Aspects of Clay is an "everything clay" studio/ store. We focus on teaching pottery of all kinds, including Native American pottery workshops, hand-building, wheel throwing, extruding, kids workshops, tile and mural making classes, painting bisqueware, raku firing, glaze making and more. We sell pottery that has been handmade, glazed and fired by local artists, sell
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supplies, host parties and offer kiln firing services.
We are located on the beautiful, historic Turquoise Trail, a national scenic byway that runs from Santa Fe to Albuquerque. The Turquoise Trail includes the old mining town of Madrid, which is abundant in artists and crafters, quaint shops and restaurants.
Pottery and ceramic arts are New Mexican traditions, especially in Santa Fe and the surrounding area. Aspects of Clay allows people of all backgrounds, (local residents and tourists, young and old, with and without clay knowledge) to experience the tactile and visual beauty of clay. Clay has a permanence that reminds us of the pottery shards and pots from our Native ancestors. What a better way to experience New Mexico and the Santa Fe area than to create your own amazing piece of pottery or clay art as a keepsake! We strive to teach all the "aspects of clay" to anyone who has enthusiasm for learning.
Our workshops and classes are open to the public, and vary from month to month. Paint-your-own-pottery is open to walk-ins during opening hours or by appointment. If our classes and workshops dont fit into your schedule, we happily teach private lessons or offer parties (for any number of people) with a reservation. All items that cannot be completed in one day can be shipped anywhere in the US.
We are now sharing a property with "The Old Schoolhouse Gallery" which offers pottery, paintings, bronze, photography and more, all crafted by local artists.
We hope you will come down and have an AMAZING CLAY EXPERIENCE with us, and a CREATIVE, MEMORABLE TRIP TO SANTA FE, the art capitol of the southwest.
We also host art shows/ fairs twice per year, along the turquoise trail. We are members of the Turquoise Trail Association, and NM potters and Clay artists.
Offerings change frequently, please let us know the dates you will be visiting and we will let you know what is on the schedule.
An experienced teacher and full-time potter, Theo Helmstadter teaches wheel-throwing, hand-building, glaze formulation & application, and firing techniques for cone 10 reduction.Workshops are individualized and best suited to students with some experience and a specific goal in mind: want to learn to throw & assemble large pieces? Dig & process local clay? Explore
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new teapot designs? We'll begin with a discussion of what you'd like to learn.
When: Sessions are scheduled individually or for groups of 2
Time: Two 2-hour sessions (minimum)
Cost: $95. per hour includes materials & firing; $75. per hour for 2 or 3 students
Heidi will demonstrate classical wheel thrown vessels of all sizes. She will make the clay “dance” in sensuous forms while in the squishy state. Students will experience what it is like to throw a bowl in the air and catch it – creating delightful, amorphic forms, unique as snowflakes. Heidi assures good fun.
Students may learn Heidi’s famous chattering and carving
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techniques in clay that is leather. For the adventurous, she will create large scale vessels, adding coils and shaping with flame from a propane torch.
No previous art experience required. All ages welcome. The only requirement is a sense of humor!
Kathryn Blackmun has a background as a graphic designer and illustrator, has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Calif. at Irvine and attended Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif. She now works as a potter just outside of Santa Fe. Located 20 minutes southwest of the Santa Fe Plaza, La Cienega is a semi-rural community, home to several artists
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and El Rancho de los Golondrinas.
My studio is in an adobe house on 4 acres with views of the Cerrillos Hills. I specialize in handpainting colorful pottery with underglazes–with whimsical cats, birds, pigs, cowgirls and more. There's a small kiln and slab roller, and I make pottery by shaping slabs of earthenware...on dinnerware.
Lesson possibilities include: Making and painting press-mold plates with underglazes; Painting commercial tiles and bisque with underglazes; Christmas ornaments; or creating a personalized hanging birdfeeder.
Workshops can be tailored to your time constraints, they can be for a few days, or for as little as two hours. I'll be there to assist the entire time, and most supplies and firings are included.
This is a fragrance-free and smoke-free environment.
3 person maximum, 50% deposit required, 2 hours minimum. Adults only, too many ways for unsupervised kids to hurt themselves.
Classes at Magpie Pottery operate year-round in a clean, sun-filled studio looking west towards the Jemez Mountains. Magpie pottery offers private and semi-private classes in wheel-throwing, hand-building, and tile-making. All ages are welcome and no experience is necessary. Maggie Mae assists the student in all phases of design and implementation. Clay is included in the
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price of lessons.
