Workshops
At DISH GALLERY + STUDIO we offer single workshops for individuals, quality time with your sweetheart for anniversaries and everything in between! We can customize a workshop to meet your needs, or you can choose from one of the options below.
Susan Card also gives demonstrations and talks to artist and community groups.
Team Building
Hand-Building
Tile Decorating
Jewelry making
Experience cooperation and skills development with your team in a fun setting. Your group can choose to make individual pieces or work on a collaborative project.
PUPPY by Janna Hiemstra
Janna’s husband wanted a puppy, but working at Craft Ontario keeps her busy. So Janna sculpted, decorated and fired an adorable ceramic puppy for him at DISH GALLERY + STUDIO.
Plan your ideas on paper, then transfer your designs to 6 x 6 inch tiles. Explore a variety of decorating techniques and learn to glaze the surface of your tiles before the final firing.
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Porcelain Pendant with 24K Gold Leaf
Design and make pendants, earrings, or a ring holder from porcelain. Learn to use gold leaf and to attach silver findings to finish your jewelry.
Learn more about our workshops AND ARTIST TALKS
WORKSHOPS
No experience is necessary for our semi-private, Introductory Hand Building workshops or Team Building events, and there is no limit to the number of pieces you can make in the two hour class. Hand Building Workshops are scheduled on weekends 1:00 - 3:00 pm or 3:00 - 5:00 pm. Paid reservations are required one week ahead to reserve your space at these private and semi-private events.
Team Building Workshops for small groups are scheduled weekdays.
Pieces left to be glazed and fired by the studio can be picked up in a month.
Email us for more information.
Artist Talks
Susan Card is always happy to share her knowledge with artist and community groups through talks or demonstrations.
The following topics are examples of themes chosen by various groups. Please contact us for further details.
Mississauga Potters Guild Virtual Talk and Demonstration 2021
Islington United Church Wheel Throwing Demonstration 2019
Burlington Potters Guild Demonstration of Gold Leaf Technique
Gardiner Museum Volunteers Talk 2016
Craft Ontario Volunteers Talk 2015
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Public Talk about local ceramic artists 2016
Burlington Potters Guild Talk - De-mystifying Glazes and extended Glaze Workshop September 2013-Dec 2013
Potters Studio Glazing Workshop March 2012
Hill Potters Talk and Workshop on Decorating Techniques February 2011
Mississauga Potters Guild Talk on Decorating Techniques February 2011
Kingcraft Decorating and Glazing Talk and Workshop, King City, 2010
Decorating Pottery Talk and Workshop in New Dundee, ON 2007, 2008
Pine Tree Potters Smoke Firing Demonstration, Aurora, ON