Classes & Workshops

Handbuilding Like the Ancients (Fri)

  • Class starts on: Friday, April 19, 2024
  • Duration: 8 Weeks
  • Fridays | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Location: Main Campus
  • Fee: $270


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Humans have been firing clay for over 20,000 years, leaving artifacts that provide us glimpses into ancient times and ways. From Mesopotamia to Japan, from the shores of Lake Titicaca to the slopes of Mt. Olympus, clay vessels and figures, tiles and tablets, preserve and suggest those long ago days. Let’s build on that clay legacy by creating pots which harken back to ancient times and yet look to the future.

Required Supplies

Purchase clay at first class by cash, check, or Venmo - $25 (checks payable to Crealdé School of Art; Venmo code is in Ceramics studio).

Special Notes

Suitable for all levels.

Instructor

Doug Bringle

An accomplished artist and experienced art educator, Doug Bringle joined the faculty at Crealdé School of Art in 2001. He is well-known for his ability to introduce students of any age to the wonders of clay, teaching adult and youth hand-building classes. His parent-child workshops have generated hundreds of family keepsakes, including jack-o’-lanterns and Christmas trees. Bringle graduated from the University of Florida, and his clay work is hand-built, using traditional slab, pinch and coil techniques. Sea themes are featured in many of his distinctive pieces, reflecting his birth on a small Atlantic island in the Azores. Bringle is influenced by pre-Columbian forms, particularly Maya, Moche and Nazca. He also admires the bold, graphic art of the peoples of the Northwest Coast, Japanese Jomon and Chinese jade and bronze forms.

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