For any ability aged 16+
Saturday 11th January 2025, 10.30am – 3.30pm
£120 per person to include tuition, materials, and bisque firing.
Fernanda Cortes is a Mexican artist known for her sculptural works. As a sculptor of anthropomorphic medium-sized ceramic figures and the writer of their stories, her themes explore human moral dilemmas. She creates characters that traverse psychological states and navigate overwhelming emotional density, questioning the dehumanisation inherent in the human condition—a sort of contemporary mythology. She explores how narratives shape mental imagery, and the skill required to transform them into sculptures enriches her storytelling. Fernanda Cortes pursued further education at the Royal College of Art in London and is now based in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. Balancing her own artistic pursuits with teaching responsibilities, she actively contributes to the ceramics’ community.
In this workshop, Fernanda will teach you her techniques.
10 places available.
Venue Details
We are an artist-led membership organisation that offers an excellent programme of free exhibitions of contemporary ceramics and painting. We, provide specialist studio spaces for artists and enthusiasts. We have the only dedicated ceramics space in Hull, with equipment and kilns in a shared studio setting. Membership benefits include 10% discount on artist led workshops, access to the equipment, kilns, and materials at a reduced price. Whether you would like to make ceramics for health, happiness, or wellbeing, Studio Eleven now offers a monthly membership scheme to provide access to a communal work space and processing facilities for pottery. Anyone with sufficient experience to work self – directed is welcome to apply. Our aim is to support new and existing ceramicists in furthering their practice, whether for commercial purposes or as a leisure interest. Community membership includes in house clay, coloured slips, and, our range of stoneware glazes
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