Catlin Gabel Community Arts Programs

5 Day Workshop: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Autumn Higgins
Dates: Jan 22 and 29, Feb 5,12 and 19
Day and Time: Mondays, 10 am-1pm
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Tuition: $255 ($210+$45 materials/firing fee)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Course Description: This workshop will focus on techniques of altering thrown and handbuilt forms and Autumn’s unique surface treatment of drawn images on the clay.  Students should have some previous experience working with clay. Autumn’s description: “Combining wheel throwing and altering with handbuilding gives me the freedom and tools to create sets incorporating sculptural elements. This allows me to enhance the imagery on each piece by layering in narrative elements and creating dynamic forms that are functional and act as stand-alone sculpture…… I often create them with a specific function in mind, but also like to leave them open to interpretation.” Included with the workshop is 1 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed.

Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 2 bags of clay (porcelain has an additional cost) and glazing/firing of pieces.

Autumn Higgins is a ceramic artist and an illustrator based in Portland. She was born into a family of artists, and it was almost destined that she would pursue the field of art. She specializes in sculpting wheel thrown and hand built functional pieces that she uses as canvas to draw. She paints natural elements, birds and animals, and depicts scenes from her surroundings. Autumn uses watercolors to create narrative in each piece, her unique style of sketching and watercolor technique brings the drawings to life. To achieve variation in texture in her pieces, she covers some areas of the pieces with glaze, and leaves some of the clay raw. She studied at the University of Florida and gained degree in Master of Fine Arts at Louisiana State University in 2011. In 2014, she was awarded the Fogelberg Fellowship at Northern Clay Center. Her work has been featured in Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated.
Questions? Please contact: autumnhiggins@gmail.com

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9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: WiL Labelle
Dates: Jan 8 – Mar 4 
(No class on MLK day, class will have a makeup day)
Day and Time: Mondays, 6-9 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Intermediate
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Tuition: $465 ($365+$100 materials/firing fee)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: This Class will explore more advanced projects such as: Teapots, Pitchers, altered vessels, and lidded jars, while incorporating slab and coil techniques. Students attending this course should be proficient on the wheel; able to center and throw cylinders and bowl forms with regularity. We will focus on increasing efficiency, expanding ability, and developing instincts for the medium. Students are expected to follow curriculum and do a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed.

Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 3 bags of clay and glazing/firing of pieces.
 
Have Questions? Please email WiL Labelle at wlabellepottery@gmail.com.

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9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: WiL Labelle
Dates: Jan 9 – Mar 5
Day and Time: Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning
Tuition: $465 ($365+$100 materials/firing fee)
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD 

Class Description: This class will highlight the basic tenets of function regarding utilitarian pottery, while covering the three basic shapes. Projects will include the mug, the bowl, and the plate. Basic glaze demonstration will include application and discussion. This course is geared toward beginners with little to no experience. Students are expected to follow curriculum and do a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed.

Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 3 bags of clay and glazing/firing of pieces.
 
Have Questions? Please email WiL Labelle at wlabellepottery@gmail.com.

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9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Kurtis Piltz
Dates: Jan 11 – Mar 7
Day and Time: Thursdays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: All Levels
Tuition: $465 ($365+$100 materials/firing fee)
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Class Description: This is an all-levels class that will focus on the fundamentals of throwing and hand-building. Besides basic throwing and trimming techniques demonstrations will include slab-building both soft and hard, coils, handles, throwing off the hump and simple alterations. No prior experience is necessary. Students are expected to follow curriculum and do a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed.

Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 3 bags of clay and glazing/firing of pieces.

Kurtis Piltz has been teaching at the Multnomah Arts Center for many years. He is adept at both throwing and building slab forms. 
 
Have Questions? Please email Kurtis Piltz at kurtispiltz@gmail.com.

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Dale Rawls
Dates: Jan 12 – Mar 8
Day and Time: Fridays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning and Intermediate
Tuition: $465 ($365+$100 materials/firing fee) 
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: A beginning level class for students new to pottery and a review for returning potters. All levels welcomed. Hand-building techniques will include: slab, coil, and press-molds. Throwing techniques will include: basic throwing, trimming, and introduction to appropriate potter’s tools. Surface design will focus on slips, oxides, underglazes and stoneware glazes and application. No prior experience is necessary. Students are expected to follow curriculum and do a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed.
 
Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 3 bags of clay and glazing/firing of pieces.

Have Questions? Please email Dale Rawls at rawlsd@catlin.edu.

9 Weeks During Open Studio Times
No Instructor: Studio Manager approval required for sign up
Dates: Jan 8 – Mar 8
Days and Time: Monday 2-6 p.m., Tuesday 2-6 p.m., Wednesday 3-7 p.m., Thursday 12-4 p.m., Friday 12-4 p.m. (Days and Times subject to change)
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Experienced Artists, Intermediate to Advanced
Class Size: TBD
Tuition: $435 ($400+$35 material/firing fees)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Description: Maker Space participants work in a self-directed course of study (no teacher). Artists need to have appropriate training, understand how a clay studio functions and fully understand clay and glazes. Sign up is no longer contingent on who signs up first. To that end applicants will describe their thesis, skills, training, and studio histories. The Maker Space Application will guide the selection of Maker Space participants. You must have the Studio Manager’s okay, to work in Maker Space. You will need to complete an application for Maker Space Ceramics and turn it in by email to the Studio Manager by January 4.

