Humanimals

Instructor: Joey Chiarello
Schedule: Saturdays & Sundays, October 23, 24 and 30, 31 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
# of Sessions: 4
Location: Ceramic Studio
Level/Prerequisite: All Levels -- Beginners will be able to keep up, but advanced students will also find value in the instruction. Adult, 18+
Tuition/Admission: $255 Member / $320 Non-Member
Supply Fee: $55

Class Description: Spend two full weekends with artist Joey Chiarello who will teach participants how to tell stories using figurative sculpture and surface decoration. Students will create cylinders made from clay slabs using hand building techniques that will inform movement, mood and style to further explore the limitless possibilities in their own work.

The first two days, students will learn to build hollow ceramic cylinders from clay slabs to create single form heads and face studies. Separate cylinders will be joined together to create a figurative humanoid sculpture with beastly traits of your choosing. The workshop will culminate with decorative techniques using underglaze painting, slip and glazing.

Artist Bio:
Joseph Chiarello, who goes by Joey, is primarily self-taught. He has studied with Esther Shimazu of Honolulu, Hawaii. He also studied with Sergei Isupov, and Michael Sherrill and under their tutelage he earned a scholarship through the Hawaii Craftsmen in 2004 and 2005. Joey views teaching as a large part of his education and has taught ceramic art classes at Hawaii potters guild in Honolulu Hawaii (as of 2011), and Seward park clay studio in Seattle Washington (2009-2011). Joey has been exhibiting work since 2003. His more recent shows include Mini SOFA inspired show at The Fine Art associates (2011), Hawaii’s Modern Masters (2011), Honolulu Japanese Chamber of commerce, Commitment to excellence Juried show, 2nd prize 3-D category, Honolulu Hawaii (2011), and “Homeward-bound” solo show at The Pacini Lubel Gallery Seattle (2010). Joey uses a wide range of age-old 2-D designs that includes a wide range of Native, Asian, folklore and spirituality as paintings, drawings and tattoos which inspire his 3-D ceramic interpretations. He says, “Growing up, I have always had a great appreciation of the many forms and capabilities of the entire animal kingdom. I am captivated by the stillness of the instinctual nature of each diverse creature. When I give in, creatures seem to flow from my fingertips.”

Students should bring:
- Basic clay tools
- Clay wire
- Sketchbook

DMAC will provide:
Basic underglazes
White stoneware clay 
Clear glaze
Wooden knitting needles