'Elegant Constructions with Martha Grover' Ceramic Workshop Set for This Weekend

View, a multi-arts center located in Old Forge, NY, announces Elegant Constructions with Martha Grover, a two-day ceramic demonstrative workshop held today and tomorrow, June 25th and 26th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Come discover the idiosyncrasies of working with porcelain on and off the wheel with Martha as she demonstrates how to make her undulating functional forms in this two-day workshop. She will discuss special throwing and altering techniques suited for this elegant and sensuous material and how to exploit its best qualities. Demonstrations will include working with various wheel-thrown forms and slabs in both the soft and leather-hard stages to create a variety of cups, bowls, vases, pitchers, lidded forms, and teapots. She will explore bottomless thrown forms, with the additions of slabs, handles and spouts. Crack repair and mending techniques will be addressed, as well as the use of a spray gun for glaze application. Martha will also talk about her sources of inspiration, philosophy of making, and studio practices. Preregistration is required for this workshop. To register, or for more information, visit Elegant Constructions with Martha Grover.

Martha Grover is a functional potter, living in Bethel Maine, creating thrown and altered porcelain pieces. She attended Bennington College in Vermont, where she received her undergraduate degree in Architecture. Martha received her Master of Fine Arts in ceramics from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. In 2010, Martha's work was featured on the cover of Ceramic Monthly's May issue. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally, and can be found at galleries across the country. She was awarded the Fogelberg Fellowship for a residency at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Sage Scholarship for a summer residency at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. Martha completed a yearlong residency at Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, Montana in August 2009. She received the Taunt Fellowship at the Archie Bray Foundation in 2010. Her work can be found at the Red Lodge Clay Center, the Archie Bray Foundation, the Clay Studio of Missoula, Schaller Gallery, 18 Hands Gallery, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Charlie Cummings Gallery, and Cedar Creek Gallery. Her work has been published in Ceramics Monthly, Pottery Making Illustrated, Clay Times, 500 Pitchers, 500 Platters and Chargers, and 500 Vases. For images and more information, visit Martha's website.

On June 24th Martha will give a FREE and open to the public artist talk from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at View. To find out more about View workshops, visit ViewArts.org/workshops.