What better way to enjoy the Spring and Summer than creating your own planter? During this one-day workshop with Aaron Benson you will learn how to combine traditional slab building methods to create one of a kind plant containers. Participants will work through designing, building, and decorating their vessels. After you build your planters you will learn how to glaze and fire them, and we will have cut flowers and small plants for you to fill your ceramic planters with! Come join us and get your hands in dirt as we explore the endless possibilities of working with clay.
Level: Ages 16+
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Aaron Tennessee Benson has a combined twenty years of experience working in clay. He received his MFA in Ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and his BFA in Ceramics from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He has been an intern at Anderson Ranch Art Center in Colorado and a long-term resident and MJD Fellow at the Archie Bray Foundation in Montana. Benson’s work has been published, collected, and exhibited both nationally and internationally. His current body of work uses traditional ceramic hand building methods to create large scale public works. He is currently an Associate Professor and Director of Ceramic and Sculpture at the University of North Alabama.
WORKSHOP FEES:
Workshop fee includes instruction, materials, cut flowers and plants
During this one-day workshop with Aaron Benson you will learn how to combine traditional slab building methods to create one of a kind plant containers. Participants will work through designing, building, and decorating their vessels. After you build your planters you will learn how to glaze and fire them, and we will have cut flowers and small plants for you to fill your ceramic planters with! Come join us and get your hands in dirt as we explore the endless possibilities of working with clay.