There is a mandatory Maker Space meeting, January 8, at 2:00 p.m. Please note that fees do not cover materials. All materials must be purchased through the Ceramics Studio Manager. Any materials being brought in by students must have prior approval for use. No outside glazes and clay bodies can be used unless they are approved by studio manager and tested for use in the studio. Failure to do this may result in loss of studio access. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term.  The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed. Maker Space Ceramics is not available for outside firing. Registration is contingent upon meeting the criteria in the Maker Space Application and upon Studio Manager’s approval. Do not register online. To receive the Maker Space Application (Due January 4), please contact the Studio Manager, Dale Rawls.

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Ronna Fujisawa
Dates: Jan 10 – Mar 6
Day and Time: Wed, 1p.m.-4p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning and Advanced Beginning
Tuition: $375 ($365+$10 materials fee)
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 205/206 
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: During this nine-week course, students will be painting in the studio from photographs and some plein air, learning basic watercolor techniques, and how to plan a painting. We will explore various techniques of painting in a loose and expressive style of watercolor, both realistically and leaning towards abstraction. 

Materials List: Will be provided upon registration. Recommended supplies for this class are fine watercolor and some gouache paints, good quality watercolor paper such as Arches, and a variety of watercolor brushes.

Ronna Fujisawa is a long-time watercolor/mixed media painter, educator, and MFA graduate in Applied Craft and Design/OCAC and PNCA.
 
Have Questions? Questions? Please contact Ronna Fujisawa at ronnafujisawa@me.com.

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9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: William Hernandez
Dates: Jan 11 – March 7
Day and Time: Thursdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning and Intermediate
Tuition: $365
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 205/206 
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: This painting class is taught by renowned artist William Hernandez. He will introduce still life painting, composition, and color, drawing exercises, figures and portraits and landscapes. “I want students to learn to trust their own voices and be honest without worrying about making mistakes. I try to show students the ‘big picture’ of the amazing process of making art.”

Materials List: Will be provided upon registration.

William Hernandez dedicated himself to introducing art to the wider community since moving to Portland in the early 2000, He has been an artist-in-residence for the Milagros Theater, held workshops through the Portland Art Museum, and teaches painting classes for all ages, including for immigrant workers at VOZ Worker Rights Education Project in Portland. His work includes extensive public art works projects.

Have Questions? Please contact: william@williamhernandezart.com

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9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: WiL Labelle
Dates: Sept 25-Nov 20
Day and Time: Mondays, 6-9 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Intermediate
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Tuition: $465 ($365+$100 materials/firing fee)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: This Class will explore more advanced projects such as: Teapots, Pitchers, altered vessels, and lidded jars, while incorporating slab and coil techniques. Students attending this course should be proficient on the wheel; able to center and throw cylinders and bowl forms with regularity. We will focus on increasing efficiency, expanding ability, and developing instincts for the medium. Students are expected to follow curriculum and do a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is not a production or commercial studio. The studio is for educational and recreational use. The sale of work made in the studio is not allowable.

Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 3 bags of clay, glazing/firing of pieces.
 
Have Questions? Please email WiL Labelle at wlabellepottery@gmail.com.

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: WiL Labelle
Dates: Sept 26-Nov 21
Day and Time: Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning
Tuition: $465 ($365+$100 materials/firing fee)
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD 

Class Description: This class will highlight the basic tenets of function regarding utilitarian pottery, while covering the three basic shapes. Projects will include the mug, the bowl, and the plate. Basic glaze demonstration will include application and discussion. This course is geared toward beginners with little to no experience. Students are expected to follow curriculum and do a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed.

Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 3 bags of clay, glazing/firing of pieces.
 
Have Questions? Please email WiL Labelle at wlabellepottery@gmail.com.

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Kurtis Piltz
Dates: Sept 28 – Nov 30 (No class Nov 23)
Day and Time: Thursdays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: All Levels
Tuition: $465 ($365+$100 materials/firing fee)
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Class Description: This is an all-levels class that will focus on the fundamentals of throwing and hand-building. Besides basic throwing and trimming techniques demonstrations will include slab-building both soft and hard, coils, handles, throwing off the hump and simple alterations. No prior experience is necessary. Students are expected to follow curriculum and do a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed.

Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 3 bags of clay, glazing/firing of pieces.

Kurtis Piltz has been teaching at the Multnomah Arts Center for many years. He is adept at both throwing and building slab forms. 
 
Have Questions? Please email Kurtis Piltz at kurtispiltz@gmail.com.

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Dale Rawls
Dates: Sept 29 – Dec 1 (No class on Nov 24)
Day and Time: Fridays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning and Intermediate
Tuition: $465 ($365+$100 materials/firing fee) 
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: A beginning level class for students new to pottery and a review for returning potters. All levels welcomed. Hand-building techniques will include: slab, coil, and press-molds. Throwing techniques will include: basic throwing, trimming, and introduction to appropriate potter’s tools. Surface design will focus on slips, oxides, underglazes and stoneware glazes and application. No prior experience is necessary. Students are expected to follow curriculum and do a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed.
 
Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 3 bags of clay, glazing/firing of pieces.

Have Questions? Please email Dale Rawls at rawlsd@catlin.edu.

