w/visiting artist, Marsha Mack!
Using various hand building techniques including pinch, coil, and slab, in this two day workshop participants will create tabletop potted cactus, succulent, and plant sculptures. Glazed in a variety of methods, materials, and surface design techniques, these houseplants are guaranteed to thrive in any environment. Participants should expect to create one to three potted plant sculptures between 6-12 inches tall.
Marsha Mack is the Assistant Director and Curator of Galleries & Exhibitions at the Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University. She holds an MFA in Ceramics and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Women’s and Gender Studies from Syracuse University, and a BFA in Ceramics from San Francisco State University. Mack was formerly the Director of Fresh A.I.R. Gallery and SEEN Studios (Columbus, OH), a nonprofit gallery and studio space serving artists with mental illness and substance use disorders, the Associate Director of David B. Smith Gallery (Denver, CO), and has taught studio ceramics at The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH); The University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO); The Cultural Art Center (Columbus, OH); Washington Heights Art Center (Denver, CO); and Palos Verdes Art Center (Palos Verdes, CA). She is a ceramic and installation artist who has presented projects and exhibitions with the Columbus Museum of Art (Columbus, OH); the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (Denver, CO); Black Cube Nomadic Museum (Englewood, CO); The Galleries of Contemporary Art (Colorado Springs, CO); among others. She was recently named a 2023 recipient of the Greater Columbus Art Council and Columbus Museum of Art’s Visual Arts Fellowship, and was selected as a 2024 GLEAN Artist in Residence.