Master Potter Series: Kevin Snipes, Statutes of Conversation 2/6/16 Saturday 10am-4pm

In this one-day workshop, Snipes will hand-build, carve, and decorate several forms, ranging from a vase to more complex forms like a lidded jar. He will also discuss his style of surface decoration that he presented at the 2015 NCECA, Layering Techniques lecture including underglazing, glaze subtraction methods, and Mishima. Kevin will explain his aesthetic approach to relating the subconscious additives of non-objective expression and how these concepts manifest in word bubbles and the figurative form’s environment. During Snipes’ slide talk there will be discussion on his current work as well as the accolades and honors he has been presented: i.e. artist residency programs at the Clay Studio, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, and receiving a Taunt Fellowship from the Archie Bray Foundation. He has exhibited both nationally and internationally. Co-sponsored by Walnut Creek Clay Arts Guild, Trax Gallery, and Clay People.