Decoration At Its Best
A Surface Decoration Conference
Decoration At Its Best
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!
WHEN
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 5:30-7:30
SATURDAY, APRIL 18 - SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 8:30-5:00
WHERE
The Clay Lady’s Campus in Nashville, Tennessee
HOW
JOIN US
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.
ABOUT THE EVENT
GALLERY OPENING
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.
CYNTHIA BRINGLE
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
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 FEAGIN
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.
RONAN PETERSON
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
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
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
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
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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.
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.
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
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.
- Urban Nashville has rentals across the city, we recommend The Lodge in Donelson.
The Clay Lady’s Campus does not have lodging.
You will need to arrange your own transportation to and from The Campus.
Coffee, snacks and lunch are included on Saturday and Sunday. We’ll provide you with a list of our favorite places for dinner.
We will have vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options available on our lunch buffets.
We are sorry that we cannot offer student or group discounts.
30 or more days before Decoration At Its Best = full refund
30 – 7 days before Decoration At Its Best = 50% refund
Less than 7 days before Decoration At Its Best = no refund
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