Dates:
Saturday November 8 & Sunday November 9, 2025
Time: 10 am - 4pm
 
Celebrate the fall season with a unique pottery workshop dedicated to crafting ceramic harvest baskets—beautiful, airy forms perfect for displaying fruits, bread, or autumnal decorations. Inspired by traditional gathering baskets, these sculptural yet functional pieces highlight negative space and ornamental structure, blending rustic charm with contemporary design.
 
In this class, participants will focus on:
Hand-building techniques for creating open-structured basket forms
Strategies for building sturdy yet delicate designs
Free form building without weaving, armatures or molds
How to achieve balance and symmetry in lattice-style ceramics
Surface treatments and glazing tips for a natural, warm finishes
 
This class is best for ceramic artists with some experience looking to explore sculptural hand-building and push the boundaries of traditional pottery.
 
A specific "what to bring" list will be sent to participants 2 weeks ahead of the workshop. Plan on bringing your favorite handbuilding tools.
 
Kala Stein (b.1979) is an artist, designer, and educator who makes large-scale ceramic art installations and collectible design. Stein works at the intersection of craft, design, and sustainability, exploring notions of beauty and loss in the natural world. International teaching and travel inspires her work which is increasingly focused on environmental shifts and atmospheric mapping. Stein’s work speaks to her spiritual reverence for the natural world as she expands the boundaries of ceramic art through her processes and systems of making.
 
Kala received a National Endowment for the Arts Grant with her Co-Lab group; and teaches at studios and institutions across the globe including Alfred University, Anderson Ranch Center for the Art, La Meridiana International Ceramics School in Italy, Menlo Studio in Jingdezhen China, The Cool Projects in Greece, Sonoma Ceramics, and Diablo Valley College. Stein received her MFA in Ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and her BFA from the State University of New York at New Paltz. She is one of the newest members of the International Academy of Ceramics.