Thursday Clay welcomes makers of all skill levels to gather and experience both the excitement and challenges that wheel-throwing has to offer. This course will outline the basics of centering clay, creating vessels, trimming work and the possibilities of glaze decoration. We will go over an array of different tools in the classroom and how we can use them to enhance our practice. For participants with prior wheel-throwing experience, I am happy to offer alternative projects and suggestions beyond the agenda for beginning students.

Isabel Souza is a ceramic artist and teacher based in Truro, Massachusetts. In 2019, Isabel graduated with a BFA from Syracuse University. She pursued several mediums including ceramics, textile design, silkscreen and fashion photography. During a semester abroad in Florence, Italy, Isabel cultivated new ideas around craftsmanship, art, and fashion that she would use to inform her own work. After graduating, Isabel returned to her hometown on Cape Cod to pursue her dream of establishing a ceramics business. Isabel’s goal as a ceramic artist is to create functional handmade objects that hold stories and add meaning to our surroundings. Her designs aim to feel personal in how they interact with the human body-  whether it is a mug that we hold to our lips and cradle in our hands for warmth, a serving bowl that is passed between loved ones at a dinner table or a pair of vibrant earrings that we thread through our ears on special occasions. Isabel’s hope is that her works spark as much joy for their users as the creative process kindles for her.

Workshop Fee is $375