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Course Description

Join our Ceramic Artists in Residence, Amanda Pellerin, in this colorful class! Students will experiment with a variety of surface decoration and design on tile. We will cover techniques such as design transfer, carving, adding low relief, using stamps and sprigs, creating, and using stencils and using slip and underglazes. Amanda will teach you how to apply these techniques to multiple slab-built forms, which students may create themselves. All techniques covered in this class can translate to work in handbuilding or wheel throwing.

Students who would like the opportunity to use the techniques learned in this class to create covers for Ceramic Bookmaking with Ellen Young the AAN is offering a 25% discount on both classes. Please contact the office at (508)228-0722 prior to enrolling online to receive the discount.

AAN is able to provide scholarships/tuition aid through the Healing Through the Creative Arts Program. This program is made possible through funding from the Town of Nantucket Human Services Department. For questions or assistance please contact Elizabeth Buccino, Director of Education

Cancellation Policy

AAN depends upon student tuition to continue to offer classes and workshops. Due to our commitment to small class sizes and the hands-on nature of art education, we are greatly impacted by cancellations. Nevertheless, we do understand that plans change. If you need to cancel your reservation for a class or workshop, please note our cancellation/refund policy here and let us know as soon as possible.

Materials

All materials included in tuition.

Surface Design on Tile, 18+

Amanda Pellerin

As a teenager, I was the quirky queer kid hanging out around the high school art rooms. Mrs. Sabourin grabbed me, mentored me, and told me I was going to take her pottery class. That class has guided my art making and career from the beginning. I received my BFA from Maine College of Art and my MFA from Towson University. I was a resident and teacher at Baltimore Clayworks for over a decade. Through teaching community art courses, I found that I was energized and inspired by mentoring others. I’ve spent the bulk of my career facilitating clay mural residencies (in school K-12 setting) as a teaching artist with Arts for Learning (AKA Young Audiences of Maryland.) During that time, I partnered with STEM and classroom teachers to develop and present arts integrated student learning objectives into student made handmade tile murals. In 2020 with schools closed, I adjusted my focus and returned to making as a full-time studio artist. My functional pottery can be found in retail boutiques in Maine, Maryland, and Florida. Post pandemic I was invited by the Baltimore City School System to provide professional development, mentoring a cohort of fine art teachers to build confidence with clay lessons and kiln safety/management.
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