2-Day Workshop with Amelia Bell: Hollow Forms on the Wheel
Class | Available
This is a 2-day workshop.
Day 1: Wednesday July 8, 10am-1pm. (morning)
Day 2: Friday July 10, 3-6pm (afternoon)
This workshop will explore throwing hollow forms on the wheel. Students who possess basic throwing skills will learn to throw, trim, and alter closed forms to create individual vessels and components for larger forms. Expand your throwing skills by learning to turn hollow forms into jars, saltshakers, or ring jugs. Day one will be for throwing the vessel, and day two will focus on trimming and finishing. Projects will be bisque-fired when dry. Students enrolled in a current class may glaze during their weekly lab time. Those who are not enrolled in a class may select a glaze color from our collection, and the instructor will take care of the glazing for you. Finished pieces can be picked up when fired.
All supplies included. Intermediate level, age 18+.
Amelia Bell
A.C. Bell is a North Carolina potter, originally from Chicago, IL. She studied biology in college and spent time working in a veterinary clinic and pursuing a master’s degree in sustainable urban development before discovering pottery in an evening class at a local Chicago neighborhood art center. She fell in love and began taking classes and working as a studio monitor, moving into teaching kids’ classes and introductory classes for adults. In 2021, after going as far as she could taking classes at art centers and craft schools, she moved to North Carolina for the Professional Craft Program at Haywood Community College.
A.C. went on to work as an Assistant and Tech in a variety of studios in Tennessee and North Carolina including Odyssey Clayworks in Asheville. A.C. also served for several years as a teaching artist at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago, IL.
A.C. Now resides in Frankfort full-time and joins the OAC as our Ceramics Studio Manager. Learn more and view A.C.’s work at https://www.acbellceramics.com/
