Skill Building Workshop: Mold Making
Saturday & Sunday, April 9 & 10, 2022 • 10 AM–3 PM (Pacific)
Instructor: Colby Charpentier • In-person • $325
This two-day workshop will cover designing plaster molds primarily for slip casting and press molding clay. We will go over plaster mixing, hand-ladled molds, and multi-part molds. There will be a combination of demonstration and hands-on participation. Students are asked to bring a few small models and ideas. We will choose one plaster mold project per student to work on through the weekend. Some clay experience is helpful.
This workshop is beginner-friendly and open to ceramicists of all levels. In this class you will learn how to make a two part mold from an object of your choice and you will leave with your own mold. You will also learn the process of slip casting and have a chance to pour slip into already finished molds while your plaster molds are setting.
The workshop will show how to prepare and mix two different types of slip, prepare a mold for casting, cast and release, and the final clean up steps.
Tools, clay and plaster will be provided; additional materials will be available for sale.
Workshop Policies
Refunds are not allowed after the workshop begins. Refunds requested during the week prior to the start of the class will be honored at 50%. Refunds requested prior to this will be honored minus Eventbrite fees. If you would like to request a refund, email studio@amoca.org.
Every student is required to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination at the beginning of the workshop. If a student cannot provide proof of vaccination, the student will be unable to continue with the class. Thank you in advance for your understanding!
Registration for Skill Building Workshop: Mold Making
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Meet Your Instructor: Colby Charpentier
Charpentier received his M.F.A. from the Cranbrook Academy of Art (Bloomfield Hills, MI) and his B.F.A. from Alfred University (Alfred, NY). He has served as a resident artist at the Morean Center for Clay (St. Petersburg, Florida), Sonoma Ceramics (Sonoma, CA), and most recently the Harvard Ceramics Program (Boston, MA). Charpentier has taught at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Boston, MA) and the Harvard Ceramics Program (Boston, MA), and been the recipient of numerous awards. Most recently, he was awarded the top prize at the International Porcelain Design Competition, the Franz Rising Star Award. Charpentier will be in residence October 2021–April 2022.
Learn more at ColbyCharpentier.com or by following him on Instagram.