center work on the wheel, or have a comfortable knowledge of handbuilding if they are a hand builder.With your 8 week class registration, students receive the opportunity to purchase a studio pass for ½ off during the duration of their class. Sign ups for membership will be included in your pre class email

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.

The Sonoma Community Center (the Center) strives to create an inclusive, safe community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. The Center is committed to creating such an environment because it brings out the fullest potential in each of us, which, in turn, contributes directly to creating a community of belonging. In order to ensure a positive, safe, and welcoming experience for everyone, all program participants are asked to abide by the following policies, community agreements, and restorative safety protocol.

About the instructor

Amanda Bury

Instructor / Artist

Amanda grew up in Washington state. She has always found comfort in the natural world around her. Amanda’s functional ware pays homage to our food origins and the marvelously complex and deeply flawed systems that move food from the ground to our tables every day. She remains influenced by memories of her grandmother’s garden and her time working on farms during college. Her practice is nourished by time spent tending her own food gardens, and by supporting her local farmers’ market.

Amanda received a Bachelor of Art in Studio Art and a Bachelor of Art in Anthropology from Central Washington University. She then went on to pursue Post-Baccalaureate study in Ceramics at the University of Montana. Amanda has spent time as an artist in residence at well-known arts organizations across the country including The Morean Center for Clay in Saint Petersburg, Florida, and Belger Crane Yard Studios in Kansas City, Missouri. Amanda recently relocated to the Northern California Region and served as Administrative Coordinator at Cobb Mountain Arts and Ecology Project for a year. Amanda regularly shows in invitational and national juried exhibitions and her work is held in both public and private collections worldwide.

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