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Ceramics and Shamanism
with Professor Richard Flores
 
Friday - Sunday
February 14 - 16, 2014

Ask about our couples discount for this workshop in celebration of Valentine's Day
and take the opportunity to get away to Ojai for the weekend!

Ancient Santarem Figure
Ancient Santarem Figure

Explore the role of the shaman in indigenous cultures through the use of ceramics. Learn how fetish objects and ornament have been used historically, while exploring myriad techniques for working in clay. The workshop will culminate in a Raku-firing of objects created over the weekend, with participants taking home their creations.
 

Small Figures from Tapajos River Valley
Small Figures from Tapajos River Valley
 

Primitive Talisman Necklace
Primitive Talisman Necklace
Pre-Columbian Clay Beads
Pre-Columbian Clay Beads

 

About the Instructor:

Richard Flores is three-dimensional studio arts professor at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California, instructing courses in all levels of ceramics, sculpture, glass and 3-D design. Skilled in both two and three-dimensional fine art, Richard has worked with ceramist Beatrice Wood, and performed numerous Hot Glass workshops with Richard Marquis and William Davis.

Cost: $250. Includes all materials and lunch each day. (Ask about our couples discount for this workshop in celebration of Valentine's Day and take the opportunity to get away to Ojai for the weekend!)

 

For workshop registration, please contact:
The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
Tel: 805-646-3381 or email us at BeatriceWoodCenter@gmail.com.

 
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