Cohorts Down Under - 7th and 8th September, 2024 - Gold Coast, QLD
“Techniques are tools, ideas are seeds.
Get ready for a lot of both.”
Don’t miss this opportunity to spend a weekend with 2 inspiring and engaging teachers direct from the United States.
During this two-day workshop, Ann Marie Cooper and Simon Levin will be teaching techniques and pushing your’ creativity. Through quick demos, and hands-on teaching, you will bolster your studio practice with new ways to create. Discussion and questions will be used to drive ideas and creativity.
There's liveliness in a dual workshop, as conversation–and banter–between the demonstrating artists enrich the experience for all.
Workshop outline
Saturday 7th September, 2024, 09:00 - 15:00
Simon will teach you tips and skills for throwing off the hump, discuss his thoughts on form and surface, push you to fully engage with the potters wheel and explore beyond the boudries of round, thrown pots.
Sunday 8th September, 2024, 09:00 - 15:00
Ann Marie will then guide you through designing and building your own vessels using her decorative coil technique, including a demonstration of how Ann Marie trims and finishes the rims of her pieces.
Simon will help you finish your pieces made on the first day. Adding handles and trimming pots in ways that aesthetically complement and resolve the work.
Simon and Ann Marie will each present an artist talk featuring images of their work and a discussion on what drives their practise.
The workshop will finish with an open forum where you can ask questions of Simon and Ann Marie on any topic from the small batch mentoring program they run, Cohorts.Art to kilns, clay, wood firing, soda firing, working with galleries and shipping pots.
Your teachers
Simon Levin has been working in clay since 1990. Simon has dedicated his life to being a full-time studio potter working almost exclusively with wood firing. An MFA recipient from the University of Iowa, Simon exhibits, teaches, builds kilns, and is published internationally. In 2013 he was a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan. Between 2004 and 2023 his apprenticeship program has trained 24 potters. He hosts a video series on the Ceramics Arts Network, where he brings dialogue to process. Formerly Director at Large for the National Council for Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), and the founder of Cohorts.Art (a small batch mentorship program), Simon seeks every day to advance the frontiers of clay, and evangelise for this empowering material. Simon regularly presents workshops in the United States as well as world renown schools such as La Meridiana in Tuscany.
Website: simonlevin.com
Instagram: @woodfire
Ann Marie Cooper is a gallerist and studio potter in Bellingham, Washington. After taking a job at Good Earth Pottery gallery in 2009, clay and its spirited community became pivotal in her life. She now owns that gallery, teaches classes, leads soda and wood firings, has her work included in several books, and manages Cohorts.Art. In her studio, Ann Marie specialises in coil-built ceramics, driven by the desire to create surfaces that delight the eye and invite touch by incorporating the decorative and textural elements into the body of a piece. She prefers to finish her work in soda and wood-fired kilns for both the unique effects created by fire and ash, as well as the shared community experiences.
Website: annmariecooper.com & goodearthpots.com
Instagram: @annieoclay
Venue
CeramX School of Clay and Glass on the Gold Cost, Queensland, AU. More details
What is included
Time to explore and try the demonstrated techniques.
Plenty of time to engage with your teachers and ask questions.
Morning and afternoon teas on both days.
Bisque firing of your completed work is included and you will be notified when it is ready for collection from CeramX. Please note: the included firing service does not include shipping.
What to bring
Your favourite tools.
A bag of your preferred clay. Alternatively a range of clay is available for purchase at additional cost on first day of the workshop. Note - porcelain is not recommended for coil building.
An enquiring mind.
Bring something for your lunch.
Refund policy
We will offer a full refund should you need to cancel and let us know before 3rd August, 2024.
“Techniques are tools, ideas are seeds.
Get ready for a lot of both.”
Don’t miss this opportunity to spend a weekend with 2 inspiring and engaging teachers direct from the United States.
During this two-day workshop, Ann Marie Cooper and Simon Levin will be teaching techniques and pushing your’ creativity. Through quick demos, and hands-on teaching, you will bolster your studio practice with new ways to create. Discussion and questions will be used to drive ideas and creativity.
There's liveliness in a dual workshop, as conversation–and banter–between the demonstrating artists enrich the experience for all.
Workshop outline
Saturday 7th September, 2024, 09:00 - 15:00
Simon will teach you tips and skills for throwing off the hump, discuss his thoughts on form and surface, push you to fully engage with the potters wheel and explore beyond the boudries of round, thrown pots.
Sunday 8th September, 2024, 09:00 - 15:00
Ann Marie will then guide you through designing and building your own vessels using her decorative coil technique, including a demonstration of how Ann Marie trims and finishes the rims of her pieces.
Simon will help you finish your pieces made on the first day. Adding handles and trimming pots in ways that aesthetically complement and resolve the work.
Simon and Ann Marie will each present an artist talk featuring images of their work and a discussion on what drives their practise.
The workshop will finish with an open forum where you can ask questions of Simon and Ann Marie on any topic from the small batch mentoring program they run, Cohorts.Art to kilns, clay, wood firing, soda firing, working with galleries and shipping pots.
