Jerilyn Virden

Sculptural Bowls: Hollow Construction

July 19 - 24, 2026

Open to All Skill Levels

Clay

Overview

In this workshop, students will use handbuilding techniques to explore the bowl form as both a sculptural vessel and an abstract object. Beginning with small maquettes, students will experiment with shape and proportion, brainstorming directly with clay. This collection of three-dimensional sketches will become a resource for the rest of the workshop. With a focused study of proportion, structure, and surface, students will learn to translate these solid objects into hollow forms. Students will build double-walled bowls through pinching, coiling, carving, and slab building, using these techniques to explore issues of scale. Students may choose to take greenware home to bisque fire. This workshop is open to all skill levels.

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

Registration Fee

$50.00

One Week Workshop Tuition

$760.00

Estimated Cost*
*Fees exclude housing and meal plans

$810.00

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Artist Bio

Jerilyn Virden

Jerilyn Virden is a studio artist based in Greensboro, Vermont, where she co-owns Borealis Studios with her husband, glass artist Devin Burgess. Their shared space includes Jerilyn's pottery studio. She earned her MFA from Southern Methodist University (2001) and her BFA from West Virginia University (1997), which included study at the Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Institute in China. Virden completed a two-year assistantship with Silvie Granatelli in Virginia and was an artist-in-residence at Penland School of Craft from 2001–2004, living in that community for a decade before moving to Vermont in 2011. She has received a Society of Arts and Crafts Artist Award (2014) and a North Carolina Arts Fellowship Grant (2006). Her work has been exhibited at institutions such as the Mint Museum of Craft and Design and the Currier Museum of Art, and is held in collections including the Asheville Art Museum.

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