9 Weeks During Open Studio Times
No Instructor: Studio Manager approval required for sign up
Dates: Sept 25 – Dec 1
Days and Time: Monday 2-6 pm, Tuesday 2-6, Wednesday 3-7 pm, Thursday 12-4 pm, Friday 12-4 pm (Days and Times subject to change)
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Experienced Artists, Intermediate to Advanced
Class Size: TBD
Tuition: $435 ($400+$35 material/firing fees)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Description: Maker Space participants work in a self-directed course of study (no teacher). Artists need to have appropriate training, understand how a clay studio functions and fully understand clay and glazes. Sign up is no longer contingent on who signs up first. To that end applicants will describe their thesis, skills, training, and studio histories. The Maker Space Application will guide the selection of Maker Space participants. You must have the Studio Manager’s okay, to work in Maker Space. You will need to complete an application for Maker Space Ceramics and turn it in by email to the Studio Manager by Sept 21st. There is a mandatory Maker Space meeting, Sept 25th, at 2:00 pm. Please note that fees do not cover materials. All materials must be purchased through the Ceramics Studio Manager. Any materials being brought in by students must have prior approval for use. No outside glazes and clay bodies can be used unless they are approved by studio manager and tested for use in the studio. Failure to do this may result in loss of studio access. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term.  The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed. Maker Space Ceramics is not available for outside firing. Registration is contingent upon meeting the criteria in the Maker Space Application and upon Studio Manager’s approval. Do not register online. To receive the Maker Space Application (Due Sept 21st), please contact the Studio Manager, Dale Rawls.

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Ronna Fujisawa
Dates: Sept 27–Nov 22
Day and Time: Wed, 1pm-4pm
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning and Advanced Beginning
Tuition: $375 ($365+$10 materials fee)
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 205/206 
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: The focus this term is Mountain Scapes. During this nine-week course, students will be painting in the studio from photographs and some plein air, learning basic watercolor techniques, and how to plan a painting. We will explore various techniques of painting in a loose and expressive style of watercolor, both realistically and leaning towards abstraction.

Materials List: Will be provided upon registration. Recommended supplies for this class are fine watercolor and some gouache paints, good quality watercolor paper such as Arches, and a variety of watercolor brushes.

Ronna Fujisawa is a long-time watercolor/mixed media painter, educator, and MFA graduate in Applied Craft and Design/OCAC and PNCA.
 
Have Questions? Questions? Please contact Ronna Fujisawa at ronnafujisawa@me.com.

8 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: William Hernandez
Dates: Sept 28 – Nov 16
Day and Time: Thursdays, 10am-1pm 
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning and Intermediate
Tuition: $325
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 205/206 
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: This painting class is taught by renowned artist William Hernandez. He will introduce still life painting, composition, and color, drawing exercises, figures and portraits and landscapes. “I want students to learn to trust their own voices and be honest without worrying about making mistakes. I try to show students the ‘big picture’ of the amazing process of making art.”

Materials List: Will be provided upon registration.

William Hernandez dedicated himself to introducing art to the wider community since moving to Portland in the early 2000, He has been an artist-in-residence for the Milagros Theater, held workshops through the Portland Art Museum, and teaches painting classes for all ages, including for immigrant workers at VOZ Worker Rights Education Project in Portland. His work includes extensive public art works projects.

Have Questions? Please contact: william@williamhernandezart.com

9 Week Class: 2.5 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Sue Greenseth
Dates: Sept 27 – Nov 22, (1 class in October TBD)
Day and Time: Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: All Levels Welcome
Tuition: $300
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 202
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC) 
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Class Description: This course will cover the basics of Italic, one of the most beautiful and versatile of calligraphic hands. Students will learn about the letter forms, both the minuscules and majuscules – proportion, pen angle, slope, stroke sequence, and spacing. Each week the class will examine different inks, pens, papers, and a variety of calligraphic tools. Throughout the course, guidance will be given for students to finish a final project.

Supplies can be found at Columbia Art & Drafting (Portland), and online at John Neal Books. Item numbers that appear next to most supplies are specific to John Neal.

Supply List: 

• Capitol Bond 25% Cotton Practice Pad 8.5x11-inch RECOMMENDED (P70) or Gilbert Bond, which may still be available at Columbia Art & Drafting
• Higgins Eternal Ink (I08)
• Speedball calligraphy nib, size C-2 (N09)
• Speedball plastic pen holder (H69)
• Pilot Parallel Pen 3.0mm (pink cap) (FP67)
• Jumbo Dinky Dip 1-square, (S853) (this is an optional item)
• Ruler, pencil, eraser, soft rag

Sue Greenseth is a fulltime calligrapher and lettering artist in Portland, Oregon. Early in her career she taught calligraphy and freelanced as a commercial lettering artist for world-renowned clients. She teaches online for calligraphy guilds throughout the United States, and her work has been published in a variety of well-respected magazines. Sue loves breathing life into letterforms and animating words with a pen.

Have Questions? Please email Sue Greenseth at greenseths@catlin.edu.

Workshop: 1 day, 6 hours
Instructor: Christine Wolf
Date: Tues, October 3rd
Day and Time: Tuesday, 9:30am - 3:30pm
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: All Levels
Class Size: 6 minimum, 10 max 
Tuition: $100 ($85+$15 materials fee)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 202
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC) 
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Workshop Description: This workshop will introduce students to the basics of Pochoir, a French stenciling technique. Students will learn to cut their own stencils, how to use stenciling brushes, how to mix vibrant colors using stamp pads and watercolors, and then print a set of multi-colored greeting cards. We’ll practice techniques on some test projects before diving into cards. Pochoir can be incorporated into calligraphy, woodcut prints, or used as a way to add color to artwork of your choice. It also creates beautiful imagery on its own. This stenciling technique is easy to do at home, and students will be provided with information on how to continue using this technique once out of the studio with easily acquired materials. Students can experiment with stencils that the instructor has made and will create a collection of their own stencils and a set of 12 hand-decorated cards with envelopes. At the end of the day, we will make an elegant, folded paper box to hold the cards. 

