One-Day Visiting Artist Workshop: Kurinuki 

Taught by Brooklin Grantz 

Dates: September 27th, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (lunch break from 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM)

In this one-day workshop, students will make utilitarian and sculptural
objects with the Japanese carving technique Kurinuki. We will discuss how
different clay bodies can influence a carved surface, as well as wedging in
aggregates to influence gestures and landscapes. Students will learn to
work intuitively, responding to the terrain of their object as they remove
clay. Technical discussions include:
- clay weight and thickness
- building up surface before you begin carving
- adding aggregates to your clay
- stages of drying, pre- and post-carving
- exploring slip, stain, and glaze applications
- tips for maintaining and reclaiming your trimmings

About the instructor 

Brooklin is a multi-media sculptor & craftsperson. They received their MFA in Craft & Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2025 and their BFA in Ceramics from Indiana University Southeast in 2020, studying as a Post-Baccalaureate student in Ceramics at the University of Hartford in between. In 2022, they worked as a curator for houseguest gallery, an artist-run, non-commercial home gallery (Louisville, KY). They have assisted at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts, and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, where they participated as an invited resident artist during Pentaculum 2023. Their work has been shown nationally in group and two-person exhibitions through NCECA, the Tim Faulkner Gallery (Louisville, KY), Dutoit Gallery (Dayton, OH), Joseloff Gallery (Hartford, CT), and the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA).