Join Sarah Pike in a five day slabbuilding intensive for a deep dive into slabbuilding and texturing techniques. We will begin with simple slab construction techniques and the making of hand-carved texture tools. Throughout the week Sarah will demonstrate how she stretches, alters, and adds components to make a variety of functional slabbuilt forms. Students will explore these techniques and develop a toolbox of texture tools and slabbuilding designs of their own. Throughout the week, we will immerse ourselves in the beautiful natural landscape of Fogo Island for inspiration.
I am a full time potter living and making pots in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada. I make functional slab-built pottery in my home studio on a an acre of land on the edge of a little ski town. I live in a renovated old mining house with my husband, two kids and a dog named Enzo.