eidolon art studio cabin fever classes - come feel the earth.

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2-day valentine clay workshop:

Build your sweetie a valentine’s present in this two day workshop. Learn how to build pots with coils, slabs or pinch. Make a mask or build a sculpture - surprise that darling!

Meets from 1-3pm Saturdays, January 14 and 28. First class build your gift, take a week off for pieces to dry and fire to bisque, and then come back to glaze. Pick up will be by February 1 after the glaze firing.

Cost: $60

Contact tara at tara@eidolonartstudio.com or 773-381-5462.

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4-week handbuilding with clay class:

A 4 week intensive on handbuilding with clay. Pinch pots, coil pots and slab pots can all be explored. Or perhaps you are interested in sculpting! This will happen too! It all depends on your interest and what you can do in 4 weeks. The class is non-structured, but I will be here to help each person individually create what they want. If you are unsure of what you want to do, then we'll explore different techniques to find one that you like.

The class will spend 4 Tuesday evening working on pieces. A week's break will be taken (so our pieces can dry) and then we'll come back to glaze our pieces. For the last class swing by and pick up your art. If people are interested, we can use this time to critique each other's work. If not, then just come by to take your art home.

Class 1: Tuesday, January 17 (6-9pm)
Class 2: Tuesday, January 24 (6-9pm)
Class 3: Tuesday, January 31 (6-9pm)
Class 4: Tuesday, February 6 (6-9pm)
NO CLASS Tuesday, February 14 (pieces are drying for the firing)
Class 5: Tuesday, February 21 (GLAZING PIECES 6-9pm)
Class 6: Tuesday, February 28 (PICK UP PIECES 6-9pm)

This class includes a 25lb bag of stoneware, studio glazes and firing of pieces - all for just $125!!! What a great way to make some handmade gifts inexpensively! And you learn about a wonderful, earthy medium - clay.

Cost: $125

Offer limited to the first 8 people who reply and sign up. Clay needs beyond the 25lbs will be at a cost of $35 per 25lb bag (includes use of glazes).

Contact tara at tara@eidolonartstudio.com or 773-381-5462.

what could be better?

What could be better than having a class of people who are having fun, digging into the earth, finding common spaces to share and a community being structured?

I think that our Tuesday night class was the most fun that I've had in good long time. The energy of the people and being able to play our ideas off each other. I found it to be an amazing experience. I can only hope that the next class goes as well.

The firing produced a lot of beautiful pieces by everyone. The glazes are amazing. Once I fire J's medallions, I will post a picture of the color pallette that we are working with. So far, I think the Laguna Morrocan Sand glazes give the kind of brilliance and depth that I would like to see more of in my own art. Especially the forest green. All are very glossy, not matted. Remember firing at cone 5/6.

Life is good.