SOU’WESTER EVENTS!

Discover what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!

Mar
10
Sun
Clay Play: Bird Feeders @ Ilwaco Artworks
Mar 10 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Clay Play: Bird Feeders @ Ilwaco Artworks

CLAY PLAY

Sun, March 10th: Bird Feeders | 2-5p | $35/person 

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Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+. Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing. Shipping available for visiting attendees! ($15 S&H).

Mar
23
Sat
Clay Play: Coffee Carafes @ Ilwaco Artworks
Mar 23 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Clay Play: Coffee Carafes @ Ilwaco Artworks

CLAY PLAY

Sat, March 23rd: Coffee Carafes | 2-5p | $35/person

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Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+. Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing. Shipping available for visiting attendees! ($15 S&H).

Workshop: Nerikomi Plates & Platters @ Ilwaco Artworks
Mar 23 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Mar 23

Nerikomi Plates and Platters Workshop

w/Ally Bruser $70

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In this workshop, students will explore the “nerikomi” technique of pressing or folding multiple colors of clay to achieve unique surface designs. Students will learn the basics of hand-building with clay while creating plates and platters for any purpose. This class is beginner-friendly and includes all the tools you need, clay, glaze, and firing of two or three finished pieces.

  • Saturday 2-6p

Location: Ilwaco Artworks

Ally Bruser is an elementary school art teacher, artist, and mother living in southwest Washington, on the unceded territory of the Chinook Nation. Most of her ceramics are handbuilt using Nerikomi techniques — the process of pressing and folding multiple colors of clay together and then rolling them into slabs. When not making pottery, Ally is working towards making the arts and arts learning experiences more accessible as the Program Manager for Sou’wester Arts. Visit albepottery.com or follow @albepottery on Instagram to learn more about Ally and her pottery process.
Mar
24
Sun
Clay Play: Tiles & Trivets @ Ilwaco Artworks
Mar 24 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Clay Play: Tiles & Trivets @ Ilwaco Artworks

Sun, March 24th: Tiles & Trivets | 2-5p. $35/person. Ages 14+ & all experience levels. Learn handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! Clay Play includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing .

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*Shipping available for visiting attendees! ($15 S&H)

Mar
30
Sat
Clay Play: Mugs & Cups @ Ilwaco Artworks
Mar 30 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Clay Play: Mugs & Cups @ Ilwaco Artworks

CLAY PLAY

Sat, March 30th: Mugs & Cups | 2-5p | $35/person 

CLASS FULL

Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+. Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing. Shipping available for visiting attendees! ($15 S&H).

Workshop: Wheel Throwing Fundamentals @ Ilwaco Artworks
Mar 30 @ 2:00 pm – Mar 31 @ 4:00 pm

Mar 30-31 & Apr 6-7

Wheel Throwing Fundamentals Workshop

w/Kaitlyn Nelson $150

Wheel Throwing Fundamentals (getting centered) and hand building exploration. During the two week course we will be developing beginner skills and techniques for wheel thrown ceramics. This course is designed so give each student 1:1 time to learn how to wheel throw. Between individual wheel throwing sessions with the instructor student will be creating hand built objects and are encouraged explore the properties of clay as a medium. Students will likely bring home 1-2 cylindrical objects and a variety of hand built items. 

  • Saturday 2-6p
  • Sunday 12-4p
  • Includes 1 week of open studio access between classes (M,W,F 3-7)

Location: Ilwaco Artworks

THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL
 
BIO – Kaitlyn Nelson is a multi-disciplinary Artist and Educator. She has a vibrant studio practice working in hybrid media creating surrealism and storytelling infused with a passion for technical craft.  Her creative works amount in a wide breath of material forms as: soft sculpture- mask and costumes, theatrical production, object design, fine art paintings and illustrative book arts. Kaitlyn is originally from Portland, OR where she received a BFA in illustration and Communication Design at PNCA in 2017. She is currently working on a film, “Mistakes Will Be Made” as well as a children’s book / Cumphy synth collaborative album.
Mar
31
Sun
Clay Play: Sculptural Garden Critters @ Ilwaco Artworks
Mar 31 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Clay Play: Sculptural Garden Critters @ Ilwaco Artworks

CLAY PLAY

Sun, March 31st: Sculptural Garden Critters | 2-5p | $35/person

CLASS FULL

Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+. Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing. Shipping available for visiting attendees! ($15 S&H).

Apr
6
Sat
Clay Play: Berry Bowls & Colanders @ Ilwaco Artworks
Apr 6 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Clay Play: Berry Bowls & Colanders @ Ilwaco Artworks

CLAY PLAY
Sat, April 6th: Berry Bowls & Colanders | 2-5p | $35/person

AT ILWACO ARTWORKS

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Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+. Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing. Shipping available for visiting attendees! ($15 S&H).

Workshop: Traditional Japanese Shibori Dying & Sashiko Stitching @ Ilwaco Artworks
Apr 6 @ 2:00 pm – Apr 7 @ 4:00 pm

Apr 6 & 7

Traditional Japanese Shibori Dying and Sashiko Stitching Workshop

w/Jodie Cord $100

On Saturday 4/6, You will learn about traditional Japanese methods of Shibori dying and then we will put that learning into practice! You will learn how to prepare the indigo dye bath, bind, fold, stitch or otherwise block the fabric to create a pattern, then prepare and dye your pieces. Each person will have the chance to try several methods.

On Sunday 4/7 You will use the Shibori fabric pieces you made to practice the traditional Japanese art of Sashiko stitching. You can bring something to repair or embellish such as jeans or a canvas fabric item, or you can create a work of art to be hung, framed or used for a future project. You can do a basic running stitch pattern or you can use a pattern of your choosing.

  • Saturday 2-6p
  • Sunday 12-4p

Location: Sou’wester Lodge Pavilion

Jodie Cord is a multi-media artist an art teacher and a mother of two. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Painting and a double minor in Sculpture and Art History. She runs a small business out of her backyard called Mother of Cups Pottery and Home Goods. She loves making things, thrifting, and upcycling.
Workshop: Wheel Throwing Fundamentals @ Ilwaco Artworks
Apr 6 @ 2:00 pm – Apr 7 @ 4:00 pm

Mar 30-31 & Apr 6-7

Wheel Throwing Fundamentals Workshop

w/Kaitlyn Nelson $150

Wheel Throwing Fundamentals (getting centered) and hand building exploration. During the two week course we will be developing beginner skills and techniques for wheel thrown ceramics. This course is designed so give each student 1:1 time to learn how to wheel throw. Between individual wheel throwing sessions with the instructor student will be creating hand built objects and are encouraged explore the properties of clay as a medium. Students will likely bring home 1-2 cylindrical objects and a variety of hand built items. 

  • Saturday 2-6p
  • Sunday 12-4p
  • Includes 1 week of open studio access between classes (M,W,F 3-7)

Location: Ilwaco Artworks

THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL
 
BIO – Kaitlyn Nelson is a multi-disciplinary Artist and Educator. She has a vibrant studio practice working in hybrid media creating surrealism and storytelling infused with a passion for technical craft.  Her creative works amount in a wide breath of material forms as: soft sculpture- mask and costumes, theatrical production, object design, fine art paintings and illustrative book arts. Kaitlyn is originally from Portland, OR where she received a BFA in illustration and Communication Design at PNCA in 2017. She is currently working on a film, “Mistakes Will Be Made” as well as a children’s book / Cumphy synth collaborative album.