Lamp Workshop

This six-week clay lamp workshop invites participants to explore the process of designing and building a functional ceramic lamp from start to finish. This workshop is intended for intermediate-advanced artists who either have space in the studio already or the ability to work from home to work independently on their lamps. 

Students will use either wheel throwing or hand building techniques to construct a stable lamp base.

Throughout the course, we will discuss balance, scale, and functionality while experimenting with texture, carving, and glaze. By the end of the six weeks, each participant will complete a finished ceramic lamp base ready to be used in the home.

Schedule - 

Class 1 - April 4 - Both hand builders and wheel throwers together - Planning lamp designs and creating draft sketches

Class 2 - April 11 - Day 1 class for wheel throwers (Demonstrations and instruction for lamp base shapes, how to plan for electronics, etc)

Class 3 - April 18 - Day 1 class for hand builders  (Demonstrations and instruction for slab and coil lamp base construction) 

Class 4 - April 25 - Day 2 class for wheel throwers  (Trimming, ensuring the lamp parts will fit, room for cord etc) 

Class 5 - May 2 - Day 2 class for hand builders  (Adding details, ensuring the lamp parts will fit, room for cord etc) 

May 3 - May 29th - Students are responsible for independently completing their lamps and glazing them so that they will be finished by May 30th. Instructors will provide specific dates for when work needs to be on the shelf for firing. 

Class 6 - May 30 - The final day! Together we will assemble all the lamps and ensure they are functional! Bring home your new creation!

Lamps can be detailed and highly sculptural or simple! 

Students will be provided clay and all necessary tools, including electric lamp kits and lightbulbs.