Knobs -The Punctuation of Pottery
Registration
$450.00
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Tim Worthington
Monday to Friday, August 11 – August 15, 2025
10:00am – 4:00pm
We will explore making a “treasure jar” for summer keep- sakes. Beach glass, favourite stone from a walk or anything that deserves a nice clay container.
The attention will be on the knob of the jar, as this contrib- utes so much to the character of the finished piece.
The class is open to either thrown or hand built forms with a number of two-dimensional templates available for assem- bling a three-dimensional object.
As this will be a “summer” session, the keepsake jar will be our goal. With this selected subject, we can focus on the container and what can be done with it.
Students should bring:
- Apron
- Water bottle
- Notebook
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Tim Worthington
Tim Worthington shares his studio in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, with ceramics artist, Pam Birdsall. He received a Bachelor in Fine Arts in Ceramics from Ohio Northern University, and a Master in Fine Arts in Ceramics from NSCAD University, in Halifax, NS (1976). While at NSCAD he gained perspective, seeing and studying pottery across cultures, from Neolithic times to the present. He has been shaped by early English slipware and the tradition of the commemorative plate, and by the strong forms and patterns of Eastern ceramics. The book, How To Wrap 5 Eggs: Traditional Japanese Packaging, was a major influence in his appreciation of form and function. The Arts and Crafts movement, and its idea that function does not preclude beauty, has also deeply informed his work.
Using a local earthenware clay, and following some of his early influences, Tim began decorating exclusively with coloured clay slips and transparent glazes. He notes that slipware demands that you decorate the pottery before it has been fired, so there is a wonderful fluidity to the process that offers endless options for truly unique patterns.
To quote Tim’s inspiring message about ceramics, “To realize an idea in a three-dimensional object is a kind of magic.”
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