Materials List: All materials provided

Christine Wolf graduated from Willamette University in 1994 with a BA in Studio Art and Art History. After earning a Master’s degree in Organization Management, she spent years working in the tech and education fields and raising her two sons. She returned to her love of art full-time in 2014 and received a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Book and Print from Oregon College of Art and Craft. She stayed on at OCAC, working as the studio manager for the Book and Print department until the college closed in 2019. Since then, she has continued working in her own studio and is excited to return to working with students. She has shown her work in multiple shows at OCAC, Portland, and San Francisco, and currently has one of her box projects traveling on exhibit in the Netherlands.

Have questions? Please email Christine Wolf at christine.wolf@gmail.com.

Workshop: 3 Days, 6 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Christine Wolf
Dates: October, 9, 10 and 12
Days and Time: Monday, Tues and Thurs, 9:30am- 3:30pm
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: All Levels
Class Size: 6 minimum, 8 max 
Tuition: $290 ($245 +$45 materials fee)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 202
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC) 
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Workshop Description: The workshop will teach students all the components of making a small edition of German casebound hardcover blank books. We will learn the basics of folding signatures, punching for sewing, sewing, creating a finished text block with endsheets that is ready to cover, creating a cover for the text block, and then casing-in the text block to create a finished book. If you choose, you can embellish your cover with decorative papers. We’ll do each step 4 times, to create an edition of books. Making an edition is a great way to practice and reinforce your new skills, and you’ll end up with more books to take home. These German case bound books are perfect for giving as gifts, using for your personal writing, or as a format for artist’s books.

As we have time, we’ll cover some bookbinding skills you can use at home, such as how to measure materials for making your own books, how to prepare materials without fancy equipment, and how to source materials and tools for making your own books. I’ll bring in examples for case bound books from my studio for you to see.

Materials List: All materials provided

Christine Wolf graduated from Willamette University in 1994 with a BA in Studio Art and Art History. After earning a Master’s degree in Organization Management, she spent years working in the tech and education fields and raising her two sons. She returned to her love of art full-time in 2014 and received a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Book and Print from Oregon College of Art and Craft. She stayed on at OCAC, working as the studio manager for the Book and Print department until the college closed in 2019. Since then, she has continued working in her own studio and is excited to return to working with students. She has shown her work in multiple shows at OCAC, Portland, and San Francisco, and currently has one of her box projects traveling on exhibit in the Netherlands.

Have questions? Please email Christine Wolf at christine.wolf@gmail.com.

Workshop: 4 Days, 4 Hours Per Day 
Instructor: Will Mairs
Dates: Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 19 and Oct 20 
Day and Time: Mon, Tues, Thurs and Friday 10am-2 pm
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning and Intermediate
Tuition: $250 ($215+$35 materials fee)
Class Size: 6 minimum, 8 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 202
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC) 
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Workshop Description: Learn to carve linoleum blocks, make your own wearables and editioned prints, and think like an experimental printmaker with Will (they / them)! First, we’ll learn the basics of carving and printing linoleum blocks, and you’ll gain the skills to print repeated patterns or images onto bandanas or totes. Next, we’ll go over making editions of prints and cards. We’ll learn to use two different kinds of presses to make our prints, and practice hand-burnishing so that you can take your new skills with you and build out a home practice. 

This more intensive workshop class model will have us in the studio lots, where we’ll practice thinking like a scrappy printmaker, learning to stretch the materials and space you have on hand, so that your work can continue past our last meeting. After a demo and practicing technique, we can plan out a small edition to complete by the end of the week and have a print exchange to celebrate the work we’ve done together!

As time and interest allows, we’ll get a little joyfully lost in the weeds of experimental mark-making, and discover together what kinds of everyday objects can be used to make beautiful prints! If you’re a first-time printmaker, we’ll get you the skills and confidence needed to feel comfortable pulling prints, while more advanced printmakers will have the chance to roll up their sleeves and get experimental with the presses in the Catlin Gabel East Campus print studio.

Materials: Will be provided.

Will Mairs is a non-binary printmaker and photographer living and working in Portland. Their practice is centered around risograph, letterpress zine, book making, and using traditional and experimental printmaking techniques to explore unreadable systems of syntax. Will is a graduate of PNCA's Print Media MFA program and works as a risograph technician at PNCA and a studio assistant at Neu Haus Press. 

Have Questions? Please contact Will at wwmairs@gmail.com.

7 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: WiL Labelle
Dates: July 10-August 21
Day and Time: Mondays, 6-9 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Intermediate
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Tuition: $380 ($280+$100 materials/firing fee)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: This Class will explore more advanced projects such as: Teapots, Pitchers, altered vessels, and lidded jars, while incorporating slab and coil techniques. Students attending this course should be proficient on the wheel; able to center and throw cylinders and bowl forms with regularity. We will focus on increasing efficiency, expanding ability, and developing instincts for the medium. Students are expected to follow curriculum and do a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is for educational and recreational use only. Commercial or production work produced for sale is not allowed.

Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 3 bags of clay, glazing/firing of pieces.
 
Have Questions? Please email WiL Labelle at wlabellepottery@gmail.com.

7 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: WiL Labelle
Dates: July 11-August 22
Day and Time: Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning
Tuition: $380 ($280+$100 materials/firing fee)
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD 

Class Description: This class will highlight the basic tenets of function regarding utilitarian pottery, while covering the three basic shapes. Projects will include the mug, the bowl, and the plate. Basic glaze demonstration will include application and discussion. This course is geared toward beginners with little to no experience. Students are expected to follow curriculum and do a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is for educational and recreational use only. Commercial or production work produced for sale is not allowed.

Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 3 bags of clay, glazing/firing of pieces.
 
