Finding The Beast in You – Sculpture Demo with Steve Murphy

Join Ceramics Program instructor Steve Murphy for a fun, one-day workshop where he’ll build a one-of-a-kind incense burner in the form of a mythical beast. Drawing inspiration from Japanese and Mayan sculpture—and a healthy dose of zoo-watching—Murphy will construct a multi-part creature and then go wild adding textures like fur, spikes, and plenty of teeth. Come watch a beast come to life in clay.

Cost: Free for Harvard College Undergraduates, $75 for Adult Community and Harvard Graduate students. Registration for this workshop opens Wednesday, February 11 at 10am. 

Instructor Bio:

Steve Murphy (aka Boston Pottery) is a Boston area potter, sculptor and artist working primarily in clay. For over 30 years, Murphy has specialized in high-fire stoneware and porcelain, either functional or sculptural, and often utilizes the wood-fired surface. He received his BFA in Design from UMass Dartmouth then pursued an intensive study of clay in Nagano, Japan. Murphy is currently an instructor at Mudflat Pottery as well as the Ceramics Program – OFA Harvard.