The Shadow
Carnegie Hall’s Fall Classes & Workshops gets an early start with a great opportunity to learn how to hand build clay class with Sean O’Connell. There will be two six-class sessions starting Monday, September 7.
Explore a variety of form and design concepts combining several techniques in working clay by hand. Tap into creative problem solving in clay, using visual elements such as line, volume, balance, texture, proportion scale, and color in a three-dimensional design. Shape a lidded tripod ginger jar from soft clay slabs or mold a full in-the-round sculptural figure. Sculpt a bas relief wall piece or garden muse. Come create objects of beauty, function, integrity, and spirit. All levels welcome.
Session 1 take place on Wednesdays, September 7, 14, 21, 28, October 5, and 26 (no class October 12, 19). Students wanting to create ceramic gifts as presents should take session 1 to have their items fired before the Holidays. Session 2 takes place on Wednesdays, November 2, 9, 16, 30, December 7, and 21 (no class December 14). All classes are from 6 – 8:30 p.m.
Registration is $225 for members ($250 for nonmembers), but all students qualify for an automatic scholarship and pay only $200. All materials are provided. Students must be 17 years old and class size is limited. To enroll or for a complete list of classes and workshops visit carnegiehallwv.org/classes-and-workshops or pick up a Classes & Workshops brochure at 611 Church Street, Lewisburg, West Virginia.
Sean O’Connell is a ceramic artist from upstate New York and Greenbrier County resident since 2013. From 1995 – 2003, O’Connell studied all aspects of ceramic arts with Professor Regis Brodie at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. He has done exhibitions in several museums and art centers in New York and Massachusetts, including the Ginofor Gallery in Cambridge and Tang Museum in Saratoga Springs. Today, Sean teaches ceramic art classes at Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg. He also maintains a working studio at Lee Street Studios in Lewisburg.
Carnegie Hall is a nonprofit organization supported by individual contributions, grants, and fundraising efforts such as TOOT and The Carnegie Hall Gala. The Hall is located at 611 Church Street, Lewisburg, WV. For more information, please call 304.645.7917 or visit www.carnegiehallwv.org.
