Tucker's Pottery Supplies is proud to present a demonstration workshop with Alex Olson on Saturday, March 8, 2025! Space will be limited - secure your spot today! Payment must be submitted or your spot will not be held.

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm

Location: Tucker’s Pottery Supplies 15 W Pearce St. #7, Richmond Hill, Ontario

Cost: $195 + HST (includes lunch)

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Alex Olson was born in Seattle, WA and raised by a family of artists—his mother a painter and father a photographer. Growing up, he spent summers on Stuart Island, WA. Exploring this remote wilderness was formative; making him attentive to and appreciative of the rhythms of the natural landscape. Woodturning and photography were Alex’s primary mediums prior to studying ceramics at Carleton College, where he earned a B.A in Studio Art in 2018. Through an artistic career, Alex strives to cultivate an ever-curious studio practice, share his passion for craftsmanship, and inspire creativity in others.

In this one day demonstration workshop, Alex will demonstrate the faceting, fluting, and texturing techniques that he uses to make his pottery. Through a mix of wheel throwing and carving demonstrations, you will gain a thorough understanding of the important variables to consider and explore when carving clay. Alex will also be sharing an artist talk with slide presentation as part of this workshop, and will have pottery available to purchase.

Artist statement: My artwork is driven by my curiosity about the rhythms of the natural world and the intersections of landscape and the home. Motion in the landscape—weather, light, shadow,fauna—feeds my desire to create. I am drawn to clay's malleability and craft functional forms that people can integrate into their daily routines and rituals. Each pot is first thrown on the wheel, faceted, and textured using found objects such as shells and stones. In my work, I explore concepts of mark-making and imprinting through both process and form: found objects from the landscape make physical marks in the clay, leaving imprints of place on my pottery.