Instructor: Ryder Gordon
Monday - Wednesday & Friday
July 1 - 5
9am - 2pm
4 sessions

This fun and exciting class will explore simple hand-building techniques and raku firing! Two days of hand-building and two days of raku firing.  Ryder will demo making vessels with different techniques along with discussions of the implications of forms and how they respond in a raku firing.  The raku firing will be a time to explore the wonderful colors and surprises that this technique offers. Sharing results and participation will give students a deeper understanding of this exciting process! 

Students of all levels are welcome.

Ryder Gordon grew up in the Boston area, where he was introduced to the potter’s wheel at a young age. Ryder is currently studying at UMass Dartmouth in New Bedford, MA. After graduating, he will continue to be a teacher and explorer of ceramics. Ryder’s signature work is defined by pushing the limits of what can be accomplished using various techniques and tools. He creates vessels that bulge, grow, and swirl expressing the internal pressure.  Ryder refines the surface through carving and compressing to accentuate the personality of the form.