Deepening the Story: Ceramics and Mixed Media Assemblage with Kirsten Stingle: August 31st-September 4th, 2026
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Description: Kirsten will guide the class in creating a lush narrative celebrating one’s creative voice, combining ceramics and mixed media assemblage techniques. Gesture and expression are the key elements in figurative sculpture, and Kirsten will spend time exploring ways to maximize the narrative potential.
During this workshop, participants will build a small ceramic torso intended to hang from the wall. In addition, Kirsten will guide the class to expand and strengthen the narrative potential by making an assemblage fiber scroll that will hang from the torso. This will ultimately allow students to use 2-D and 3-D forms of expression to deepen the layers of the story. Participants will explore assemblage techniques such as building up a surface, layering with inks, collage, eco printing, photo transfer, stitch, and mark making.
Kirsten’s step-by-step approach to figurative ceramics is easily accessible, especially for beginners. Her class demonstrations are followed up with individual tutorials, enabling her to help each student achieve their unique vision.
Fee: $840. Fee includes the workshop, materials provided by the instructor, and a $20 non-refundable registration fee.
Location: 2459 Double Island Rd, Green Mountain, NC 28740
Date & Time: August 31st-September 4th. 10am-5pm
Level: This workshop is for ALL LEVELS: whether you have never touched clay but yearn to stretch your creative potential, or if you are a seasoned ceramicist who wants to add a few new techniques to your toolbox.
Format: Demonstration and Hands-On
Firing: Bisque firing is available for an additional $30. See options below. We suggest participants pick up work due to the scale of the pieces.
Accommodations: Our “not so tiny” tiny home, The Casita, is located just steps from the teaching studio. This newly constructed home can accommodate 2 adults and has a full kitchen and bath. Additional accommodations can be found in the workshop guide here.
Cancellation policy: 100% refund if we can fill your spot. 50% refund if we cannot fill your spot. No refund will be provided for cancellations received less than 2 weeks prior to the workshop date. We kindly ask that you refrain from participating if you are sick or have been in close contact with others who are sick. Our goal is to keep everyone healthy!
Workshop Guide: This guideincludes important information specific to this workshop such as tools, materials, and more.
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Description: Kirsten will guide the class in creating a lush narrative celebrating one’s creative voice, combining ceramics and mixed media assemblage techniques. Gesture and expression are the key elements in figurative sculpture, and Kirsten will spend time exploring ways to maximize the narrative potential.
During this workshop, participants will build a small ceramic torso intended to hang from the wall. In addition, Kirsten will guide the class to expand and strengthen the narrative potential by making an assemblage fiber scroll that will hang from the torso. This will ultimately allow students to use 2-D and 3-D forms of expression to deepen the layers of the story. Participants will explore assemblage techniques such as building up a surface, layering with inks, collage, eco printing, photo transfer, stitch, and mark making.
Kirsten’s step-by-step approach to figurative ceramics is easily accessible, especially for beginners. Her class demonstrations are followed up with individual tutorials, enabling her to help each student achieve their unique vision.
Fee: $840. Fee includes the workshop, materials provided by the instructor, and a $20 non-refundable registration fee.
Location: 2459 Double Island Rd, Green Mountain, NC 28740
Date & Time: August 31st-September 4th. 10am-5pm
Level: This workshop is for ALL LEVELS: whether you have never touched clay but yearn to stretch your creative potential, or if you are a seasoned ceramicist who wants to add a few new techniques to your toolbox.
Format: Demonstration and Hands-On
Firing: Bisque firing is available for an additional $30. See options below. We suggest participants pick up work due to the scale of the pieces.
Accommodations: Our “not so tiny” tiny home, The Casita, is located just steps from the teaching studio. This newly constructed home can accommodate 2 adults and has a full kitchen and bath. Additional accommodations can be found in the workshop guide here.
Cancellation policy: 100% refund if we can fill your spot. 50% refund if we cannot fill your spot. No refund will be provided for cancellations received less than 2 weeks prior to the workshop date. We kindly ask that you refrain from participating if you are sick or have been in close contact with others who are sick. Our goal is to keep everyone healthy!
Workshop Guide: This guideincludes important information specific to this workshop such as tools, materials, and more.
Waitlist: If a workshop is sold out, add the workshop to your cart, enter your email address and you will be notified when a spot opens.
Kirsten Stingle’s narrative sculptures confront a globally connected world that heightens individual isolation and a superficial understanding of our place in the world. Her work focuses on the common threads of human experience, emphasizing our interconnectedness to the world around us. The primary protagonist in each sculpture is the hand-built porcelain figure, with special emphasis on the communication tools of gesture and expression. Through careful collaboration with antique relics and other media she transforms an intricate mixture of disparate techniques into a seamless narrative vision. Stingle has exhibited internationally in the following museums: HEY! CERAMIQUE.S at the Museum of La Halle Saint Pierre in Paris, France curated by Anne Richard, founder of HEY! modern art and pop culture; Museo a Cielo Aperto and Museo MACRO of Rome, Italy; Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art; Georgia Museum of Arts and Sciences; Harn Museum and Barton College of Art. Stingle has participated in international high-end exhibitions for more than ten years, including L.A. Art, SOFA, Art Miami: Aqua, Art New York, Art Wynwood, Art Palm Beach, and Art Palm Springs. Her work is found in the permanent collections of the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, the Kapp Foundation, the Addams Family Foundation, Cafesjian Foundation, and Windgate Center for Art and Design. Stingle has been highlighted by such publications as Hey! modern art and pop culture, Beautiful Bizarre, What Women Create, Hi-Fructose, and Art Doll Quarterly. She has been chosen as a sculpture finalist for the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Stingle has gained curatorial curated ”In.Visible” at The Bascom Center for Visual Arts and co curated: “Taboo: Sexuality and Sexual Identity in Ceramics;” “Sacred and Profane,” and; “Deconstructing the Conversation.
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