Learn to make a mold you can use in your personal ceramic work. The instructors will demo how to do that with their own completed molds. Participants will create both a slump mold and cast mold.
Workshop Information:
Date/Time: Thursday, October 15th from 5-8pm
Teaching artist: Mary Beth Magyar & Lisa Truax
Level: All levels welcome
Age: 16+
Participation fee: FREE! But registration is required.
About the Artists:
Lisa S. Truax was born and grew up in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. She attended college at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin and received degrees and graduated cum laude in studio art and graphic design, with a minor in business administration. After working in design for five years, she returned to school and received her Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Michigan State University in 2009. She currently lives in Winona, Minnesota, teaches as an associate professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, and maintains a studio in Pickwick, Minnesota. See her work here.
Mary Beth Magyar was born and raised mostly in California but has lived all over the country. She received a BFA in painting from Michigan State University and a Master's degree in Education at Hamline University in 2022. Magyar has a community engagement and solo practice that are both primarily rooted in clay. She currently lives in Rochester with her husband and maintains a studio with an adorable but generally unhelpful mini poodle assistant. See her work here.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment for all. If you have a disability or specific access needs, please contact Molly Rivera at molly.rivera@redwingarts.org or 651-309-4980 so we can support your participation. We encourage advance notice when possible and will make every effort to accommodate.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the National Endowment for the Arts, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.