Instructor, Mariana Monteagudo
Specializes In:
3D Design | Ceramics | Mixed Media | Textiles
Coming from a strong family tradition of ceramists in Venezuela, Mariana loves giving a second life to objects that are discarded by our society. Like a waste picker, she walks around neighborhoods to salvage gems from people's bulk trashes, rescuing textiles or baseball balls, plastic bottles of orange juice or an old unkempt teddy bear. Mariana also visits local thrift stores looking for unwanted objects that may excite her creativity, contributing with the processes of upcycling and reuse. To her, everything has potential for inspiration and hybridism, and that's the way she lives her life: continuously seeking, always resuscitating abandoned things, permanently combining and thinking ahead of time and placing her faith into the most unimagined creations. But when you see those dolls, everything makes sense, and a magical symbiosis is initiated, resulting in the reflection of today’s globalized and interconnected world.
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Upcoming Sessions
FUN-ctional Pottery (Ages 10-12)
Begins: June 23, 9:00 am
1 week, weekdays 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Ceramics Studio
While making bowls and mugs, along with a world of other 3d creations, children will learn coiling, slab, and pinching techniques. They will glaze their work with our beautiful selection of studio colors, and by the end of the week they will take home their little treasures!
Ceramics and Pottery (Teens Ages 13-18)
Begins: July 7, 9:00 am
1 week, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu & Fri 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Studio C
Use your hands to create three-dimensional sculpture and pottery. Learn different techniques of shaping wet clay and finishing with decorations and glazes.
Ceramics & Mixed Media
Begins: July 9, 6:00 pm
4 weeks, Wed 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Ceramics Studio
Find new and exciting ways to treat and improve your ceramic pieces, get excited with endless possibilities and embrace the unexpected. This comprehensive course involves ceramic sculpture, resin art, restoration, painting and the use unconventional techniques.
Ceramics and Pottery (Teens Ages 13-18)
Begins: July 28, 9:00 am
1 week, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu & Fri 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Studio C
Use your hands to create three-dimensional sculpture and pottery. Learn different techniques of shaping wet clay and finishing with decorations and glazes.
Introduction to Paperclay
Begins: August 12, 9:00 am
4 weeks, Tue 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Ceramics Studio
Paper clay is a clay that is mixed with shredded paper or other fibers. These fibers create a very strong and versatile clay that is also lightweight. It's perfect for building ceramics of any size, including very large pieces that would be extremely heavy with standard clay. Learn this exciting technique set by step. From making the paste, to preparing the slabs and building sculptures. Then firing and glazing. Get creative and make unique pieces with this incredibly versatile material, which can be use
Ceramics and Pottery for Teens (Ages 13-18)
Begins: August 13, 4:30 pm
4 weeks, Wed 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Ceramics Studio
Use your hands to create three-dimensional sculpture and pottery. Learn different techniques of shaping wet clay and finishing with decorations and glazes. *All materials included
Ceramics & Mixed Media
Begins: August 13, 6:00 pm
4 weeks, Wed 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Ceramics Studio
Find new and exciting ways to treat and improve your ceramic pieces, get excited with endless possibilities and embrace the unexpected. This comprehensive course involves ceramic sculpture, resin art, restoration, painting and the use unconventional techniques.
Introduction to Paperclay
Begins: September 9, 9:00 am
4 weeks, Tue 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Ceramics Studio
Paper clay is a clay that is mixed with shredded paper or other fibers. These fibers create a very strong and versatile clay that is also lightweight. It's perfect for building ceramics of any size, including very large pieces that would be extremely heavy with standard clay. Learn this exciting technique set by step. From making the paste, to preparing the slabs and building sculptures. Then firing and glazing. Get creative and make unique pieces with this incredibly versatile material, which can be use
Ceramics and Pottery for Teens (Ages 13-18)
Begins: September 10, 4:30 pm
4 weeks, Wed 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Ceramics Studio
Use your hands to create three-dimensional sculpture and pottery. Learn different techniques of shaping wet clay and finishing with decorations and glazes. *All materials included
Ceramics & Mixed Media
Begins: September 10, 6:00 pm
4 weeks, Wed 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Ceramics Studio
Find new and exciting ways to treat and improve your ceramic pieces, get excited with endless possibilities and embrace the unexpected. This comprehensive course involves ceramic sculpture, resin art, restoration, painting and the use unconventional techniques.
Introduction to Paperclay
Begins: October 7, 9:00 am
5 weeks, Tue 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Ceramics Studio
Paper clay is a clay that is mixed with shredded paper or other fibers. These fibers create a very strong and versatile clay that is also lightweight. It's perfect for building ceramics of any size, including very large pieces that would be extremely heavy with standard clay. Learn this exciting technique set by step. From making the paste, to preparing the slabs and building sculptures. Then firing and glazing. Get creative and make unique pieces with this incredibly versatile material, which can be use
Ceramics and Pottery for Teens (Ages 13-18)
Begins: October 8, 4:30 pm
5 weeks, Wed 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Ceramics Studio
Use your hands to create three-dimensional sculpture and pottery. Learn different techniques of shaping wet clay and finishing with decorations and glazes. *All materials included
Ceramics & Mixed Media
Begins: October 8, 6:00 pm
5 weeks, Wed 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Ceramics Studio
Find new and exciting ways to treat and improve your ceramic pieces, get excited with endless possibilities and embrace the unexpected. This comprehensive course involves ceramic sculpture, resin art, restoration, painting and the use unconventional techniques.
Introduction to Paperclay
Begins: November 11, 9:00 am
6 weeks, Tue 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Ceramics Studio
Paper clay is a clay that is mixed with shredded paper or other fibers. These fibers create a very strong and versatile clay that is also lightweight. It's perfect for building ceramics of any size, including very large pieces that would be extremely heavy with standard clay. Learn this exciting technique set by step. From making the paste, to preparing the slabs and building sculptures. Then firing and glazing. Get creative and make unique pieces with this incredibly versatile material, which can be use
Ceramics and Pottery for Teens (Ages 13-18)
Begins: November 12, 4:30 pm
6 weeks, Wed 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Ceramics Studio
Use your hands to create three-dimensional sculpture and pottery. Learn different techniques of shaping wet clay and finishing with decorations and glazes. *All materials included
Ceramics & Mixed Media
Begins: November 12, 6:00 pm
6 weeks, Wed 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location & Summary
Art School: Ceramics Studio
Find new and exciting ways to treat and improve your ceramic pieces, get excited with endless possibilities and embrace the unexpected. This comprehensive course involves ceramic sculpture, resin art, restoration, painting and the use unconventional techniques.
