Leopard Spot Shino Vase by Tom Coleman 2012
Skill Level: Intermediate, advanced and the professional potter. Be able to center and pull a 10″ cylinder to attend workshops with Tom Coleman.
To Register Call Ruth Kline at 702-685-7573
A 50% deposit holds your place in these workshops.
New! Shino Workshop with Tom Coleman August 5-11th. Scroll down for more information.
Original Crystal Matte Workshop June 10-16th
- Apply crystal matte glazes for brighter, more beautiful color and crystals. Tom Coleman teaches you the correct temperature and reduction atmosphere for the best crystal mattes ever! Bring up to 10 pieces of bisque ware made from cone 10 clay and bisque fired to 08. You can also ship your bisque ware to Pottery West prior to the start of the workshop.
Fee: $1000.00 with your own off-site housing. A 50% deposit of $500.00 holds your place in this workshop. 24 hour access to the pottery. (scroll down for details about Clay and Lab fees for the workshops)
Tom pulling a pitcher lip at Pottery West June 2012
Strictly Functional Workshop July 24-28th
5 Days of intensive hands-on instruction for functional ware. Improve your throwing skills 10-fold with specific instruction on how to get the most from your materials while working. Tom Coleman demonstrates how form needs to follow the function it was meant to perform. Learn which glazes are best for functional ware and what temperature range will ensure the highest quality stoneware and porcelain wares. And, find out what kind of insurance you might want to carry if you are making functional work and selling to the general public.
Fee: $850.00 with your own off-site housing. A 50% deposit of $425.00 holds your place in this workshop. 24 hour access to the pottery.
Shino bottle by Ed Kosik at the Pottery West Shino Workshop with Tom Coleman summer 2012
Shinos August 5-11th
What makes a great shino glaze starts out with the type of clay you use to how you fire your reduction atmosphere kiln. This workshop with Tom Coleman includes hands-on participation in every step of the process to get the very best shinos! Throwing, trimming and sculpting multi-sectional forms. Making marks and shino glaze application. Bring 10 pieces of pre-bisqued ware made from cone 10 stoneware or porcelain. We start out with spray-glazing, loading a kiln and firing specifically for shinos.
Fee: $1000.00 with your own off-site housing. A 50% deposit of $500.00 holds your place in this workshop. 24 hour access to the pottery.
Clay and Lab Fee:We have Smooth BMix, BMix with grog, Vegas Buff Smooth and Coleman Porcelain available for purchase. The cost of the clay is $1.00 per pound and we sell the clay in 25 pound blocks.
The purchase of the clay covers the lab fee for your firings and glazes. This way your lab fee is based on how much clay you choose to use during the workshop. Our staff continues to bisque fire wares until the last day of the workshop so you’ll have wares strong enough to travel back home with you.
Our 6 day workshops with Tom Coleman begin with a glaze demonstration and a firing. Plan to bring up to 10 pieces of bisque ware ranging in size from small up to 10″ in height. Large bowls and platters take up too much room. We would like you to bring forms like bottles, vases, tea bowls, pitchers, etc. It’s important to limit the work you bring to 10 pieces so we can be sure to get everyone’s work into the kiln.
The Pottery: is 3000 sq ft and has central air conditioning and heating. Equipped with satellite radio, a fridge and a microwave. The pottery is open 24 hours a day. For more information about the facility click here
Lunches: Some people will opt to go out for lunches. There is a fridge on-site if you prefer to bring lunches with you.
Lodging The Santa Fe Hotel and Casino is close by. Ruth will give you the contact info when you register for a workshop.
Workshop Participants will spend multiple days throwing and firing with Tom Coleman at Pottery West. Plan to bring bisque ware or ship it to us ahead of time. 10 small to medium-sized pieces from 6 – 10 inches tall is suggested. Please do not bring bowls or plates: they take up too much room in the kilns. Bring any tools you are used to throwing and glazing with.