To reserve your 2 hour lesson, Magpie Pottery requires a 50% deposit. Please call and we can take your credit card over the phone or make arrangements to send a check.
student limit; summer/6 students, expands into my beautiful garden
winter/3 students.
Offerings change frequently, please let us know the dates you will be visiting and we will let you know what is on the schedule.
When: Year-round, indoors in studio
Time: 2 hours
Cost: Private lessons are $100 per hour and semi-private (2 students) are $75 per hour.
Santa Fe Clay occupies a 10,000 square-foot warehouse in the historic Railyard District in downtown Santa Fe. Our facility includes a complete retail supply business, gallery, and fully equipped studio. It is also home to twenty resident ceramic artists. Our year-round classes and workshops provide an inspirational and creative environment for students ranging
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from children to adults, from beginners to professionals.
Our elegant 1,100 square foot gallery hosts monthly exhibitions displaying the best national and international ceramic artwork. Our shows include one person, two person and group exhibitions in which we honor the leaders in the field and introduce emerging artists.
Where: Santa Fe, NM Local Santa Fe Book Stores / Amazon
Creative Tourism: A Global Conversation
This book tells how to provide unique creative experiences for travelers worldwide. But what is Creative Tourism, how is it different from other types of tourism, why is it needed, and how do you go about developing it? You'll find answers to these questions and more in this book which is based on and draws from the proceedings of the 2008 Santa Fe & UNESCO International
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Conference on Creative Tourism. Held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, from September 28 to October 2, 2008, this first-of-a-kind conference brought together delegates from 16 countries around the world to engage in a global conversation about how best to leverage the tourism sector for community and economic development. In other words, how can tourism be best organized and practiced to enhance economic benefits to cities, provinces, and countries globally?
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* Publisher: Sunstone Press; Full-color First Edition edition (August 1, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0865347247
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Santa Fe’s unique aesthetic tradition and concentration of arts offer the ideal environment to visitors who come to be inspired. Once in Santa Fe one may want to acquire a taste of the rich culture of the oldest capital in the United States and, often, has the desire to get involved in something one is passionate about or has a special curiosity for. Our CreativeJourneys offer
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“learning” experiences, by visiting culturally rich places and by meeting the people who has a creative story to disclose, and “hands-on” experiences that present the opportunity of expressing oneself by working with artists who will share their skills and traditions. It will always be a mutually enriching and exciting experience.
After seeing and learning from the best examples of a particular art form through the unique Santa Fe museums, galleries or at artists’ studios our guests can immerse themselves in a personal creative and engaging experience in one of the following workshops: pottery making, weaving, Native cuisine preparation&savoring, jewelry creation, native herbs picking&mixing, photography, and retablo painting. Another way to become part of the Santa Fe scene is to go out in the desert and enjoy yoga with a professional teacher followed by a full cocooning experience!
Our tours, from a few hours to 2 days long, include a personal guide, lunches, entrance fees, hotels (when applicable) and tax. Cancellation is required 48 hours prior to the scheduled tour departure time. Transportation is provided upon request.
For more information please go to www.sevendirections.net , then click on All Seven Directions Tours where you will find Santa Fe Creative Journeys. Enjoy!
Awaken your creative self and become a “Creative Traveler”!
Offerings change frequently, please let us know the dates you will be visiting and we will let you know what is on the schedule.
Weekly classes take place at the Sages Arts Center and are open to the public. No previous experience is necessary. Our classes are available year round and everyone is welcome. Class times and offerings subject to change. Visit is on the web at www.sunrisesprings.com for our complete schedule. The Sages Arts Center also offers special customized classes for private
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groups of any size; contact us for pricing and availability.
Offerings change frequently, please let us know the dates you will be visiting and we will let you know what is on the schedule.
The New Mexico Potters Trail is a group of emerging and professional potters living and working in the Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico area. The Potters Trail is divided into 4 loops; the southern loop (from santa fe south to Galisteo and Eldorado), a downtown/ Santa Fe area loop, the Northern loop ( Dixon, Rinconada, and Ojo Sarco), and the Taos loop. We encourage visitors
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to enjoy the entire trail or to concentrate their time on one area as time allows. The Potters Trail guides visitors through some of New Mexico's most beautiful and historic rural areas as well as to the studios of some of the area's best contemporary ceramic artists and sculptors. We invite you for the weekend or just an afternoon, as our studios beckon you to experience the love of our craft, the opportunity to meet us, and the chance to take home a piece of New Mexico. For a full color copy of the entire New Mexico Potters Trail Brochure and map, contact us at; info@newmexicopotterstrail.org, or go to our website; newmexicopotterstrail.org
