Semester:
Offered:
Saturday, October 28, 2023 - FULL/Registration closed
10am-5pm with 1 hour lunch break
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Registration will open on September 5 for all user types
As an admirer of bisque molded pottery through the ages, Lisa Orr throws in bisque molds as the ancient romans did, embellishing with fluid slip drawings, and topping with hand formed sprigs. In this one-day workshop, Lisa Orr will demonstrate her processes for making bowls, a teapot, a mug, her signature butter dish, and a lacy, stained-glass-slip-supported salt cellar. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to make their own relief sprig positive and catch-all using Lisa’s molds.
Lisa’s artworks for the table often refer to traditional porcelain or restaurant whitewares, but with softer forms inspired by the playful and abundant qualities of Mexican earthenware. She invented her own production process after studying clay mold fragments in antiquated factories and museums. After forming pieces in molds, on the wheel, or both, she finishes with stamps, slips, sprigs and polychrome glazes. Though Lisa’s colors can evoke a vivid garden, it is the strength of her form that sets her work apart: it feels muscular and strong while showing fluidity. In this way she plays both ends of the spectrum, from the dynamic and substantive to the detailed and dreamy--full of surprise.
Lisa Orr Biography
For 39 years Lisa Orr has been professional potter and student of ceramics. She completed an MFA at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1992 and later received grants including a Fulbright and a MAAA/NEA. Her work is in numerous public and private collections including the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, and the permanent collection of WOCEF in Korea. Currently she teaches, lectures and shows nationally and internationally.
Cost: $125 for Adult Community; $100 for Harvard Graduate students; $25 for Harvard College Undergraduates.
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