Figure & Form: Sculptural Ceramics
Figure & Form: Sculptural Ceramics with Alix Messimer
Session: July 1 – August 5 (6 Wednesdays)
Wednesdays | 4:30 – 7:30 PM
Fee: $205 CAE Members / $235 Non-Members
Includes: Use of studio tools, glazes & firing
Clay: Sold separately — $25 per 25 lb bag (available at the front desk) – Soldate 60
Ages/Level: Adults 16+ | All Skill Levels
Min/Max: 3 / 10
Class Overview
Explore the expressive world of sculptural ceramics in this six-week class focused on figure and form. Whether you’re new to sculpture or looking to expand your ceramic practice, this course offers a supportive space to experiment, build, and bring your ideas to life in three dimensions.
Students will be guided through the process of designing and constructing figurative or abstract sculptural forms, with an emphasis on structure, proportion, and personal expression. Along the way, you’ll learn how to work with clay at different stages, safely build and hollow forms, and explore a range of finishing techniques—including both traditional glazing and alternative surface treatments.
Through demos, guided instruction, and open studio time, students will develop both technical skills and their own creative voice.
All studio tools are provided. Please bring a sketchbook or project journal, apron, and hand towels. Clay is purchased separately.
Weekly Breakdown
Week 1: Introductions, overview of sculptural ceramics, slide presentation, begin concept development and building
Week 2: Demos and figure/form construction
Week 3: Continued figure/form construction
Week 4: Final construction and hollowing (forms should be completed by the end of class)
Week 5: Demos on finishing techniques—cold finishes and alternative surface treatments
Week 6: Finalizing projects, critique, cleanup, and celebration
Instagram: @a.messi.sculpture
Instructor
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Alix MessimerAlix is a Denver based sculptor with a focus mainly in figurative works. Originally from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, she completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2007. For more than twelve years after college she stepped away from the arts and lost her dream of becoming a sculptor. But like many people did during the Pandemic, she had a sort of Renaissance and began sculpting again, putting herself out into the art world and never looked back.
Alix is currently a freelance artist in Denver, CO, sculpting for special effects studios and specialty exhibitions. She teaches Sculpture and Form with Flux Studio and Gallery in Denver, shows in galleries throughout Colorado, and is an Associate member with the National Sculpture Society
