Curious Encounters with Clay!
Registration
$275.00
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Marla Benton
Sundays, November 24 – December 15, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm
This course would be fabulous for people curious about what it is like to play with clay! In this 4 weeks long workshop we will have three Sundays to explore hand-building techniques, and the fourth Sunday to glaze everything that you make. The use of templates, moulds, and hand-tools will provide participants lots of ways to create. Marla’s group demonstrations and “one-on-one” discussions will ensure everyone is successful!
This workshop is comprised of 4 working sessions (3hrs) PLUS one final pick-up day (1hr). We will be using white stoneware clay.
Students should bring:
- Apron (aprons can always be purchased at the LSA)
- Note book
- Pen/pencil
- Water bottle
- Label any personal tools you might bring to use
Bookings
Marla Benton
Marla Benton is a ceramic artist and educator living and working in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. Benton has balanced working in her studio and teaching ceramic workshops. Both Benton’s gallery work and installation art encourage personal connection through text and surprising elements that challenge expectations, evoke curiosity, and encourage interactions and participation.
Originally from small town Ontario, she attended the Ontario College of Art & Design, where she found clay her preferred medium. After transferring to the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Benton completed her degree with a major in ceramics. Later, she earned her second degree from Nipissing University (BED).
Benton’s work has been published/exhibited in Canada and the USA. She has received Creation Grants from Arts NS, ArtsSmarts Grants from the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, and participated in Artist Residencies.