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Narrative Ceramic Totems Workshop

Instructor: Suzanne Long

In this 4 -Session hand building class students will develop a personal narrative in clay using the form of a totem. We will add each section of the personal totem to create a free-standing interlocking sculpture, revealing your story as you go. We will discuss personal symbolism, storytelling, and how best to execute those elements in clay. There will be weekly demonstrations of coil building, glazing with under glazes, and stacking the pieces of your totem.

Cultural Acknowledgement:

Totem poles are monuments created by First Nations of the Pacific Northwest to represent and commemorate ancestry, histories, people, or events. Totem poles are typically created out of red cedar, a malleable wood relatively abundant in the Pacific Northwest, and would be erected to be visible within a community. Most totem poles display beings, or crest animals, marking a family’s lineage and validating the powerful rights and privileges that the family held. Totem poles would not necessarily tell a story so much as it would serve to document stories and histories familiar to community members or family or clan members.

Ages 16 & up

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Nimbus Arts
649 Main Street
St. Helena, CA 94574 United States
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Phone:
707-963-5278
Website:
https://www.nimbusarts.org/