Decoration At Its Best is a weekend-long educational event bringing together a community of potters and artists enthused about surface decoration! The event includes experienced ceramicists showcasing their process, hands-on demonstrations, community building, meals, and more!
AND attendees have the unique opportunity to “try the technique” with each of these presenters!
The Clay Lady’s Campus is hosting Decoration At Its Best from April 17-19, a weekend-long educational event bringing together a community of potters and artists enthused about surface decoration!
Learn from 4 experienced ceramicists who will showcase their process, participate in hands-on demonstrations, enjoy meals with fellow participants, build community, and more! Attendees will also get to “try the technique” with each presenter!
Registration is $395 and includes a gallery opening on Friday along with coffee, snacks and lunch on Saturday and Sunday.
We can guarantee a high quality experience learning from these 4 potters who have previously presented on The Clay Lady’s Campus.
The Clay Lady’s Campus welcomes all, respecting the diversity of our creative planet. We love our neighbors – no exceptions.
Meet the presenters and have an opportunity to purchase their art during the Decoration At Its Best Gallery Opening in The CLC Gallery from 5:30 – 7:30 on Friday, April 17.
PRESENTATIONS
Participants will be treated to two days of demonstrations, presentations, and discussions by four ceramic artists known for their surface design.
TRY THE TECHNIQUE
Participants will have the opportunity to try the techniques after each presentation!
PRESENTERS
Participants will be treated to two days of demonstrations, presentations, and discussions by four ceramic artists known for their surface design.
There’s a reason Cynthia Bringle received the North Carolina Award for Fine Art in 2002 before being recognized in 2009 as a North Carolina Living Treasure. She’s beloved not only as a potter whose work can be found in museums and individual collections around the country, but as a teacher, and mentor, too. She is passionate about creating work that people appreciate as well as use. A lifelong learner, she continually looks at her work with a critical eye, wondering how to take it to the next level.
Teresa Pietsch work connects both the functional and the decorative, seeking to make pots that people want to touch, hold, and use. Finding inspiration from plants and trees, her pots reflect ideas that are centered in life, growth, and experience.
Teresa grew up in Washington State and graduated from Seattle Pacific University. She began working in clay at West Point Grey Community Studio in Vancouver, BC and at Claymakers Community Studio in Durham, NC. In 2010 she started as a full time studio potter as a resident artist at the EnergyXchange in Burnsville, NC. In the fall of 2013 she set up her own studio near Penland, NC.
Susan became a core student at Penland in 1998 and 1999. While a part of their ceramics program, she also took printmaking and papermaking classes. In 2000 I moved to Athens, Georgia, finally got the newspaper paste-up job she had always wanted, shared a rented studio with a friend in Farmington, and assisted and taught beginning clay classes at Good Dirt Ceramic Center. We all know this is not a great time in history for newspapers and especially for paste-up artists. Her job was replaced by computer software in 2004 and that same year she left Athens to attend graduate school in ceramics at the University of Florida. One of her greatest experiences as a graduate student at UF was teaching someone how to use a typewriter. After graduating in 2007, she returned to Penland as the clay studio coordinator.
He was a Core Fellow at Penland School of Crafts in 2000-2001, and has returned to Penland to teach Summer Session workshops. Currently, Ronan maintains Nine Toes Pottery, which produces highly decorative and functional earthenware vessels. His work has been featured in both Ceramics Monthly and Clay Times, and the books 500 Bowls and 500 Plates and Chargers.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday Schedule
2:30-5:30 – First thing! Check-in and shop at Mid-South Ceramic Supply Store. Tour The Clay Lady’s Campus. Shop The CLC Gallery!
5:30-7:30 – Decoration At Its Best Gallery Opening in The CLC Gallery
Saturday Schedule
8:30-9:00 – Coffee and conversation
9:00-12:00 – Studio D – Cynthia Bringle Studio F – Ronan Peterson
12:00-1:00 – Lunch
1:00-4:00 – Studio D – Susan Feagin Studio F – Teresa Pietsch
4:00-5:00 – Social Hour
Sunday Schedule
8:30-9:00 – Coffee and conversation
9:00-12:00 – Studio D – Cynthia Bringle Studio F – Teresa Pietsch
12:00-1:00 – Lunch
1:00-4:00 – Studio D – Susan Feagin Studio F – Ronan Peterson
4:00-5:00 – Social Hour
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What's the cost of registration and when can I sign up?
Registration is $395 and includes a welcome reception on Friday evening along with coffee, snacks and lunch on Saturday and Sunday.
Whether or not you can receive school credit is up to the institution where you are enrolled. Please contact us if you need specific information from us to assist you in this regard.
What time should I arrive?
Registration begins at 2:30 on Friday and the Gallery Opening beginning at 5:30.
You can tour The Clay Lady’s Campus, shop The CLC Gallery and Mid-South Ceramic Supply Store, enjoy The Second Story Cafe, and meet the Vendors.
Please see the schedule for presentation times.
How close is the airport from the Clay Lady’s Campus and do I need to arrange transport?
Closest Airport:
BNA – Briley Nashville Airport is 10 minutes from The Clay Lady’s Campus. You will need to make your own arrangements from the airport to your accommodations.
We suggest using Uber and Lyft
Where should I stay?
Search tips for lodging:
To avoid downtown Nashville we recommend 37214 zip code (The CL Campus is 37210) or any hotels near the airport on Donelson or Elm Hill Pike, which is 10 minutes away.
There are also great AirBnB & VRBO rentals in The Donelson Hills or Bluefields neighborhoods.
There are campgrounds in the Music Valley area which is near Opry Mills.
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