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The Bascom is working towards creating a more integrated and user-friendly experience for our visitors. Please read the following information to familiarize yourself with the process.

How does it work?

Whenever you register for a class or workshop online, you'll be prompted to create a user account during the registration process. The information you provide there can then be used to log in here.

  1. Register for a Workshop
  2. Create your username and password during the registration process
  3. Check your email (Don't see it in your inbox? Check your junk/spam folder and mark it as not junk/spam)
  4. Click on the activation link in the email and... Voila! You're good to go!

 

02
Sep
2024

Soda Firing Bring Your Pots to Fire! and Making Lively Pots, Working Soft on the Wheel

September 2, 2024 9:00 am - September 6, 2024 4:00 pm
Instructor(s): Gay Smith
$700 for Members; $775 for Non-Members

In this workshop, we will bring cone 10 bisque ware to decorate, glaze, and load to fire the Bascom's soda kiln, plus we'll make pots too. Soda fired pots tend to be dramatic and brilliant; this workshop is a rare opportunity to experience and learn more about it. We'll cover practical and aesthetic aspects of soda firing including slip and glaze application, prep for and how to load and fire the kiln. During heating up and cooling the kiln, we will explore ways to make more dynamic pots. Working with freshly thrown clay, we'll alter surfaces and forms; squaring, ovaling, fluting, faceting, and improving foundational throwing techniques will be on offer. In learning to fully utilize the effects of flames carrying sodium through a kiln, we'll look at placement in the kiln as well as form and surface treatments, including slips and glazes, that are particularly responsive to the effects of soda firing. Experience throwing on the potters wheel is needed for this class. We’ll engage in lively conversations ranging over our interests, passions, technical questions, developing a personal aesthetic, raw glazing, single firing, firing.

10
Sep
2024

Resident Artist Series: September Halloween Pumpkins

September 10, 2024 10:00 am - September 19, 2024 12:00 pm
Instructor(s): Frank Vickery
$175 for Members; $250 for Non-Members

Clay Pumpkin

September Halloween Pumpkins – Learn a variety of techniques for making clay pumpkins.  We will make pumpkins the first week of class and glaze the 2nd week. 

Class Meets:

September 10th, 12th, 17th, and 19th

15
Oct
2024

October Wheel Throwing

October 15, 2024 10:00 am - October 31, 2024 12:00 pm
Instructor(s): Frank Vickery
$250 for Members; $325 for Non-Members

October Wheel Throwing

October Wheel Throwing - Using the potter’s wheel to make functional objects can be a very rewarding experience.  This class will cover the basics of working on the potter’s wheel.  If you have never tried this before, please expect some difficulty in the initial stages.  The focus will be to learn centering and then to pull shapes such as bowls (ex. berry bowls, soup bowls, colander, cereal bowls, etc) and cylinders (ex. Mugs, tumblers, sippers – based on the learning curve).  The second week of class will be trimming and practicing more shapes.  Glazing will take place the final week.  Some experience may be necessary. 

Class Meets:

October 15th, 17th, 22nd, 24th, 29th, and 31st

25
Oct
2024

Sculpting Animals

October 25, 2024 9:00 am - October 27, 2024 4:00 pm
Instructor(s): Christine Kosiba
$450 Member Price/ $525 Non-Member Price

Sculpting Animals Workshop

Demonstration and technical instruction related to various clay hand-building techniques will be provided as you create your own animal sculptures.  We will discuss gesture and features that breathe life into the work, experiment with using found objects and discuss surface treatments and finishing techniques.  Emphasis will be on creating narrative and personal expression in your individual pieces.

05
Nov
2024

Short Term Resident Artist Series: Clay to Canvas

November 5, 2024 10:00 am - November 14, 2024 12:00 pm
Instructor(s): Casey Engle
$250 member/$325 non-member/studio member year $150

From Clay to Canvas is a 4-day workshop focusing on sgraffito techniques on a rich red clay canvas. Sgraffito, a method involving carving or scratching through layers to reveal the clay beneath, will be the primary focus. This class is suitable for seasoned beginners, intermediates, and advanced students experienced in working with clay. Participants will independently create forms through wheel throwing or hand building, emphasizing sgraffito by layering vibrant underglazes and slips and drawing on the clay surface. While the primary focus is sgraffito, the workshop will also cover advanced hand-trimming techniques, scoring, smoothing, and intuitive form refinement.

Class meets:  

Nov 5th, 7th, 12th, and 14th

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Exhibitions & Shop:
Tuesday - Saturday; 10 am - 5 pm

Studio Barn Hours:
Monday - Saturday; 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday; Noon - 5 pm

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Visit: 323 Franklin Road
Highlands, NC 28741 (Map It)

Call: 828-526-4949 (Main)
828-787-2892 (Ceramics Studio)

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This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Learn more at http://www.ncarts.org.

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Funded in part by a grant from South Arts
in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.