Have Questions? Please email WiL Labelle at wlabellepottery@gmail.com.

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Kurtis Piltz
Dates: June 29-August 24
Day and Time: Thursdays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: All Levels
Tuition: $460 ($360+$100 materials/firing fee)
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Class Description: This is an all-levels class that will focus on the fundamentals of throwing and hand-building. Besides basic throwing and trimming techniques demonstrations will include slab-building both soft and hard, coils, handles, throwing off the hump and simple alterations. No prior experience is necessary. Students are expected to follow curriculum and complete a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is for educational and recreational use only. Commercial or production work produced for sale is not allowed.

Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 4 bags of clay, glazing/firing of pieces.
 
Have Questions? Please email Kurtis Piltz at kurtispiltz@gmail.com.

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Dale Rawls
Dates: June 30-August 25
Day and Time: Fridays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning and Intermediate
Tuition: $460 ($360+$100 materials/firing fee) 
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: A beginning level class for students new to pottery and a review for returning potters. All levels welcomed. Hand-building techniques will include: slab, coil, and press-molds. Throwing techniques will include: basic throwing, trimming, and introduction to appropriate potter’s tools. Surface design will focus on slips, oxides, underglazes and stoneware glazes and application. No prior experience is necessary. Students are expected to follow curriculum and complete a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is for educational and recreational use only. Commercial or production work produced for sale is not allowed.
 
Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 4 bags of clay, glazing/firing of pieces.

Have Questions? Please email Dale Rawls at rawlsd@catlin.edu.

9 Weeks During Open Studio Times
No Instructor: Studio Manager approval required for sign up
Dates: June 26-August 25
Days and Time: Monday 2-6 p.m., Tuesday 2-6 p.m., Wednesday 3-7 p.m., Thursday 12-4 p.m., Friday 12-4 p.m. (days and times are subject to change)
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Experienced Artists, Intermediate to Advanced
Class Size: TBD
Tuition: $430 ($400+$30 material/firing fees)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Description: Maker Space participants work in a self-directed course of study without a teacher. Artists need to have appropriate training, understand how a clay studio functions and fully understand clay and glazes.

Registration is contingent upon meeting the criteria in the Maker Space Application and the Ceramics Studio Manager’s approval. Applicants will describe their thesis, skills, training, and studio histories in the application. To receive the Maker Space Application, please contact the Ceramics Studio Manager, Dale Rawls (rawlsd@catlin.edu). Completed applications must be emailed to Dale Rawls by June 22. Selected participants will attend a mandatory Maker Space meeting on June 26, at 2 p.m.

Please note that fees do not cover materials. All materials must be purchased through the Ceramics Studio Manager. No outside glazes and clay bodies can be used unless they are approved by the Ceramics Studio Manager and tested for use in the studio. Failure to do this may result in loss of studio access. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term.

The studio is for educational and recreational use only. Commercial or production work produced for sale is not allowed. Maker Space Ceramics is not available for outside firing.

Have Questions? Please email Dale Rawls at rawlsd@catlin.edu.

4 Day Workshop: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Dale Rawls 
Dates: July 19, 26 and August 2, 9
Time: 4 Wednesdays, 12-3 p.m.
Ages: 18 and over
Skill Level: All Levels
Class Size: 6 minimum, 8 max
Tuition: $220 ($170+$50 materials/firing fee)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Workshop Description: This is an introduction to Soda Firing. Students will work on four Wednesdays. They will create work one day, then experiment with slips and see how placement of work in the kiln influences the final pieces. The kiln will be fired after we load the kiln during our third class. Then on the last day, the students will help unload the kiln and see the results, discuss their tests, and exchange ideas, and help with kiln cleanup. The course includes 3 Open Studio sessions and 50 lbs. of clay. The studio is for educational and recreational use only. Commercial or production work produced for sale is not allowed.

Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 2 bags of clay, glazing/firing of pieces.
 
Have Questions? Please email Dale Rawls at rawlsd@catlin.edu.

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Sally Cleveland
Dates: June 27-August 22
Day and Time: Tuesdays, 1-4 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: All Levels
Tuition: $370 ($360 + $10 materials fee)
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 205/206 
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: This course is for all skill levels and will begin with basic techniques. Assignments will gradually increase in difficulty to optimize the skills required to handle the unpredictable watercolor medium. A variety of subject matter will be utilized.

Materials and tools will be examined, including the variation of brands of paint, brushes, and paper. Some gouache may be used to augment colors and opacity. The quality of paint and materials make a huge difference in the outcome of a painting. This is particularly true of watercolor, although all efforts will be made to keep student costs to a minimum.

The first class session will be used to go over materials and set up a workable palette. Students will begin with a simple exercise to get started and are asked to bring at least one decent piece of paper to the first class. The paper should be approximately 8″ x 10″-8″ x 12″. Any surface is okay, (hot-pressed, cold-pressed or rough), for this first class assignment. Please bring artist’s tape and a board to tape down your paper while working.

Watercolor is a particularly joyous medium to work with. It is often unappreciated as a serious medium. It can produce beautiful results. This class is about examining the enormous possibilities of this paint.

Materials List: Will be provided upon registration.

Sally Clevland is a well-known Oregon painter. A book of her work has just been published, Painting The Pacific Northwest, with an introduction by former arts editor for The Oregonian, DK Row. Her work is in numerous collections including, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, OHSU and the Tacoma Art Museum. She is a former Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at PNCA where she taught for over fifteen years.
 
Have Questions? Please email Sally Cleveland at SallyCleveland@comcast.net.

