Sunday June 28th, 2026
10-4 PM
$190 for students/members, $220 for non student/member
Join ceramic artist Ruth Easterbrook for a one-day, hands-on deep dive into her richly layered approach to surface design. Through guided demonstrations and studio practice, students will explore glazing as a creative process of building depth, color, and imagery through thoughtful layering, masking, and inlay techniques.
Ruth will share generous insights into how she develops her signature surfaces, along with fresh ways of thinking about glazing that can transform your own work. Expect practical techniques, artistic inspiration, and plenty of ideas to take back to your own studio practice.
The studio will fire up to 3 glazed pieces at $5 each. Each piece must not exceed 6 inches in any direction.
Please bring:
- Bisqued pieces or tiles to practice on
- Mini loop tools for carving (purchase here)
- Fluffy brushes (Ruth recommends these)
- Scissors
- Some favorite glazes, underglazes, and washes (the studio will also have some on hand).
- Notebook for taking notes
Optional:
- Parchment paper
- Blue painter's tape, 1 and 2 inch (purchase here)
Refund and cancellation policy: Workshops require a 10 day notice for a refund minus $25 for processing fees that we cannot recover.
For workshops with a waitlist, we will refund you up to 24 hours before class if we can fill your seat.
About the artist:
Ruth Easterbrook was born in California, where she spent her formative years in the quaint rural town of Redwood Valley. Her journey with clay commenced during high school, ultimately propelling her to pursue a ceramics degree at Syracuse University, where she obtained her BFA in 2007.
Post-graduation, Ruth dedicated several years to refining her craft through hands-on experience, initially as an apprentice at Hoyman-Browe Studios in California and later as an assistant to various artists, including Whitney Smith Pottery. In 2014, she embarked on a focused career path, participating in a spring concentration at Penland School of Craft. Subsequently, she immersed herself in learning experiences at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado, serving as a student, summer intern, and returning as an Artist in Residence in 2016.
Ruth's commitment to her craft reached new heights in 2019 when she earned her MFA in ceramics from NYSCC Alfred University. Since then, she has continued to evolve her studio practice as an Artist in Residence, first at Harvard Ceramics Program in 2019 and currently at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia since 2020.
Recognized within the ceramics field, Ruth was honored as an Emerging Artist for NCECA 2020 and a Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist in 2022. Her work has garnered acclaim, with exhibitions spanning across the United States. Notably, her pieces find a place in the permanent collection of the Alfred Ceramics Arts Museum and various private collections.
