Making & Using Terra Sigillatas

Service Description

Join us for a two-day workshop making and using terra sigillatas! We will create base and colored terra sigillatas to apply to test tiles and test forms you create. Terra sigillata is a fine clay slip that has deep historical roots and traditions. It can be used at any temperature range. Terra sigillata colors are vast and can be layered and enhanced resulting in a multitude of possibilities. We will use base terra sigillata to create and explore colored terra sigillatas through patterns, layered designs, and surfaces. This workshop expands beyond the technique and creates an environment encouraging creative inquiry. Students should bring their love of exploration, creative risk-taking, and, of course, their favorite brushes, clay tools, sketchbooks and supplies. About the Instructor: Rhonda Willers is an artist with a multi-discipline art practice that includes ceramics, mixed media, drawing, painting, and time-based installations. She is the author of the book Terra Sigillata: Contemporary Techniques, host of the podcast The Artist in Me Is Dead, former president of the board of directors for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, and her writing is featured in The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life by Suleika Jaouad. She lives and works in rural Elk Mound, Wisconsin, with her husband, three children, and two cats.