Mascarilla WS w/ George Rodriguez
CLAY EXP REQUIRED! 2-day workshop on Handbuilding and Ornamentation.
Available spots
Course Description
Join George Rodriguez for a two-day handbuilding workshop with emphasis on ornamentation to create a wall-hanging mask. Comes with everything you will need. Workshop Schedule: Saturday, May 23 + Sunday, May 24, 2026, 9am - 3pm w/ 30 min lunch break. Day One: - Make one-part plaster press molds to create ornamentations. - Start mask form using handbuilding + slab techniques. Day Two: - Continue form. - Embellish masks surface with ornamentations. Each student will fire one mask. Once bisqued (3-5 weeks after workshop), we will let you know when they are ready via email and you can come back and glaze your pieces which we will fire for you up to cone 5. Students are welcome to have their pieces bisque fired and can later pick up to glaze and fire in their own studios. Student Materials List: We will provide everything you need! All you have to do is show up eager and ready to learn. =) Feel free to bring your favorite tools and ideas on a sketchbook. There will be an Artist Talk on Friday, May 22nd at 6pm-- RSVP required here: TBD! CANCELLATION POLICY: Due to limited spots, there will be no refunds given for cancellations after booking. About George Rodriguez: Born and raised in the border city of El Paso, TX, George Rodriguez creates highly ornamented, figurative ceramic sculptures, often underlined by a connection to the sociopolitical issues the artist explores. Rodriguez holds a BFA from the University of Texas El Paso and an MFA in ceramics from the University of Washington, Seattle. His world curiosity grew as a recipient of a Bonderman Travel Fellowship where he traveled the world through most of 2010. His work has shown at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA; Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; Canton Art Museum, Canton, OH; amongst others. His sculptures are part of the collections of the National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL; the University of Washington's Paul G. Allen College of Computer Science and Engineering, Seattle, WA; the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University, Salem, OR; Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. and the National Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. George was featured on PBS Craft in America "Storytellers" episode and has created a large public sculpture for the new Kansas City Airport which opened March 2023. https://georgerodriguez.net and www.instagram.com/georgesculpts for more info!
WHEELHOUSE CLAY CANCELLATION POLICY Clay Play One-Time Classes: Once enrollment is booked, enrollment is non-refundable and non-transferrable to another date. Should a class not fill sufficiently, we may cancel it one week prior to the first class session and will issue a refund. 6-Week Sessions and Youth Classes: To request a cancellation and refund, you must email wheelhouseclaysf@gmail.com. Refunds requested more than one week prior to the first day of the session are fully refundable minus a processing and administration fee of $80. Refunds requested within one week from the first day of the beginning of the session are 50% refundable minus processing and administration fee of $80. There will be no refunds once the session begins. Should a class not fill sufficiently, we may cancel it one week prior to the first class session and issue full refunds to those who enrolled.
Contact Details
2201 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, USA
wheelhouseclaysf@gmail.com