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Sally Cleveland
Dates: June 28-August 23
Day and Time: Wednesday, 1-4 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: All Skill Levels
Tuition: $370 ($360 + $10 materials fee)
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 205/206 
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: This class will concentrate on the essential qualities that make a good landscape painting in oil; strong compositional elements, arresting vision and personal expression. Oil painting techniques will be reviewed from color essentials and basic studio necessities to crucial tools and oil paint.
 
Students will learn how to find a good site to begin the process. After sketching and photographing the chosen area, they will bring these preliminaries to class to begin their paintings. Students are asked not to bring sketches to the first class. The first class session will be used to go over materials, learn how to set up a palette and work on a small painting for practice. The teacher will bring the subject matter and students will bring the materials.

Materials List: Will be provided upon registration.

Sally Cleveland is a well-known Oregon painter.  A book of her work has just been published, Painting The Pacific Northwest, with an introduction by former arts editor for The Oregonian, DK Row. Her work is in numerous collections including,The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, OHSU and the Tacoma Art Museum.  She is a former Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at PNCA where she taught for over fifteen years.

Have Questions? Please contact: SallyCleveland@comcast.net.

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Will Mairs
Dates: June 26-August 21
Day and Time: Monday, 1-4 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning and Intermediate
Tuition: $390 ($360+$30 materials fee)
Class Size: 6 minimum, 8 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 202
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC) 
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Class Description: Learn to carve linoleum blocks, make your own wearables and editioned prints, and think like an experimental printmaker with Will! First, we’ll learn the basics of carving and printing linoleum blocks, and you’ll gain the skills to print repeated patterns or images onto bandanas or totes. Next, we’ll go over making editions of prints and cards. We’ll learn to use two different kinds of presses to make our prints, and practice hand-burnishing so that you can take your new skills (and carved blocks!) home with you. As time and interest allows, we’ll get a little joyfully lost in the weeds of experimental mark-making and discover together what kinds of everyday objects can be used to make beautiful prints! First-time printmakers will learn the skills and gain the confidence needed to feel comfortable pulling prints, while more advanced printmakers will have the chance to roll up their sleeves and get more experimental with the presses in the Catlin Gabel print studio.

Materials: Will be provided.

Will Mairs is a non-binary printmaker and photographer living and working in Portland. Their practice is centered around risograph and letterpress zine and book making, and using traditional and experimental printmaking techniques to explore unreadable systems of syntax. They recently graduated from PNCA's Print Media MFA program, and work as a risograph technician at PNCA and a studio assistant at Neu Haus Press.

Have Questions? Please contact Will at wwmairs@gmail.com.

8 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: WiL Labelle
Dates: April 3-May 22 (No Class on Memorial Day)
Day and Time: Mondays, 6-9 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Intermediate
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Tuition: $415 ($315+$100 materials/firing fee)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: This Class will explore more advanced projects such as: Teapots, Pitchers, altered vessels, and lidded jars, while incorporating slab and coil techniques. Students attending this course should be proficient on the wheel; able to center and throw cylinders and bowl forms with regularity. We will focus on increasing efficiency, expanding ability, and developing instincts for the medium. Students are expected to follow curriculum and do a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is not a production or commercial studio. The studio is for educational and recreational use. The sale of work made in the studio is not allowable.
 
Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 4 bags of clay, glazing/firing of pieces.
 
Have questions? Please email WiL Labelle at wlabellepottery@gmail.com.

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: WiL Labelle
Dates: April 4-May 30
Day and Time: Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning
Tuition: $450 ($350+$100 materials/firing fee)
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD 

Class Description: This class will highlight the basic tenets of function regarding utilitarian pottery, while covering the three basic shapes. Projects will include the mug, the bowl, and the plate. Basic glaze demonstration will include application and discussion. This course is geared toward beginners with little to no experience. Students are expected to follow curriculum and do a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed.

Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 4 bags of clay, glazing/firing of pieces.
 
Have questions? Please email WiL Labelle at wlabellepottery@gmail.com.

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Dale Rawls
Dates: April 7-June 2
Day and Time: Fridays, 9am-12pm
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning and Intermediate
Tuition: $450 ($350+$100 materials/firing fee) 
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: A beginning level class for students new to pottery and a review for returning potters. All levels welcomed. Hand-building techniques will include: slab, coil, and press-molds. Throwing techniques will include: basic throwing, trimming, and introduction to appropriate potter’s tools. Surface design will focus on slips, oxides, underglazes and stoneware glazes and application. No prior experience is necessary. Students are expected to follow curriculum and do a majority of the assignments. Included are 3 Open Studio sessions per week as a part of tuition. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term. The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed.
 
Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 4 bags of clay, glazing/firing of pieces.
 
Have questions? Please email Dale Rawls at rawlsd@catlin.edu.

9 Weeks During Open Studio Times
No Instructor: Studio Manager approval required for sign up
Dates: April 3-June 2
Days and Time: Monday 2-6 p.m., Tuesday 2-6, Wednesday 3-7 p.m., Thursday 12-4 p.m., Friday 12-4 p.m. (Days and Times are subject to change)
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Experienced Artists, Intermediate to Advanced
Class Size: TBD
Tuition: $430 ($400+$30 material/firing fees)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Description: Maker Space participants work in a self-directed course of study (no teacher). Artists need to have appropriate training, understand how a clay studio functions and fully understand clay and glazes. Sign up is no longer contingent on who signs up first. To that end applicants will describe their thesis, skills, training, and studio histories. The Maker Space Application will guide the selection of Maker Space participants. You must have the Studio Manager’s okay, to work in Maker Space. You will need to complete an application for Maker Space Ceramics and turn it in by email to the Studio Manager by March 31. There is a mandatory Maker Space meeting, April 3, at 2 p.m. Please note that fees do not cover materials. All materials must be purchased through the Ceramics Studio Manager. Any materials being brought in by students must have prior approval for use. No outside glazes and clay bodies can be used unless they are approved by studio manager and tested for use in the studio. Failure to do this may result in loss of studio access. We will make every effort to get work glaze fired but may not get everything fired by the end of the term.  The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed. Maker Space Ceramics is not available for outside firing. Registration is contingent upon meeting the criteria in the Maker Space Application and upon Studio Manager’s approval. Do not register online. To receive the Maker Space Application (due March 31), please contact the Studio Manager, Dale Rawls.

