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Ceramic Orchid Pot Workshop with Mark Lester
August 19, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
$70 – $90
Join Mark Lester at Atlantic Beach Arts Market to make your own orchid pots on Saturday, 8/19!
In this class, we will be using slab building techniques to design unique orchid planters of medium size. This workshop comes with a lot of autonomy for design choices, as the walls of the pot provide a great canvas for decoration and participants will be able to carve holes for the orchid’s roots however they choose. Options for surface decoration covered in this workshop will include textured patterns, sgraffito technique, and glaze inlay technique. Finally, participants will select a glaze for their pot, which will be applied to their piece for firing. Work will be ready for pick up within four weeks after class.
You’ll have the option to pick your own orchid when you receive your pot (recommended), in which case you will receive materials and instructions for potting and taking care of your new orchid. Alternatively, participants may choose to just keep their pot by itself. The cost for the workshop with orchid is $90, or $70 without.
This is one-day workshop.
Ticket Cost: $70-90 per person, supplies included
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Instructor: Mark Lester
Instructor Bio:
Mark is a native of Northeast Florida, and graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of North Florida. Finding value in the quiet spaces within nature from an early age, he created art of various sorts with differing media before settling on ceramics as a base medium for making. Since then he has experimented with glass, metal, and wood, frequently incorporating these materials into the work to add visual breath and suggest an interplay between differing contexts. The work itself draws influence from the quiet spaces that are created when activity ceases, often inspired by abandoned architecture and the interstices of natural formations. Mark currently lives in Atlantic Beach, and works and teaches around Florida and the East Coast.
Website: https://www.marklestersculpture.com
Instagram: @marklestersculpture
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