Skill Building Workshop: Bootlegging Architectural Pottery w/Nathan Stanfield

Sunday, March 2, 2025. 10 AM - 4 PM

Participants will be working with Cone 10 clays (Rod’s Bod, Soldate 60, and LBW-70) to recreate their favorite piece from our current exhibition, Architectural Pottery.

The pieces we are going to make together will be at a much smaller scale than the works in the museum, but they will still employ a lot of the same techniques. We will use the techniques of slab-building, wheel-throwing, and attaching to achieve 12” tall versions of a piece from the exhibition Architectural Pottery. Each participant will make x1 12” piece.

The day will begin with a self-guided tour of Architectural Pottery where we will determine which pieces we want to set out to bootleg. Once we’ve done some sketching, and measuring, we will return to the studio to get started on our pieces.

Once we’ve gotten our pieces started we will take a lunch break and allow them to firm up a bit so that when we’re back they are ready to be joined/altered/finished up. These pieces will be bisque fired by AMOCA and you will be contacted when they are ready for pickup.

If you are choosing to wheel throw this piece you must be confident throwing at least 3 pounds of clay.

If you are slab building this piece you must have experience slab building.

Architectural Pottery exhibition view, photo credit: Dan Chavkin

About your Instructor:

Nathan Stanfield is from Oceanside, CA and began working in clay in 2010 during his time at Mira Costa College, where he earned an AA in Printmaking. He earned his BA in Sculpture from San Diego State University in 2014 before relocating to Los Angeles, CA. He has worked in collaboration with various designers and artists across Los Angeles while producing his own work in the studio. In 2019 Nathan began working with AMOCA in Pomona, CA; he continues to sell and exhibit work across the US.

Course Policies

Refunds are not allowed after the course begins. Refunds requested during the week prior to the start of the class will be honored at 50%. Refunds requested prior to this will be honored minus Humanitix fees. If you would like to request a refund, email studio@amoca.org.

Studio classes are for adults ages 18 and over (students 16+ may attend classes when accompanied by a paying adult).

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