Workshop | Contemporary Ceramics with Stephanie Phillips
Join sculptural ceramicist Stephanie Phillips, who was a 2024 Finalist in Australia's Next Top Designer, in this one-day contemporary ceramics workshop to create an architectural style sculpture or sculptural vase. Learn some expert tips including coiling methods to make your piece.
Stephanie’s ceramic work is bold, textural, architectural, and always sculptural. She playfully manipulates negative space in and around each piece, making forms that are abstract and jaunty while at the same time monumental. Texture is vital and is achieved by leaving the fired clay in its natural state or with her meticulously developed, signature sandy glaze. The forms, strong colours and surface texture interact harmoniously
Visit Stephanie's website for inspiration
What to expect
Over the six hours in this workshop your tutor, Stephanie Phillips, will help make your experience rich, rewarding and enjoyable.
Morning: Planning, design and getting started.
**Afternoon: ** Finishing, decorating and finessing.
What will you achieve?
During this workshop, you will:
- Create a finished sculpture or sculptural vase
- Learn Stephanie’s professional tips and tricks for creating sculpture and hand-building with coils
- Learn about texture and surface decoration techniques
- Learn from the best — Stephanie is a Sydney-based artist with a passion for clay, design and architecture.
Stephanie has a background in visual merchandising and set design. Ceramics has been her main passion for the past decade. Stephanie’s gravity-defying, deceptively light hand-built sculptural works are inspired by geometry and architecture.
Is this course right for me?
This is a class for students with at least some basic hand building experience.
Material list
- All materials are supplied for this workshop and are included in your workshop fee.
- Your work will be glazed and fired after the workshop and will be available for pickup 2 – 3 weeks later.
About studio classes
Our class sizes are small, ensuring you receive the individual tuition you need. We have a maximum of 12 students per class.
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Site Directions
Art Est Art School is located at 10 Hill Street Leichhardt, on the corner of Hill Street and John Street in the 'east village' precinct of Leichhardt.
Parking
There is no on-site parking. Please allow time to find parking in the surrounding streets. Please respect our neighbours and do not park outside our premises as this section of Hill Street is a narrow, dead-end street with resident and commercial business parking only. Thank you.
Public Transport
If taking Public Transport, take the 470 Bus to Moore Street Leichhardt and alight at John Street.
If travelling by train, it is a good 20 minute walk from Stanmore Station via Young Street.
The closest Light Rail stop is Lilyfield. Cross the City West Link and walk along Catherine Street and turn left at Hill Street. Allow 15-20 minutes walk time depending on your pace.
Sessions
| When | Time | Where | Session Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12 Jan 2025 | 10am - 1:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Ceramics - Art Est | 10 Hill Street |