Yo Thom: One Day Masterclass
January 25, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Clay College are delighted to welcome Yo Thom for a one day practical making and decorating masterclass !
Participants will learn how to throw and hand finishes lidded pots, make side dishes using slabs and moulds, and apply decorative finishes using an indigo slip. One piece from the course will be fired at Clay College, and any remaining work made can be taken home and fired by participants.
Numbers are limited to 14.
Please note: we will provide tea, coffee, biscuits, and fruit, but lunch is not provided. The Middleport Café is open or you are welcome to bring a picnic lunch and eat in the students’ lunchroom and there are tables by the canal for if the weather is fine.
Yo’s work will also be available to view and purchase in the Clay College Gallery.
Clay College is a not-for-profit organisation. By attending this masterclass, you are supporting the next generation of studio potters.
About Yo
Yo Thom is a Japanese potter based in North Dorset. Her journey as a potter began when working for Lisa Hammond MBE in 1998 whilst studying ceramics in Kent. She trained as a functional thrower at Maze Hill Pottery, Greenwich, then set up her own studio in 2004 producing work in celadon and shino semi-porcelain. Yo relocated her pottery to North Dorset in 2009.
Her current work is developed from a unique synthesis of inspirations from Japanese folk indigo textiles, and the beautiful surroundings of rural Dorset. Japanese traditional patchwork is called “Boro” and this combined with creating patterns inspired by abstract landscapes informs the decoration on her work. Yo uses stoneware clay and her work is formed using various techniques – thrown, slabbed, coiled, and pinched. Her distinctive slate-like surface is created by sgraffito techniques on an indigo slip and covered with a white glaze and fired in an electric kiln.
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