Description
Led by Sarah Watlington
Sunday, December 8th, 10am-4pm
This workshop is a fun and empowering blending of crafts: utilizing woodworking techniques to create useful tools for working with clay. Participants will gain hands-on experience in how to cut, shape and carve wood, glue, sand and finish. Students will be given project examples that they may replicate. They are also encouraged to bring their own designs for custom ceramics tools they wish to execute.
Sarah will teach students how to safely operate a bandsaw, jig saw, electric sander and drill press. Participants will also learn how to use hand saws as well as shaping and carving tools. Sanding and finishing techniques will end the class and students can expect to leave with multiple custom wooden tools.
No experience is necessary. This workshop will be suited to those who work with ceramics and would like to make their own handcrafted tools, for those with a loved one they would like to make a special gift for and more. Participants can choose what tools they wish to make during the class and will leave with as many as they are able to safely execute during the session.
This workshop will take place at Sooki Studio in Frogtown, 2971 Allesandro Street, Los Angeles, 90039.
Instructor
Sarah Watlington is an artist and educator whose work blends complex and primitive technologies to create genre-defying sculptures for use and non-use. They attended the Krenov School of Fine woodworking in Ft. Bragg, CA, 2018, and hold a BFA from the Design Institute of San Diego, 2010. Sarah teaches woodworking at San Diego State University as well as shorter intensives locally and nationally. She works out of her studio in Los Angeles, CA.
Sliding Scale Pricing
Sliding scale pricing is a tool for social equity. We use sliding scale pricing to make ceramics education accessible and affordable.
There are three tiers for pricing, when signing up for a workshop, please pay on the scale what feels right to you and your current finances. This is a trust based system, only you will know what feels comfortable and possible.
The high end of the scale is the true cost. If you are someone who can afford to pay this, please do, as this offsets the price for others, allowing us to create more affordable offerings.
There are a set amount of spaces available per tier to ensure that the scale is balanced and workshop costs are covered. If a tier is sold out it means that all those spots have been spoken for. An interest free payment plan is available for all workshops, breaking the workshop cost down to smaller payments over a longer period of time.
We do our best to ensure workshops are accessible and affordable. We are continuously improving our pricing system, please reach out if you have any questions or ideas you'd like to share.
Cancellation Policy
Workshops are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend the workshop you may transfer your spot to another person, please confirm with the studio when doing so.
Accessibility
The workshop space is ADA accessible. A bathroom is available for workshop participants that has a set of 3 stairs leading to it that is not currently ADA accessible. For any specific needs or additional questions on accessibility, please reach out.
COVID Protocol
Participants are encouraged to take at home Covid tests prior to the workshop to ensure collective safety. As we're working in a very well ventilated environment, masks are optional. If you are experiencing any Covid like symptoms or have been exposed to someone with Covid, please stay home and get in touch.