Blair Clemo

Reinventing the Wheel

July 27 - August 1, 2025

Open to All Skill Levels

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Overview

Expand your thinking about what is possible on the potter’s wheel! This workshop will challenge you to reconsider what the wheel can do, and push past the basics. If you are feeling stuck making round, symmetrical, cylindrical pots, this workshop will challenge you with new questions and strategies on the wheel. Demonstrations and exercises will inspire exploration and innovation to get your throwing skills to the next level, or to build a good foundation as a beginner. This workshop will cover throwing and altering, building with thrown slabs, building with thrown coils and generating thrown elements that assemble into pottery forms. With a focus on radical experimentation and a no-rules attitude, all you need is the courage to challenge tradition and reinvent the wheel! All skill levels are welcome.

Course Fee : $760.00

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Scholarships & Material Fees

Need help covering workshop costs? Arrowmont offers financial aid opportunities to broaden access to our arts and craft programs. We believe a diverse community enriches the learning experience for all.

Material fees are not included in our national workshop costs, but are included with the cost of our winter short workshops. A material list with estimated costs will be emailed about 30 days before the national workshop begins.

TUITION & FEES

SCHOLARSHIPS

Cost Breakdown

One Week Workshop Tuition

$760.00

Registration Fee

$50.00

Estimated Cost*
*Fees exclude housing and meal plans

$810.00

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Artist Bio

Blair Clemo

A. Blair Clemo is an Artist and Associate Professor of Craft & Material Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. He received his MFA in Ceramics at the New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University in 2010. Artist residencies include: The Northern Clay Center (Minneapolis, MN), the Da Wang Culture Highland (Shenzhen, China), the Zentrum für Keramik (Berlin, Germany), The Jingdezhen International Studio (Jingdezhen, China), The Archie Bray Foundation Invited Artist Program (Helena, MT) and The International Ceramics Studio (Kecskemét, Hungary) funded by the 2013 NCECA International Partnership Grant. In 2018, he was a Visiting Professor at Shandong Univeristy in Jinan, China. Clemo’s utilitarian pottery, installation and mixed-media sculptural work has been included in over 130 exhibitions both nationally and abroad.

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