Overview
Join Brian Evans June 20 -June 22, 2025 as he teaches participants how to alter thrown forms on the wheel. Altering techniques include pinching, spiraling, pillowing, ribbing, and more. Participants should have a minimum of intermediate throwing skills. Intermediate skills include centering, throwing cylinders, bowls, and vases. If you struggle with these forms, this workshop may not be for you.
This workshop will teach you to break free from the round form. It will help build your confidence in experimentation. It is difficult for many potters to go beyond the round form because they are afraid to ruin a “perfect pot.” Instead, we will embrace the Japanese concept of Wabi Sabi (Beauty in Imperfection).
Details
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 20 - 22, 2025 (10am - 4pm)
Fat Cat Pottery, Seaside Studio 1641 Seaside Rd SW Ocean Isle Beach, NC
Tuition: $450 includes 25lbs clay
Registration opens April 22nd
Call 910-395-2529 to register
About Brian Evans
Brian was raised in Western Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1993 from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Studio Art. His primary focus was on sculpture and painting. He moved to Wilmington, North Carolina in 1995. He began in ceramics through the Continuing Education program at Cape Fear Community College while searching for an outlet for artistic expression. Brian studied under a Japanese-American Potter named Hiroshi Sueyoshi. Hiroshi has had a great influence on Brian’s work and on his life.
From 2002 through 2008, Brian taught Pottery Classes through the Cape Fear Community College Continuing Education Program. He also became a full-time ceramic artist. Since 2002, He has received various awards at Fine Art Shows and Art Festivals. In 2003, 2005, and 2022, Brian was awarded the Regional Artist Grant for New Hanover County, North Carolina. His work can be found in public and private collections across the nation and abroad. Brian is a founding member of the Coastal Carolina Clay Guild in Wilmington, NC, which began in 2007. He is currently the Executive President of Orange Street Pottery Incorporated, which is a 501c3 organization that includes Coastal Carolina Clay Guild. Brian began teaching at Orange Street Pottery again in 2016 and is teaching there currently.
Tuition of $450 is required at the time of registration. A 50% refund is available for cancellations made at least 14 days before the scheduled start date. Classes are for individuals aged 18 and above.