Enhancing Your Wheel-Thrown Pots

Workshop led by Hsin-Chuen Lin

Ruby’s is pleased to offer a hands-on workshop with master teacher Hsin-Chuen Lin

Registration opens on Wednesday, May 6th at 7pm.

Fee: $65 *

Limit: 11 participants

Event open only to current Ruby’s community members.

Sliding scale fee offered by using coupon codes during registration:

WS25%OFF for $49 fee

WS50%OFF for $32.50 fee

WS75%OFF for $16 fee

Honor code applies

*This event is being offered at a reduced rate thanks to a generous donation to the Ruby’s Workshop Committee to help enrich our community programming.

Workshop Details:

This hands-on program is specifically designed for wheel throwers seeking to refine their techniques for enhancing and decorating the surfaces of their pottery. 

Hsin will impart his meticulous methods for enhancing wheel-thrown surfaces, including chattering, sgraffito carving on the leather-hard surface** and applying roller textures to freshly-thrown cylinders prior to 'volumizing'. 

Participants will have ample opportunity to experiment with the provided tools to achieve chattering/carving textures and can expect to receive direct guidance from Hsin. Time-permitting, additional techniques can be tailored to individual interests upon request.

Schedule includes a 30 minute lunch break.

No firings are included in this workshop.

**Participants will need to bring a few leather-hard pieces to practice chattering and sgraffito—bowls, mugs, vases are appropriate. 

Artist Bio

Hsin-Chuen Lin, a Taiwanese-born ceramicist, studied at the National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei and holds a Master of Fine Art degree from the University of Iowa.

Working in clay has been Lin's passion for almost 40 years. His form has evolved since he came to U.S. in 1988. His inspiration comes from eastern culture, in particular Chinese Shan and Zhou dynasties' bronzes as well as Song dynasty's elegant pottery. He also was influenced by the American contemporary ceramics, embracing freedom and spontaneity in making pots. He works mainly on a potter’s wheel. His beautiful vessels are first thrown, then torn, punched, squeezed, decorated, and finally fired in gas and wood fired kilns, raku or saggar, depending on what he wants to express.

Based in Fremont, CA, he teaches at various community and arts centers and maintains a prolific online presence sharing teaching videos on YouTube.

IG: hsinchuenlin