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Mark your calendar for the 31st Annual Texas Clay Festival!
OCTOBER 28 & 29, 2023!
SATURDAY 10 am – 6 pm
SUNDAY 10 am – 5 pm
The 30th annual Texas Clay Festival will be held in the Gruene Historical District of New Braunfels on October 22 & 23, 2022.
Featuring the work of over 80 Texas potters and clay artists, the festival offers the opportunity to view and purchase a wide variety of pottery, from traditional to sculptural by the top clay artists in the state.
Come out and enjoy the beauty of what Texas clay artists have to offer!
2023 Artist Applications will be available in February.
DEMO SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
AREA A
11:00am
Shikha Joshi
Using a simple form like a cup she will demonstrate faceting and different ways to create rustic surfaces on freshly thrown pieces.
1:00pm
Bridget Hauser
Will demo the carving patterns and small animal sculpture that she has been working on this year.
3:00pm
ryan mckerley
Will demonstrate basic hand building with Awesome Possum porcelain from Armadillo Clay. And also his newish, fresh and exciting waxless water carving technique.
AREA B
12:00pm
brigitte richard
Will be throwing a cup, demonstrating the process of stamping with rubber stamps and attaching a pulled handle.
2:00pm
don brimberry
Will be demonstrating thrown and altered pieces in porcelain, using squaring techniques, faceting, texturing and stretching.
4:00pm
jason hooper
Will demonstrate throwing and altering mugs and bowls, and the use of extruded elements as functional and ornamental attachments.
SUNDAY
AREA A
11:00am
Mark Epstein
Will be throwing and altering multiple forms to make a stacking or nesting set.
1:00pm
Lotus
For one hour only! Step right up and watch LOTUS THE EARTH BENDER spin earth with water to create wondrous & eye catching vessels. Be mesmerized by feats of off-the-hump forms, one-handed centering, knuckle throwing, & handle pulling.
3:00pm
Christopher Melia
“What’s In Your Cup?”
Different beverages call for different vessels. Chris will demonstrate how he makes various forms to pair with specific drinks.
AREA B
12:00pm
Ross Grady High
“Figurative sculpture: telling a story through pose”
2:00pm
rob sheldon
Wheel throwing fermentation jars.
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