Event and Workshop/Class Information
This is information about all of the events and workshops/classes happening this season.
Click the button below to sign up for one of these events or workshops/classes.
​​​​​​​​​​​​​Beginner Sculpture with Ross Grady High
Tuesday Evenings 6pm-9pm
February 24th-March 31st
In this 6 week class students will explore the art of hand building and figurative sculpture. Students will learn how to convey emotion and storytelling in clay through pose and movements while using basic hand building techniques. Students will have multiple examples for their inspiration but are encouraged to make what they are personally excited about.
All skill levels are welcome!
$295 includes 25 lbs. of clay, firing, plus one day a week for open studio for the duration of the class.
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Beginner Hand Building and Wheel Throwing with Logan Stallings
Wednesday Mornings 10am-1pm
February 25th-April 1st
All skill levels welcome!
In this 6-week class, students will learn the basics of hand building (coils, slab building, scoring and slipping, etc.). Also, students will learn basic wheel throwing skills, like centering, making cylinders, and much more. By using these skills, students will be able to use their creativity to make a variety of pieces.
$295 includes 25 lbs. of clay, firing of up to 10 pieces, and one day of open studio use per week of the class session.
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Starting with Clay: Basics for All Levels with
Michelle Jane Tupper
Wednesday Nights | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
February 25th-April 1st
Open to All Skill Levels
This ceramics class covers fundamental techniques in both wheel throwing and hand building. Projects include making cylinders, mugs, bowls, and simple sculptures. Basic skills covered will include clay reclaiming, attachments, coil building, slab building, altering forms, marbling clay, surface techniques, underglazing, working with paper clay, and glazing. If there’s a specific skill or project you’d like to improve, this class can be tailored to support your goals.
Cost: $295
Includes:
• 25 lbs. of clay
• Use of tools
• Firing (bisque and glaze)
• Underglazes and glazes
• Access to open studio hours
Class size is limited to 9 participants.
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Intermediate Wheel Throwing with Rob Sheldon
​Thursday Morning 10am-1pm
February 26th-April 2nd
Some prior wheel experience required!
Come expand your abilities by pushing yourself to new levels. This 6 week class will provide you with enough information and hands-on experience to create pots you'll love. This class will offer demonstrations on sectionals, multiples, lids and other more advanced techniques you've been wanting to try!
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$295 includes 25lbs. of clay, access to open studio, and firing of up to 10 pieces.
Class is limited to 9 participants.
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Wheel Throwing with Rob Sheldon
​Thursday Nights 6pm - 9pm
February 26th-April 2nd
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Open to all skill levels!
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This 6 week course covers the basics to start participants on their wheel throwing journey. Participants will learn centering, opening, pulling, shaping, and other tips and tricks from the instructor.
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$295 includes instruction and a day of open studio for all participants, 25lbs. of clay, glazes, and firing of up to 10 pieces.
Class is limited to 9 participants.
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​Empty Dog Bowls Fundraiser
Sunday March 29th 2pm-6pm
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Join us for our first ever Empty Dog Bowls Fundraiser. We will be selling various sized pet bowls to raise money for the local pet organization, PAWS. Each purchase of a bowl will include a drink and a snack for the purchaser. Our goal is to help out our furry friends since they have given us so much joy throughout the years!
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Dog Themed Show in the Dogseye Gallery
Opening Sunday, March 29th 6pm-9pm
Closing April 30th
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This show is OPEN CALL and will be up through the San Marcos Studio Tour (April 4th & 5th, April 11th & 12th)
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Specifications:
Dog Themed work
Any Medium
Any Size
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Submission form will be live online from February 23rd to March 2nd and can be found here during that time. Submission fee will be $25 and can be paid in our online store or through Venmo: @tawni-bates (please write "submission fee" in the "comments").
More information can be found in the entry form!
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Early entry online now!
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San Marcos Studio Tour
April 4th & 5th 10am-6pm
April 11th & 12th 10am-6pm
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This is the 4th annual San Marcos Studio Tour hosted by MotherShip Studio. We will be one of the MANY stops within the tour, so come out and see us! There will be a handful of our studio and resident artists around selling their ware. Plus, our Dog Themed Gallery Show will still be on display in our Dogseye Gallery.
We would love to see you here!
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Functional Non-Functional: Fifty Years of Clay
Dogseye Gallery Exhibition Featuring Pat Johnson
Opening May 15th-June15th
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Pat Johnson is known for her sometimes disturbing but humorous figurative sculpture and tile murals, which take cues from a grab bag of influences ranging from antiquity to popular culture.
A clay artist for more than 50 years, Johnson has lived and works in the small rural town of Fayetteville, Texas. She was commissioned to produce tile murals for the College Station Public Library, Monument Hill Historic Site in La Grange, and the Temple Agudas Achim in Austin; as a Texas Commission for the Arts artist-in-residence she taught and produced murals in Longview, Waco, and Austin. Pat also does works on paper and has designed t-shirts for Lyle Lovett and record albums for Robert Earl Keen.
Pat’s work was included in several of the 2013 NCECA conference exhibition in Houston and the Texas Craft 2014 Biennial at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. She has been accepted numerous times and placed 2nd in the Ceramic National Competition at the San Angelo Museum of Art. Her work is included in Lark Books publications, 500 Tiles and 500 Figures, Vol.2.
Featured in many one person and group shows in Texas and surrounding states: including exhibits at the Art Car Museum, Longview Museum of Fine Art, McNay Art Museum and Galveston Art Center. Pat's most recent solo exhibition was at KSpace in Corpus Christi, Texas.
She was selected to participate in The 35th Annual Contemporary Craft Exhibition at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum in Arizona and the 56th Annual Delta Exhibition at the Arkansas Art Center. Pat won “Best of Show” at the ClayHouston 2019 Regional Biennial Exhibition Timeless Clay: Future Artifacts juried by Jennifer Ling Datchuk. She was one of nine women artists from around the state to be selected for the inaugural exhibition at Women and Their Work, Austin in 2021. This past year, Pat was included in the 59th Annual CAIN National at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Annual Dirt Dauber Festival
Saturday, May 16th 10am-6pm
Sunday, May 17th 12pm-5pm
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Join us for our annual Dirt Dauber Festival! Over 50 clay artists will be vending their amazing work in this fun-filled weekend. There will be free refreshments, demos, contests of skill, and music all weekend long!
Make sure to bring a friend and carpool as parking is limited.