Patrick Horsley lives in Portland, Oregon, where he is a full-time studio potter. He received his education at Columbia Basin College in Pasco Washington and the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland. He has given many workshops across the United States, including the Archie Bray Foundation and Arrowmont . He has taught ceramics classes at the Portland Art Museum School, Oregon College of Art and Craft,and other Portland area colleges since 1972.. Patrick has also received many awards, including a National Endowment for the Arts grant. If his work looks familiar it's because it has been well documented in ceramics magazines and books and appears in many collections around the country.

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2006 Summer Workshops at Hummingbird
in Southern Oregon's Applegate Valley

Patrick Horsley - Aug.18-20

“Everything but Round ”

Workshop Description
9AM to 4PM Basic supplies and lunch are included.

This workshop will cover thrown and altered forms, both lidded and non-lidded shapes. There will be an emphasis on changing the geometry of forms. This creative process will help achieve new shapes and new ideas about clay. Pots that will be demonstrated will include cups/tea bowls, square lidded box, square lidded jar, two-part altered vase, teapot with extruded parts, large platter. Students will have an opportunity to work on techniques that have been demonstrated. Clay information, clay formulas, tips and problem solving will be covered as well as glaze formulas and suggestions for achieving specific surfaces and colors at cone 6 to cone 9 range.

Artist's Statement
My work is strongly influenced by architecture, both primitive and contemporary (i.e. the home, the temple and the skyscraper). I base my work on the idea of the container vessel, and at times, utilitarian forms, such as teapots and lidded jars.

Some of the work - bowls, vases and platters - fall into a more ceremonial category. The image of the teapot has become a major focus of work and time. These teapots are non-utilitarian, and are to be viewed in their profile.

The challenge of my work is to combine the many elements (handles, feet, spouts and lids) into a work that dances and presents a new view and image of a familiar form. My primary interest is in the process and the physical dance of making the pots.
Some ceramic experience is helpful for this workshop.

$265* per workshop - $20 discount for registrations before May 1
Registration Form Open as of 6/21/06