Your teachers
Simon Levin has been working in clay since 1990. Simon has dedicated his life to being a full-time studio potter working almost exclusively with wood firing. An MFA recipient from the University of Iowa, Simon exhibits, teaches, builds kilns, and is published internationally. In 2013 he was a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan. Between 2004 and 2023 his apprenticeship program has trained 24 potters. He hosts a video series on the Ceramics Arts Network, where he brings dialogue to process. Formerly Director at Large for the National Council for Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), and the founder of Cohorts.Art (a small batch mentorship program), Simon seeks every day to advance the frontiers of clay, and evangelise for this empowering material. Simon regularly presents workshops in the United States as well as world renown schools such as La Meridiana in Tuscany.
Website: simonlevin.com
Instagram: @woodfire
Ann Marie Cooper is a gallerist and studio potter in Bellingham, Washington. After taking a job at Good Earth Pottery gallery in 2009, clay and its spirited community became pivotal in her life. She now owns that gallery, teaches classes, leads soda and wood firings, has her work included in several books, and manages Cohorts.Art. In her studio, Ann Marie specialises in coil-built ceramics, driven by the desire to create surfaces that delight the eye and invite touch by incorporating the decorative and textural elements into the body of a piece. She prefers to finish her work in soda and wood-fired kilns for both the unique effects created by fire and ash, as well as the shared community experiences.
Website: annmariecooper.com & goodearthpots.com
Instagram: @annieoclay
Venue
CeramX School of Clay and Glass on the Gold Cost, Queensland, AU. More details
What is included
Time to explore and try the demonstrated techniques.
Plenty of time to engage with your teachers and ask questions.
Morning and afternoon teas on both days.
Bisque firing of your completed work is included and you will be notified when it is ready for collection from CeramX. Please note: the included firing service does not include shipping.
What to bring
Your favourite tools.
A bag of your preferred clay. Alternatively a range of clay is available for purchase at additional cost on first day of the workshop. Note - porcelain is not recommended for coil building.
An enquiring mind.
Bring something for your lunch.
Refund policy
We will offer a full refund should you need to cancel and let us know before 3rd August, 2024.
“Techniques are tools, ideas are seeds.
Get ready for a lot of both.”
Don’t miss this opportunity to spend a weekend with 2 inspiring and engaging teachers direct from the United States.
During this two-day workshop, Ann Marie Cooper and Simon Levin will be teaching techniques and pushing your’ creativity. Through quick demos, and hands-on teaching, you will bolster your studio practice with new ways to create. Discussion and questions will be used to drive ideas and creativity.
There's liveliness in a dual workshop, as conversation–and banter–between the demonstrating artists enrich the experience for all.
Workshop outline
Saturday 7th September, 2024, 09:00 - 15:00
Simon will teach you tips and skills for throwing off the hump, discuss his thoughts on form and surface, push you to fully engage with the potters wheel and explore beyond the boudries of round, thrown pots.
Sunday 8th September, 2024, 09:00 - 15:00
Ann Marie will then guide you through designing and building your own vessels using her decorative coil technique, including a demonstration of how Ann Marie trims and finishes the rims of her pieces.
Simon will help you finish your pieces made on the first day. Adding handles and trimming pots in ways that aesthetically complement and resolve the work.
Simon and Ann Marie will each present an artist talk featuring images of their work and a discussion on what drives their practise.
The workshop will finish with an open forum where you can ask questions of Simon and Ann Marie on any topic from the small batch mentoring program they run, Cohorts.Art to kilns, clay, wood firing, soda firing, working with galleries and shipping pots.
Your teachers
Simon Levin has been working in clay since 1990. Simon has dedicated his life to being a full-time studio potter working almost exclusively with wood firing. An MFA recipient from the University of Iowa, Simon exhibits, teaches, builds kilns, and is published internationally. In 2013 he was a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan. Between 2004 and 2023 his apprenticeship program has trained 24 potters. He hosts a video series on the Ceramics Arts Network, where he brings dialogue to process. Formerly Director at Large for the National Council for Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), and the founder of Cohorts.Art (a small batch mentorship program), Simon seeks every day to advance the frontiers of clay, and evangelise for this empowering material. Simon regularly presents workshops in the United States as well as world renown schools such as La Meridiana in Tuscany.
Website: simonlevin.com
Instagram: @woodfire
Ann Marie Cooper is a gallerist and studio potter in Bellingham, Washington. After taking a job at Good Earth Pottery gallery in 2009, clay and its spirited community became pivotal in her life. She now owns that gallery, teaches classes, leads soda and wood firings, has her work included in several books, and manages Cohorts.Art. In her studio, Ann Marie specialises in coil-built ceramics, driven by the desire to create surfaces that delight the eye and invite touch by incorporating the decorative and textural elements into the body of a piece. She prefers to finish her work in soda and wood-fired kilns for both the unique effects created by fire and ash, as well as the shared community experiences.
Website: annmariecooper.com & goodearthpots.com
Instagram: @annieoclay
Venue
CeramX School of Clay and Glass on the Gold Cost, Queensland, AU. More details
What is included
Time to explore and try the demonstrated techniques.
Plenty of time to engage with your teachers and ask questions.
Morning and afternoon teas on both days.
Bisque firing of your completed work is included and you will be notified when it is ready for collection from CeramX. Please note: the included firing service does not include shipping.
What to bring
Your favourite tools.
A bag of your preferred clay. Alternatively a range of clay is available for purchase at additional cost on first day of the workshop. Note - porcelain is not recommended for coil building.
An enquiring mind.
Bring something for your lunch.
Refund policy
We will offer a full refund should you need to cancel and let us know before 3rd August, 2024.