LEVEL: Intermediate - Advanced

STUDENT MAXIMUM: 12

COST: $295.00 [WORKSHOP IS FULL]

In the studio with stan irvin

Two 1/2 Day Workshop:

Saturday, June 28, 2025 (9AM - 1PM)

Sunday, June 29, 2025 (9AM - 1PM)

In this workshop, the focus will be on a variety of sgraffito techniques.  Sgraffito is a decoration technique whereby lines and shapes are carved through a colored slip that contrast with the clay color. This typically involves a dark slip on a light-colored clay or vice versa. 

In addition to sgraffito techniques, the workshop will be tailored to address a wide variety of issues participants want to address. These might include things such as handles, lids that fit, trimming techniques and wheel throwing.

This workshop is intended for students with a rudimentary to advanced skill level, with the understanding that it is not a beginning course in wheel throwing or hand building.

All materials are included. The instructor will provide pots for the students to use for sgraffito.

Students Should Bring:

• Notebook and pen

• Hand Towel

• Apron (if desired)

• Students may bring their own leather-hard pieces to work on for sgraffito techniques, if desired. (Cone 10 Clay Body, not heavily grogged)

About the Instructor

Stan Irvin received his MFA in Ceramics from The University of Texas at Austin in 1974.  He recently moved his studio from Austin to Rockport after a 38-year career of teaching ceramics and sculpture at St. Edward's University in Austin.  

He specializes in altered wheel-thrown vessel forms and more recently printing on clay. Stan's work can be seen at Windway Gallery in Rockport, Austin Pottery Studio and Gallery in Austin, at the Texas Clay Festival held annually in Gruene, Texas., and at his studio/gallery in downtown Rockport, Texas. 

In addition to shows, Stan teaches a variety of clay workshops. Past awards include Best of Show at the Greater Austin Clay Arts Association and first place in the Texas Teapot Tournament.  More recently he received Honorable Mention in the 2022 Rockport Center for The Arts Members’ Show. His work has been included in numerous state and national juried competitions, as well as the Art of the Pot studio tour in Austin.