Upcoming Workshop
In this two-day workshop, students will create a larger-than-life head of a person of their choice. Using reference images of the front, sides, and back of the head, students will construct a hollow form with slab-building techniques.
The workshop will focus on facial proportions, basic anatomy, and methods for sculpting large hollow forms with internal supports. Students will sculpt facial features by pushing out clay from the interior and refining details through additive modeling, then complete the sculpture by closing the back of the head using the spiral flat-coil technique.
Level: All Levels Welcome
Scale: Larger than life (approximately 18–24 inches tall)
Location: Juniper Clay Shop, Joshua Tree, CA.
Dates: Saturday & Sunday, August 1–2.
Big Heads
Recent Workshops (2026)
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Shape to Figure
Spend a week bringing a figure to life! Using slabs, templates, and reference images, you’ll build a hollow form in parts, assemble and refine it, and finish with patterned surface decoration to tell a story.
Location: Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild, CA
Dates: June 7 – 13, 2026
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Expressive Figures
Learn how to sculpt a half-life-sized figure (from head to toes) in this one week workshop!
Location: Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Edgecomb, ME
Dates: April 27 – May 1, 2026
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Clay Heads
Create a life-sized ceramic head in this 2-day slab-building workshop.
Location: The Pottery Atascadero, CA
Dates: Feb 28–March 1, 2026
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Quirky Creatures
Learn how to sculpt a playful, stylized animal of your choice !
Location: Green & Bisque Clayhouse, Pasadena, CA
Dates: Feb 21 -22, 2026
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