SOU’WESTER EVENTS!
See what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!
COMMUNITY CLAYP PLAY
$35/person | 2-5p
Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ solo or ages 10-13 with parent. Clay Play Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing.
REGISTER
- Sun, May 5th: Mugs & Cups
- Sat, May 11th: Razor Clam Chowder Bowls
- Sun, May 12th: Hanging Planters
- Sat, May 18th: Key Catches
- Sun, May 19th: House Numbers or Welcome Plaque
- Sat, May 25th: Flower Frog Vase
- Sun, May 26th: Ceramic Altars
Email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you!
COMMUNITY CLAYP PLAY
$35/person | 2-5p
Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ solo or ages 10-13 with parent. Clay Play Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing.
REGISTER
- Sun, May 5th: Mugs & Cups
- Sat, May 11th: Razor Clam Chowder Bowls
- Sun, May 12th: Hanging Planters
- Sat, May 18th: Key Catches
- Sun, May 19th: House Numbers or Welcome Plaque
- Sat, May 25th: Flower Frog Vase
- Sun, May 26th: Ceramic Altars
Email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you!
Polaroid Emulsion Lift Workshop
w/ visiting artist, Dani Hughes
Sat, May 11th | 2-6p at The Sou’wester Lodge Pavilion 3728 J Pl Seaview, WA.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will have the opportunity to take their own polaroid photograph and transform it into an emulsion lift print. Led by an experienced instructor, students will learn about the history and basics of polaroid emulsion transfers and a step-by-step guidance of the process. This class is beginner friendly and will include polaroid cameras and film, watercolor paper, and other basic material, as well as offer a new perspective on the medium of photography.
Dani F. Hughes is a fine artist, photographer, and art educator based in the Midwest. She works within an image-based practice utilizing analog processing methods to explore human experiences of intrinsic longing, personal histories, and coexistence to the natural world. Currently serving as a Studio Assistant for the Detroit Institute of Arts, Dani is an active member of the artistic community, participating in collaborative projects, workshops, and interactive education. Outside of her artistic practice, Dani is an avid explorer and storyteller, sharing her journey and creative process on Instagram (@danifhughes) and through her online portfolio (danifhughes.myportfolio.com).
COMMUNITY CLAYP PLAY
$35/person | 2-5p
Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ solo or ages 10-13 with parent. Clay Play Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing.
REGISTER
- Sun, May 5th: Mugs & Cups
- Sat, May 11th: Razor Clam Chowder Bowls
- Sun, May 12th: Hanging Planters
- Sat, May 18th: Key Catches
- Sun, May 19th: House Numbers or Welcome Plaque
- Sat, May 25th: Flower Frog Vase
- Sun, May 26th: Ceramic Altars
Email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you!
COMMUNITY CLAYP PLAY
$35/person | 2-5p
Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ solo or ages 10-13 with parent. Clay Play Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing.
REGISTER
- Sun, May 5th: Mugs & Cups
- Sat, May 11th: Razor Clam Chowder Bowls
- Sun, May 12th: Hanging Planters
- Sat, May 18th: Key Catches
- Sun, May 19th: House Numbers or Welcome Plaque
- Sat, May 25th: Flower Frog Vase
- Sun, May 26th: Ceramic Altars
Email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you!
COMMUNITY CLAYP PLAY
$35/person | 2-5p
Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ solo or ages 10-13 with parent. Clay Play Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing.
REGISTER
- Sun, May 5th: Mugs & Cups
- Sat, May 11th: Razor Clam Chowder Bowls
- Sun, May 12th: Hanging Planters
- Sat, May 18th: Key Catches
- Sun, May 19th: House Numbers or Welcome Plaque
- Sat, May 25th: Flower Frog Vase
- Sun, May 26th: Ceramic Altars
Email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you!
COMMUNITY CLAYP PLAY
$35/person | 2-5p
Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ solo or ages 10-13 with parent. Clay Play Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing.
REGISTER
- Sun, May 5th: Mugs & Cups
- Sat, May 11th: Razor Clam Chowder Bowls
- Sun, May 12th: Hanging Planters
- Sat, May 18th: Key Catches
- Sun, May 19th: House Numbers or Welcome Plaque
- Sat, May 25th: Flower Frog Vase
- Sun, May 26th: Ceramic Altars
Email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you!
COMMUNITY CLAYP PLAY
$35/person | 2-5p
Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ solo or ages 10-13 with parent. Clay Play Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing.
REGISTER
- Sun, May 5th: Mugs & Cups
- Sat, May 11th: Razor Clam Chowder Bowls
- Sun, May 12th: Hanging Planters
- Sat, May 18th: Key Catches
- Sun, May 19th: House Numbers or Welcome Plaque
- Sat, May 25th: Flower Frog Vase
- Sun, May 26th: Ceramic Altars
Email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you!
Handbuilding Butter Dishes w/Taylor Stefanski. 6/1. 2-6p. $72.
In this one day workshop students will create and take home their very own butter dish! We will cover how to roll out and prep slabs, how to use a template and add adornments at the end. All levels welcome, ages 16 and up.
Bio: Her work is deeply inspired by the sea. Explores ideas of imperfection and honors the nature of the tides through meditative repetition. Expressed in the chosen hand building process – each of their pieces are created primarily using a coil building technique. Where she rolls each coil by hand to create unique, one of a kind forms.
Graduated from Cornish College of the Arts with a focus on printmaking and sculpture. Their ceramic work is carried in a variety of stores in Seattle, Portland and LA. She currently works and teaches in her studio in Capitol Hill. https://www.tstefanski.com/
Hand building with Clay & Plants
June 8th 2-6p & June 9th 12-4p at Ilwaco Artworks in Ilwaco, WA w/visiting artist, Misha Hahnl
Students will learn the basics of hand building and incorporate found natural elements (plans, sticks, etc) for decoration and texture: each student will leave the studio with either a painter’s palate, mug or bowl textured with found natural elements and glaze. All levels welcome!
Misha is a teaching artist who has worked in the world of art and education for 15 plus years. Her background is in ceramics, printmaking, education, and caregiving. Currently Misha is working on a program focused on how clay can help process grief with the Portland Grief House and Sandy River Studio. She also offers printmaking workshops in various locations (Chehalem Cultural Center, Grey Raven Gallery, etc). You can learn more about her work, process and workshops @softhandstudio and soft-hand-studio.com.