3 Day Workshop: 2 Hours Per Day
Instructor: John Driscoll
Dates: April 19, 26 and May 3 
Day and Time: 3 Wednesdays, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Ages: 18 and over
Skill Level: Familiar with ceramic process and basic clay skills.
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Tuition: $140 (90+$50 materials/firing fee)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Workshop Description: The workshop will consist of three 2-hr demonstrations and practical sessions that cover the process of creating silkscreens from original designs, preparing and forming clay, utilizing underglaze and finally applying designs through the silkscreen process directly to clay surfaces. The use of transfers and decals will also be demonstrated. Workshop participants will have access to two hours of open studio hours after each session.
Materials List: 

• Three 8.5 x 11-inch E_Z Screen sheets (provided) 
• Ceramic Clay (provided) 
• Underglaze (provided) Firing (provided)
• Personal ceramic tools
• Personal artwork for screen making.

 
Questions? Please contact: j.driscoll@comcast.net

4 Day Workshop: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Dale Rawls 
Dates: April 13, 20, 27 and May 4
Time: 4 Thursdays, 9 a.m. -12 p.m.
Ages: 18 and over
Skill Level: All Levels
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Tuition: $210 (160+$50 materials/firing fee)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Workshop Description: This is an introduction to Soda Firing. Students will work on four Thursdays. They will create work one day, then experiment with slips and see how placement of work in the kiln influences the final pieces. The kiln will be fired between the second and third meeting. Then on the last day, the students will help unload the kiln and see the results, discuss their tests, and exchange ideas.
The course includes 3 Open Studio sessions and 50 lbs. of clay. The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed.
 
Materials List: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits, aprons, and masks. Studio equipment such as wheels, buckets, bats, and shelf space will be provided. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 2 bags of clay, glazing/firing of pieces.
 
Have questions? Please email Dale Rawls at rawlsd@catlin.edu.

4 Day Workshop
Instructor: Roberta Lampert 
Dates: May 8, 9, 10 and 11 
Day and Time: Mon, Tues, Wed: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (5 hours) and Thurs: 8 a.m.-12 p.m. (4 hours)
Ages: 18 and over
Skill Level: Intermediate 
Class Size: 6 min, 12 max
Tuition: $295 (260+35 materials/firing fees)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Ceramics Building
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Workshop Description: An exploration of slab forms and techniques for avoiding cracking and warping. Construct slab-built vases and bowls and explore more complex multi-part forms such as pitchers and teapots. If you have a project or form you’ve been struggling with, let’s work on the solution to successful completion.

Materials list: Students are required to bring their own towels, tool kits and aprons. Instructors’ tools are not intended for sharing. The studio is for educational and recreational use, commercial or production work that is produced for sale, is not allowed. With the materials/firing fee each student gets 2 bags of clay, glazing/firing of pieces.
 
Roberta Lampert first encountered ceramics in high school. She developed a passion for the immediacy of process and tactile qualities of clay. At the College of Ceramics at Alfred, NY, Lampert was mentored by Robert Turner, who influenced her understanding of form and surface, thinking about creativity, and a desire to reflect awareness of experience and the impact of environment in her work. Since 1978 Lampert has lived in the Portland, Oregon area. In the mid 80’s, Lampert built a studio at home. With no gas on the property, she developed a production line of thrown and hand-built electric-fired porcelain, decorated with colorful representations of nature, still life, and human images, all referring to her own life. In 2020, Lampert established propane service at her studio, and built a soda/salt kiln. As an added avenue for exploration, soda/salt provides some of the atmospheric qualities of wood firing with the ability to fire at her own studio.
 
Have questions? Please email Roberta Lampert at roberta.lampert@gmail.com.

9 Week Class: 2.5 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Sue Greenseth
Dates: April 5-May 31
Day and Time: Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: All Levels Welcome
Tuition: $290
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 202
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC) 
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Class Description: Students will enjoy two areas of learning over this nine-week course:

• Foundational/Bookhand. Bookhand is a great hand for calligraphers to learn, as it’s very versatile and easy to read. In this class, students will learn the lowercase and the capital letters. We’ll study letter spacing, and talk about situations when Bookhand might be the perfect choice for projects. 
• Monoline Lettering with a Speedball ‘B’ nib. Easy to learn, and fun to use, the Speedball ‘B’ nib has many contemporary applications. Students will learn one or more lettering styles using this nib.

Supply List: Note about supplies: Most can be purchased locally at Columbia Art & Drafting, 1515 SW Burnside. All supplies can be ordered online through www.johnnealbooksellers.com. (Item numbers are included with listed supplies.)

