Porcelain Surface Stories w/Jason Walker

Service Description

Step into a dynamic two-day workshop with Jason Walker, whose thirty year practice brings imagery and form together in striking, dimensional ceramics. Working in porcelain, participants will create functional pieces through both wheel throwing and slab handbuilding, then bring them to life with expressive underglaze painting and surface design. Through live demos and personalized guidance, you’ll learn how to seamlessly integrate drawing and form into bold, narrative driven work. Note: This workshop features both wheel throwing and handbuilding demos, you may stick to just one method preferred. Sunday, May 10, 2026 (10:30 AM- 4:30 PM) with 30 minute lunch break Monday, May 11 2026 (10:30 AM- 4:30 PM) with 30 minute lunch break Day 1: Intro PPT, make small 6"x6" tiles. Slab cup demo (~1 hr), then work time until lunch with individual check-ins. After lunch, slab animal head demo (~1 hr), then open work time. Day 2: Underglaze demo (~1 hr), then finish wet clay work and painting. Timing may shift based on class progress, but demo happens by after lunch at the latest. Materials List: Participants should bring tools for throwing and hand-building such as: Serrated ribs Carving and trimming tools Xacto knife A small 6"x6” tile for use as a painting palette (Home Depot for $.89) Various water color paint brushes (small liners and small flats are ideal) A sketchbook for notes and ideas Reference imagery you would like to explore What’s included: -bisque & glaze firing services, clay, underglazes, glazes, & hands-on instruction from Jason Jason currently lives in Utah, where he is an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Southern Utah University. He has shown extensively nationally and internationally. His work is included in museum collections such as the Carnegie Museum, The Fine Art Museum of San Francisco: De Young, The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum. "In my ceramic sculpture, I have been exploring how technology has influenced and molded our perceptions of nature. Yet, what is nature exactly? What image is conceived with the word? How have we, human beings, arrived at such a perception of ourselves and nature? Part of an answer lies within the arena of ‘human creations’ – or technology." More information about the artist and images of his work can be found here: https://jasonwalkerceramics.com/in