Slip Casting Workshop
Winter Workshop | Available
Have you ever wondered how plaster molds are used to create slip-cast sculptures and pottery, or how commercial pottery, sculptures, and figurines are made? Join us at the Community Arts Center for a brand-new approach to ceramics! No prior experience is necessary. In this class, you’ll learn the entire slip-casting process, including mixing slip, exploring different recipes, casting techniques, curing times, and how to properly clean and care for your finished pieces and molds. You’ll also learn how to combine cast objects into cohesive works of art and create your own abstract sculptures. I have a collection of more than 20 commercial molds for us to explore and use, so there’s no need to bring your own!
MEETING DATES:
This workshop meets 3 times on Sundays with shortened hours on day 3 for glazing.
DAY 1: 2/21/2027, 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM (Annex)
DAY 2: 2/28/2027, 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM (Annex)
DAY 3: 3/7/2027, 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM participants may use glaze room
- Guardians registering children or teens under age 18:
A completed Student Information Form is required for each child attending a class or workshop.
Download Form:
https://reg127.imperisoft.com/Pages/System/File.aspx?id2=6606
Please complete, sign, and email the form to info@communityartscenter.org before the first day of class.
Registration is not complete until the form has been received by the CAC office.
*Students do not need to purchase clay for this class. Students are to pay $38 for the casting slip (cash preferred) to their instructor on the first day.
- Please note each student must pay a $38 materials fee on the first day of the workshop for the casting slip provided by the instructor. (Cash preferred).
Please bring:
- 2-gallon bucket with lid
- Roll of duct tape
- basic ceramic tool kit (can be purchased from CAC)
- Medium strength or strong strength rubber or wooden rib is essential
*Everything else will be provided by instructor.
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.