FRIDAY, APRIL 15

Elizabeth Coleman

Casting and Molding Ceramics

Elizabeth Coleman will demonstrate techniques for slip-casting and

press-molding ceramic forms. Elizabeth received her MFA in

ceramics from Ohio State University and her BFA in ceramics and

glass from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is a

2010 Jerome Ceramic Artist Project Grant recipient and a Northern

Clay Center studio artist, where she creates monumental relief

carvings. Coleman is also the NCC sales gallery coordinator.

David Swenson

Wheel-thrown Ceramics

David Swenson will demonstrate how to throw a variety of ceramic

forms on the wheel. Swenson received his BFA from New York State

College of Ceramics at Alfred University and was a ceramic intern

with David Fredrickson in 2008. He recently relocated to the Twin

Cities and received a 2009 Fogelberg Studio Fellowship. Swenson

teaches children's and adult classes at Northern Clay Center, and

also serves as the building engineer.

1-2 pm: Joel Froehle

Hand-building Ceramic Vessels

Joel Froehle will demonstrate the creation of hand-built vessels

formed by means of solid construction and subtractive methods.

Froehle recently completed his MFA at the University of Massachusetts,

Dartmouth. He was the studio lab assistant for ceramics at Inver

Hills Community College and a program assistant at Northern Clay

Center prior to graduate school. Froehle is currently an instructor of

drawing and sculpture at Inver Hills Community College.

Peter Jadoonath

Lid-Making Techniques

Peter Jadoonath will demonstrate a variety of techniques for making

lids for clay vessels. Jadoonath received his BFA in painting and

ceramics from Bemidji State University. He is the recipient of a

2007 Jerome Ceramic Artist Project Grant and a 2009 Red Wing

Collectors Society Foundation Aw ard. Jadoonath has taught

ceramics at Bemidji State University and Fired Up studios in

Minneapolis, and was previously on staff at Custom Ceramics and

North Prairie Tile. He is co-owner of Toppot Clay Studio, a member

of Back Alley Gallery in St. Paul and the studio technician for Fired

Up studios.