Join artist Jessie McClanahan for a hands-on, two-day clay workshop exploring the art of ocarina-making. Inspired by Appalachian landscapes and cultural traditions, participants will create small, functional ceramic instruments using handbuilding techniques and finish them with terra sigillata. Alongside clay instruction, Jessie will share insights from her studies in the Andes and discuss the human connection to clay, community, and sound. This workshop is open to ages 12 and up, no experience required. All materials provided.
Limited space available; advanced registration required. Questions? Please call our Box Office at 304-561-3570 or email
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Schedule:
Saturday: 1:00 - 4:00 PM – Introduction, sketching, and constructing ocarinas
Sunday: 1:00 - 4:00 PM – Modeling, terra sigillata techniques, finishing touches
Cost:
Members: $65
Non-members: $75
Note: This is a two-day workshop.
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2025 Juliet Art Museum Invitational and related programming is presented with support from the Bernard H. & Blanche E. Jacobson Foundation, Daywood Foundation, The Elliot Family Foundation, Fund for the Arts, and Herscher Foundation, Inc.
This exhibition is sponsored in part by Clay Center Board of Directors in Honor of Ellen Cappellanti, whose leadership as board chairperson made a lasting impact on the organization.
The Clay Center’s performing and visual arts offerings are presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
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