Quirky Creatures with Michelle Solorzano
February 21st & 22nd
Saturday & Sunday
10am to 4pm
2-Day Workshop!
We’re thrilled to announce that Michelle Solórzano will be joining us for a 2-day workshop this February! Learn how to sculpt a quirky animal creature.
*Cone 5/6 (Mid-Range)
Quirky Creatures
$275
In this two-day workshop, you will sculpt a playful, stylized animal of your choice. Participants will learn to construct a hollow form using slab and coil building techniques. We will build the body in stages, allowing each section to firm up before assembling the parts.
Using reference images and sketches showing front, side, and back views of your chosen animal, you will translate 2D ideas into dynamic 3D forms. The workshop will focus on pushing features and musculature from the inside and refining details through additive methods.
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One 25lb bag of Red Calico clay per student
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Seamstress tape
Wooden modeling tools
Brushes of various sizes
Scoring tool
Small kitchen knife
Soft silicone rib
Reference images or sketches (front, back, profile)
Lunch:
Lunch is not provided. Please bring your own food, snacks, and a water bottle.
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Firing is not included in this workshop.
Current members and 6-week course students may use their allotted inches and forgo the firing fee.Participants who are not active members or enrolled students may purchase a flat firing fee of $75 per piece. This fee includes bisque firing, glaze firing, and access to the studio to glaze your piece using our in-house glazes, if desired.
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations must be made at least 14 days prior to the workshop for a full refund. Cancellations made within 14 days of the workshop are eligible for a 50% refund. Cancellations made within 14 days of the workshop will not receive a refund unless we find a replacement. Thank you for understanding and supporting our instructors and programming.
Join the waitlist!
We will contact you if a spot in a class opens!
In the meantime, we recommend checking the website periodically and clicking on the registration link above in case a spot opens up before we are able to reach out to you.
hello@gbclayhouse.com
626.791.9220
1563 N Lake Ave. Pasadena, CA. 91104
Michelle Solorzano is a figurative ceramic sculptor, originally from the Dominican Republic. Solorzano's work explores themes of immigration, identity, and culture, interweaving personal narratives with broader historical and ancestral influences. Solorzano holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Ceramics from the State University of New York at Potsdam and a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Indiana University’s Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design. Now based in California, Solorzano is a long-term Artist in Residence at the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), where she also shares her passion for ceramics through teaching. Her work has been recognized nationally, most recently as a 2025 NCECA Emerging Artist, as a recipient of the Helen Zucker Seeman Writing and Research Fellowship for Women and a 2024 Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist.
instagram: @michelleisolorzano
www.michellesolorzano.com