Miniature Teapots

Tuesday-Saturday
September 11-15   10 am – 4 pm

Medium: ceramics
Level: II & III
Instructor: Fong Choo
Tuition: $445 member/$480 non-member

Recognized for his signature diminutive teapots, Fong will teach through demonstrations, individual attention and lectures how to explore and work in detail with the teapot form using references to the perspective of proportions: From the diminutive / whimsical to the utilitarian / large . There will be discussions and demonstrations exploring his combinations of spraying mid range ( Cone 5-6 ) glazes as a base and then layering low fire ( cone 03-04 ) commercial glazes and class recipes, followed by firing the work to Cone 6 in oxidation. It is this over melting and somewhat radical technique of glazing that creates the jewel tone and other effects seen on Fong’s work, and now yours! Participants will also be shown how to attach aesthetically pleasing cane / reed handles on their work and a brief demo on some home made tools as well.
Fong is currently an Adjunct Professor at Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY and has taught many workshops nationally at centers like Penland and Arrowmont School of Art and Craft and internationally in Israel, Canada and most recently in The Republic of Singapore. Over the years, his works have received the Excellence in Ceramics Award at The Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington DC, Best of Show at the American Craft Exposition in Evanston, IL and The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show in Philadelphia, PA. His work has also been featured on the cover of Ceramics Art and Perception magazines in September of 2010.