About the Workshop

This 3-day workshop is an invitation to slow down and deepen your connection to clay and your creative voice. We’ll focus on simple thrown forms—bowls, cups, and cylinders—as a canvas for exploring aesthetics, texture, and personal expression. Through a blend of mindful making and playful experimentation, participants will examine how conscious choices in shape, surface, and repetition can be used to explore personal voice, intention, and presence in the studio.

Workshop: In the Making: Exploring Personal Creativity Through Simple Ceramic Thrown Forms
Leader: Vernon Smith
Fees: $675 (covers workshop fees, materials, and meal plan) + $450-$600 for overnight accommodations in our Antinori Village. Follow this link for info on our accommodation options.

Experience Level: Students are recommended to have a solid understanding of basic skills like centering, trimming, basic hand-building techniques. Materials will be provided.

What to Bring: Materials will be provided

About the Leader

Vernon Smith received his BFA in Ceramics from University of West Georgia and studied sculpture at the Arts Students League of New York. He’s been a studio assistant at Coleman Clay Studio in Las Vegas and completed a two-year residency at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. He currently teaches ceramics at The Lovett School and works in his home studio in Decatur, GA.

Please note: Check-in is 1-5pm on the first day of your workshop. If this is an impossibility, please confirm any deviation in advance with staff at workshops@hambidge.org. A mandatory group orientation is held at 5pm on the date of your arrival. Departures are by 2pm on the final day of your workshop.