Fall Warm Up with Pat
Fall Workshop | Registration opens Wednesday, August 6, 2025 12:01 AM EDT
Let’s shake off the rust from the summer break and prep our skills for the coming semester! I will be here to demo various forms on both throwing functional wares and explorations in abstract sculptures. I will help you all with anything you choose to make and fine tune any and all ideas, no matter how large or small. Think of this as your time to make whatever you please with the added bonus of demos and one on one interaction, if you so choose or desire some guidance.
This workshop is offered for students who will be taking a fall semester class and can complete their work in their up-coming class.
There is no scheduled time to complete and glaze work made in this workshop.
- Clay is not included in the supply fee. Clay can be purchased in the office by emailing in advance of this workshop with the clay body your prefer and a receipt will be emailed to you to show your teacher to receive your clay.
- Supplies to Bring
-1 gallon bucket
-Ceramics tool kit
Suggested
-Tool kit: Kemper Pottery tool kit which includes small sponge, large and small trimming tools, wire cutter, metal rib, wooden rib and wooden knife.
-5 gallon plastic bags for covering clay
-fettling knife-fork or a serrated rib
Patrick Hoban
Pat Hoban was born in the suburbs of Philadelphia where he discovered his love of ceramics as a freshman in high school. From there, he went onto study ceramics and sculpture at Penn State University, where he received his BFA in Sculpture in 2015. In 2016, He received a full scholarship and assistantship to the University of Alabama. There, he exhibited work at various galleries in town and around Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, AL as well as had two solo exhibitions. He also has three permanent public art pieces displayed in various cities in Alabama. In spring of 2019 he graduated with his MFA in Ceramics. From there, he became the woodfire kiln tech at the Clay Studio of Missoula and a teaching artist at the Missoula Art Museum where he educated many community artists as well as elementary and middle school students in the area in various artistic mediums. While In Missoula, he exhibited work in various juried shows, community exhibitions and was a Resident Potter for the Missoula Tea Company. He is now a kiln tech and teacher for the Community Art Center.