Daily Schedule Coffee is available in the pottery studio from 7:30 – 9:00 am. Workshops begin at 9:00 am. Spend the day in the air-conditioned pottery where we’ll be throwing, trimming, decorating and glazing with Tom. We work hands-on with Tom throughout the workshop. Glaze, load kilns, watch demos and throw. We end the day around 4:00 pm. The pottery studio is open 24 hours so you are welcome to continue working at your own pace.
Photo Special Our resident photographer, Kelly McLendon, is available to take professional images of your work while you participate in a workshop. Her rates are reasonable and she provides you with a CD of images to take home with you. For more information visit http://kelly-mclendon.com/
We started the Shino Workshop with a soda firing for the people staying on-site. Pottery West crew member, Larry Grubb, checking the soda kiln with Tom Coleman.
Tom got some of his best soda fired work from this firing.
Tom's bottle with alterations and slip
Shino Workshop 2011
pitcher spout
teapot demonstration
sculptural forms
2nd firing was shinos in the Geil kiln.
3rd firing was shinos from our soda kiln (without soda) Thank you Derek, John, Larry and Tom for a great firing.
Karle Koerbling with his shino vase from the 3rd firing.
Viewing each others work with Kelly McLendon. Thank you, Kelly, for taking professional images for us to apply to shows.
Our 4th firing. Thank you to everyone who participated in this workshop.
shino workshop 2011
shino workshop 2011
shino workshop 2011
lidded jar by Lori Coleman shino workshop 2011
shino workshop 2011
shino workshop 2011
tumbler and mug by Lori Coleman shino workshop 2011
tea bowl shino workshop 2011
cup shino workshop 2011
tea bowl shino workshop 2011
Zac Hould in the gallery at the Coleman's house. Thanks to Tom and Elaine for hosting a great dinner for us.
Zach with Nina at the Colemans. Thank you for another great workshop!
Hi, off-site housing indicates you would find you’re own lodging. The Santa Fe Hotel and Casino is less then a mile away and their rates are very good for people attending workshops at Pottery West. I have a phone number and contact person if you are interested in attending.
The fee for the Coleman Workshop includes your breakfast and lunches for 8 days. And, we have a kitchen to cook dinners in and a laundry facility. For more information you can call Ruth Kline at #702-685-7573.
This workshop was awesome and I can’t wait for the next one. How fun to see my pots “in print”. Kelly makes them look so good. Thanks Amy and Kelly for all you love and work!
Pottery West, 5026 N. Pioneer Way, Las Vegas, NV 89149 and you would fly into the McCarran International Airport. There is a map with driving directions located on the Contact page for the Pottery West website. To take a taxi from the airport to Pottery West it’s $50.00. You’ll want to hand the map to the facility to the driver. You can contact me directly at amy@potterywest.com if you have more questions. We look forward to potting with you
just had the best workshop experence ever. BE IT KNOWN THAT AMY KLINE HAS GOT IT DIALED IN. AMY’S VISION HAS COME TRUE. THIS IS THE FIELD OF DREAMS FOR POTTERS. DESIGN A great facility, have great supporting cast, and plan for a excellant workshop, and the potters WILL COME. IS THIS HEAVEN, NO IT’S NORTH LAS VEGAS. AND BY THE WAY, TOMMMMMM COLEMANNNN. THANKS AGAIN AMY, DAVID OF YUCAIPA
My first workshop and what a thrill to have it here with Tom Coleman! Thank you to everyone at Pottery West for making it such an amazing experience. Tom, Amy, Derek, Tara, Kelly, Larry, John,…EVERYONE…You Rock! Good clay, good food, good people,
YAY!
Sheila Loggan
My first workshop at Pottery West . What a great way to start!! Amy designed a fantastic experience for us all. Great food, great studio, great creative atmosphere. Tom Coleman is as close to a master of porcelain as you can get!!! He was very helpful, informative, and entertaining.Thanks to Tom, Amy, Derek, Tara, Kelly, Larry, and John.
Thank you all
Bill Wright
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I have a medium sized casserole with lid that I bought in Newport, Oregon in 1971. I have loved it for many years.
It is signed Thomas Coleman on the bottom.