Ceramic Handbuilding: For Beginners (Ages 6-9)

Price range: $120.00 through $135.00

Dates: Wednesdays: April 22 – May 13
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Cost: $135.00 / $120.00 Members

Join us this spring for an exciting hands-on series of ceramics! Over 4 weeks, local artist Meg Leslie will take us on a clay handbuilding journey. Handbuilding is a timeless method of working with clay using pinching, coiling and slab construction techniques to create unique one-of-a-kind pieces from porcelain. Use your imagination as you explore clay & glazes to create artistic pieces to bring home!

Description

Meg Leslie is a mosaic and ceramic artist. She lives in Ramara, Ontario, a rural community that is surrounded by lakes and rivers and forests. Her work is deeply rooted in nature, storytelling and community. With a background in interior design and a Master Naturalist certificate, she brings a layered approach to ceramic arts—blending structural and organic, personal and ecological. Her practice evolved from large-scale pique assiette public mosaic installations to more intimate explorations in handmade porcelain tiles for backsplashes for homes and cottages. Meg is guided by a desire to seek out symbolism and find meaning.  Over the past decade, she has led numerous community art projects, workshops, and creative initiatives across Ontario. These experiences have strengthened her belief in the transformative power of collective creativity.