This five-day, hands-on workshop is for potters ready to push their work in new directions and trust their own creative instincts. We'll explore slab-building techniques and surface decoration as launching points for experimentation—learning to adapt shapes, push forms in new directions, and layer surfaces with intention and playfulness. You'll leave with practical tools for bringing your own inspiration to life in clay, plus the confidence to keep experimenting with form and surface long after the workshop ends.
Naomi Clement is a Canadian artist and educator who explores ideas of home and belonging through the powerful lens of functional ceramics. She received her MFA from Louisiana State University in 2017, and her B.F.A from the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University in 2003. Naomi has participated in residencies, given lectures and workshops, and exhibited her work across Canada and the United States. She served as a board member for the National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), and was a Summer Artist-in-Residence at the renowned Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, in 2019. After spending many years as a pottery nomad, working and travelling across North America, in 2020, Naomi established a home studio in Stratford, Ontario, where she creates pottery and teaches virtual workshops to makers around the world. She is passionate about helping other artists find their unique voice and build sustainable creative careers.
