Event and Workshop/Class Information

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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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Here are the important dates to know:

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February 23rd to March 2nd- Digital Submissions are due
March 9th- Submissions will be approved by this date. Artists will receive accepted/rejected email.
March 13th to 20th- Artists drop off submissions to the Dogseye Gallery
March 29th- Gallery Exhibition Opening 6pm-9pm
April 4th, 5th,11th & 12th- The San Marcos Studio Tour will be in full effect giving these two weekends an uptake for gallery views.
April 30th- Gallery Exhibition closed. Artists will have ONE week to pick up their unsold work/payment for artwork sold. Any artwork left after May 7th.

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Hand Building with Alex Trippe

Tuesday Nights   6pm-9pm

April 14th-May 19th

 

Take a deep dive into the wonderful & expansive world of hand building! In this class, students will learn the fundamentals of hand building to create pieces that express their creative vision. The course will cover pinch, slab, and coil building techniques, underglaze and glaze applications, as well as a range of surface design skills. Students may create functional work (pots, plates, vases, bowls, etc) or sculptural pieces. After covering fundamentals, class demos will be tailored to what students would like to accomplish. We will also talk about clay as a creative practice and share ideas with one another in a supportive environment.

 

Beginning and experienced makers are welcome in this course.

 

$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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Beginner Hand Building and Wheel Throwing with Logan Stallings

Wednesday Mornings 10am-1pm

April 15th-May 20th

 

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

April 15th-May 20th

 

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 10 participants.

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Intermediate Wheel Throwing with Rob Sheldon

​Thursday Morning 10am-1pm

April 16th-May 21st

 

Some prior wheel experience required!

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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 10 participants.

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Wheel Throwing with Rob Sheldon

​Thursday Nights 6pm - 9pm

April 16th-May 21st

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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 10 participants.

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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.

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Summer Sculpture Camp: SCULPTURE and STORY

June 11th-14th   10 am-5 pm

Technical and Creative Guides: Bridget Hauser, Ross High

All skill levels welcome!

Participants bring ideas, then build a sculpture that tells a story, expressive of a situation or activity. It can be realistic, whimsical or humorous. Options are only limited by the creativity and imagination of the individual. Using the depth of each student’s available skills, through observation and imagination, a sculptural story will be told.
High and Hauser bring their different perspectives and skillsets together to guide you to the successful execution of your idea.

 

Limited to 18 Participants.

$475 Includes:

• 25 lbs of Cone 5-10 Grande (you can purchase more at $15/bag.)

• Color slips, stains, underglaze

• Instruction

• Bisque firing

• Potluck day one, 3 other lunches provided

• 24 hour Open Studio during workshop for your continuing work

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Big Dawgz Workshop with Rebeccah Polk

July 25th & 26th

10am-4pm each day

 

In this 2 day intensive workshop students will learn valuable large sculpture skills making a big ole’ animal of choice.

Rebeccah Polk is a figurative sculptural artist based in Austin, Texas, who creates medium to large scale pieces with a focus on surreal, curious and half animal-like sculptures. She was first taught large scale sculpture under Billy Ray at The Eye of The Dog Art Center.

 

Day One Drawing up ideas:

Students will begin by sketching their animal on paper and then discussing the best plan of action for the build. Due to each person's unique designs, it’s crucial to game plan a large sculpture before jumping right in.

Begin build: Students will learn coiling building large scale with tips and tricks to make the entire process go smooth and quickly.

Demo the start of a large scale sculpture along with rhythm and coil techniques.

Lunch and dry time, it’s very important not to build too quickly if there are intricate angles and edges. Continue building until the end of day.

 

Day Two:

Begin class with everyone inspecting their dryness, it is important to discuss the stages of drying while building large. Texture demos for fur, scales, and features. Build build build! Dry outside if necessary. Demo on features. Lunch Finish up building, talk about surface techniques. Group picture and goodbyes.

 

$325 includes instruction, 25 lbs. of clay, bisque firing of your piece, and a homemade lunch both days.