• Gilbert Bond Practice Pad 8.5x11-inch (P69)
• Higgins Eternal Ink (108)
• Speedball calligraphy C-2 nib (N09)
• Speedball calligraphy B-2 nib (N16)
• (2) Speedball plastic pen holders (H69)
• Jumbo Dinky Dip – 1-square, optional (S1107)
• Ruler, pencil, eraser, soft rag

Sue Greenseth is a calligrapher and lettering artist in Portland, Oregon. In the 1970s, she moved from Central Illinois to Corvallis, Oregon, and found herself in the middle of a calligraphic renaissance. She has a broad range of creative pursuits. Early in her career, she taught calligraphy and freelanced as a commercial lettering artist for world-renowned clients. In the 1990s, when e-commerce was in its infancy, she became a designer for her own online jewelry company. These days, Sue continues to teach calligraphy as well as practice as a full-time artist. She loves breathing life into letterforms and animating words with a pen.

Have Questions? Please email Sue Greenseth at greenseths@catlin.edu.

7 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Ronna Fujisawa
Dates: April 4-May 16
Days and Time: Tuesdays, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning and Advanced Beginning
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Tuition: $290 ($280+$10 materials fee)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 205/206 
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: One of the best ways to truly see and understand color is to paint the landscape. During this nine-week workshop, students will be painting in the studio from photographs and still life, learning basic watercolor techniques, how to plan a watercolor painting. We will explore various techniques of painting in a loose and expressive style of watercolor, both realistically and leaning towards abstraction. 

Materials List: Will be provided upon registration. Recommended supplies for this class are fine watercolor and some gouache paints, good quality paper such as Arches, and a variety of watercolor brushes.
 
Ronna Fujisawa is a long-time watercolor/mixed media painter, educator, and MFA graduate in Applied Craft and Design/OCAC and PNCA. Have questions? Please email Ronna Fujisawa at ronnafujisawa@me.com.

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: Sally Cleveland
Dates: April 5-May 31
Day and Time: Wednesday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: All Skill Levels
Tuition: $360 ($350 + $10 materials fee)
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 205/206 
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: This class will concentrate on the essential qualities that make a good landscape painting in oil; strong compositional elements, arresting vision and personal expression. Oil painting techniques will be reviewed from color essentials and basic studio necessities to crucial tools and oil paint.
 
Students will learn how to find a good site to begin the process. After sketching and photographing the chosen area, they will bring these preliminaries to class to begin their paintings. Students are asked not to bring sketches to the first class. The first class session will be used to go over materials, learn how to set up a palette and work on a small painting for practice. The teacher will bring the subject matter and students will bring the materials.

Materials List: Will be provided upon registration.

Sally Cleveland is a well-known Oregon painter.  A book of her work has just been published, Painting The Pacific Northwest, with an introduction by former arts editor for The Oregonian, DK Row. Her work is in numerous collections including,The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, OHSU and the Tacoma Art Museum.  She is a former Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at PNCA where she taught for over fifteen years.
Questions? Please contact: SallyCleveland@comcast.net

9 Week Class: 3 Hours Per Day
Instructor: William Hernandez
Dates: April 6-June 1
Day and Time: Thursdays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: Beginning and Intermediate
Tuition: $350
Class Size: 6 minimum, 12 max
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 205/206 
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD
 
Class Description: This painting class is taught by renowned artist William Hernandez. He will introduce still life painting, composition, and color, drawing exercises, figures and portraits and landscapes. “I want students to learn to trust their own voices and be honest without worrying about making mistakes. I try to show students the ‘big picture’ of the amazing process of making art.”
 
Materials List: Will be provided upon registration.
 
William Hernandez dedicated himself to introducing art to the wider community since moving to Portland in the early 2000, He has been an artist-in-residence for the Milagros Theater, held workshops through the Portland Art Museum, and teaches painting classes for all ages, including for immigrant workers at VOZ Worker Rights Education Project in Portland. His work includes extensive public art works projects.
 
Have Questions? Please email William Hernandez at william@williamhernandezart.com.

2 Week Workshop: 3 Hours Per Day, Mon-Fri
Instructor: Mary Josephson
Dates: May 8-12 and May 22-26 
Days and Time: Mon-Wed and Fri: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.  Thurs: 1-4 p.m.
Ages: 18 and Up 
Skill Level: All Levels
Class Size: 8 minimum, 12 max 
Tuition: $450 (410+ $40 Costumed Life Model Fee)
Location: Catlin Gabel East Campus, Vollum Building, 2nd Floor, room 205/206  
8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon (formerly OCAC)
COVID-19 masking requirements TBD

Workshop Description: During this intensive workshop artists will explore working from the model and then turn their heightened observational skills inward for a self-portrait. We will have two one-week sessions. This class is open to anyone who loves to paint in oil and wants to be able to better express themselves. 

Materials List: Will be provided upon registration.

Mary Josephson a Portland artist, studied in Paris, France, at the École National Superior des Beaux Arts before receiving a BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art. She has been exhibiting her work since 1983 including shows at the Portland Art Museum, the Oregon Health Sciences University, the University of Austin in Texas, and the Bellevue Art Museum, WA. She is represented by Russo Lee Gallery in Portland. Prominent collections include Safeco, Microsoft, Oregon State University, Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital, Tacoma Art Museum, and the Portland Art Museum. Commissions include work for Southern Oregon University, the Tigard Public Library, OR, Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Portland Fire and Rescue in conjunction with RACC, OR, Oregon Food Bank, Multnomah County’s Juvenile Justice Center in Portland, OR, and the Arnold Rue Community Center, in Stockton, CA.

“The love of color and form has permeated every aspect of my life from earliest memory. It is a very powerful weapon and tool. Painting has allowed me to express how I feel about the world more clearly than any other mode of communication. Through it I am able to express what is constant about the cycle of life and what continuously rings true although metamorphosing and changing.”

Have questions? Please email Mary Josephson at aurora.josephson@gmail.com