“Patterns to Pots: Hand Building with Soft Slabs” with Liz Zlot Summerfield
Date: June 12th-14th, 2026
Location: Double Island Studio, Green Mountain, North Carolina
Description: This workshop intends to demystify working with soft slabs and offers the essential components to creating unique slab built pots. Students will be introduced to the technique of making and working with paper patterns. They will begin with simple functional forms and expand to include components such as lids, feet, and spouts.
One full day will be dedicated to surface which includes slip trailing and the making and applying of terra sigillata. Participants will practice on premade bone dry pots they bring to the workshop.
This workshop is designed to accommodate clay enthusiasts from advanced beginner and beyond.
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