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Waitlist Only for Workshop!
March 14th & 15th
10:00am to 5:00pm
MOLD MAKING: Expanding the Possibilities
A 2-day workshop led by TCC Artist-in-Residence:
Byron Ashley
This two-day workshop is beginner-friendly and will cover designing and creating plaster molds primarily for texture molds, slip casting, and press molding clay. We will go over plaster mixing, and multi-part molds. There will be a combination of demonstration and hands-on participation. Students are asked to bring a few small items for making texture molds and ideas for slump/hump molds. We will choose one plaster slip-cast mold project per student to work on through the weekend. Think of utilitarian and vase-like objects. Some clay experience is helpful. Tools, clay and plaster will be provided.
$375 / Participant (Limited to 8) A bag lunch is suggested.
Thank you to all who enjoyed this workshop!
Byron Ashley is a ceramist from Topeka, KS. He graduated from Kansas State University with a B.F.A. in studio art in 2019. In 2025, Byron completed his M.F.A. in studio art from Texas Tech University. His work features ceramic objects of discarded products and screen printed labeling. Byron completed an artist residency with Chautauqua Institute and a short term residency with Red Lodge Clay Center before becoming a resident at the Taos Ceramics Center in January 2026. His work has been recently featured in the exhibitions CraftTexas 2025, What Holds: Ceramic Boxes and the Language of Containment, and MARFA Invitational.
March 21st & 22nd
10:00am to 4:00pm
A 2-day workshop led by the incomparable Taos Pueblo artist:
ANGIE
YAZZIE
The art of micaceous pottery
The TCC could not be more excited to be hosting Angie Yazzie for a workshop that is sure to be unforgettable. This is a rare opportunity to spend 2 days with this extraordinary woman and ceramic artist who is prepared to share techniques that have been passed on through generations for hand-building pottery from micaceous clays. Angie will demonstrate the art of coiling through finishing and speak about the nature and qualities of her designs. She, assisted by her son and potter Eric Marcus, will work hands-on with all workshop participants. You will leave with not only a refined knowledge of clay but with an experience you won't soon forget. This workshop does require some prior experience with clay. Angie will have several examples of her work on display and available for purchase on Sunday.
$495 / Participant (Limited to 8) A bag lunch is suggested.
Angie Yazzie was born and has lived on the Taos Pueblo throughout her life. She is an award-winning micaceous clay potter and has work featured in the permanent collections of Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in Santa Fe, the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, and many others. Angie was Introduced to traditional pottery techniques by her mother, Mary Archuleta, and grandmother, Isabel Archuleta. She was invited to a convocation of Master Potters at the School for Advanced Research in 1994, leading to the book "All That Glitters." Yazzie's work is known for its slender walls and unique shapes. She was the recipient of the 2022 New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts.
Eric Marcus, Angie Yazzie's son, has been working with clay for as long as he can remember. Eric started out making clay pipes about 10 years ago. All along, he would “help out” his mother, Angie, with coiling. Over time, he picked up additional techniques that are necessary in refining one’s hand-building practice. As time passed, he began making his own magnificent work and has developed a unique style with micaceous clay.