The Modern Face Jug

Decorating vessels with faces is not only indigenous to the Carolinas, but is found in traditions spanning the ages and the globe. Explore the creation of large vessels referencing traditions from the American South to the Testa Di Moro of Sicily and on to contemporary works of now. Build with slabs, coils, and whatever techniques get you where you want to go. Bisque fire as time allows and discuss finishes and firings in class. All levels welcome.

$25-$27

Karen Marie Portaleo is a sculptor currently working in Atlanta. Her chosen mediums range from clay to chocolate. Her clay work has appeared in various publications including 500 Teapots, 500 Figures In Clay and Confrontational Clay. She has work in two permanent museum collections in RAM in Racine, Wisconsin, and the Teipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum in Teipei, as well as other notable collections. She has taught sculpture in 25 countries and is currently teaching at The Chastain Arts Center and The Spruill Center for the Arts, both in Atlanta. She holds a BFA in Fine Arts from The Atlanta College of Art. Her current work pulls from her Sicilian heritage and her time living in the south, which has been most of her life, creating imagery that combines the Sicilian Moor’s Head pottery and the southern traditions of face jugs. She works in her home studio, where she does her best to keep her dog Pigeon away from the fragile greenware.