It’s All in the Details! Ceramics
Registration
$450.00
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Marla Benton
Monday to Friday, August 5 – August 9, 2024
10:00am – 4:00pm
This five (5) day workshop we will be slowing down and creating and glazing in detail. Whether the details are in the gesture of the piece or the textures, we will explore lots of possibilities! Hand-building construction techniques and surface design will be our focus for demonstrations and discussion. Participants will be guided to focus on creating some smaller pieces, which will then lead into their own creative project.
This is a fun week to submerge yourself in a creative ceramic studio! No experience necessary.
Students should bring:
- Apron (aprons can always be purchased at the LSA)
- Water bottle
- Note book
- Pen/pencil
- Old towel
- Label any personal tools you might bring to use
- Snacks/lunch (time can be taken to go and grab lunch)
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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.