Workshops & Special Events
Raku Firings
Each spring and fall, Rising Sun Pottery hosts a Saturday raku firing. All students and
area potters are invited and everyone brings their pots and a pot luck dish. Rising
Sun provides the drinks and hamburgers. Fun is had by all as we make a day of raku, good food, and socializing. Join us for the spring firing which will be held on May 19, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Hand-Building
Join us for a special hand-building class from 10am to 5pm on June 3 or June 9, 2012. Our instructor will be Sylvia Coppola from Indian Trail, NC. See her work at class will be added for June 16.
Make "BIG" pots
`Every few years we have a "BIG" pots workshop, a two-day challenge to make big pots from thrown sections. Check back for the date and time for the next "BIG" pots workshop.Spring Mug Sale - Mugathon
This annual event will be held at 5pm on April 10, 2012. Rising Sun
potters, students, and local potters make and donate over 200 mugs of
different shapes, sizes, and colors to the cause. Called "Mugs for Mutts
and Cups for Cats", proceeds from this event benefit the Humane Society
of Lincoln County. Join us for our 15th year of participation in this worthy
cause.
Fall Empty Bowl Soup Benefit
This annual event is held the second Tuesday in October at the studio. Rising Sun
potters, students, and local potters make and donate soup bowls of all different
shapes, sizes, and colors to the cause. Homemade soup and desserts are
complimentary with the purchase of a soup bowl. Called the "Empty Bowl" soup
benefit, proceeds from this event benefit Hospice Palliative Care of Lincoln County.
Generally, over 400 bowls are sold at this event. Our 15th Annual bowl sale will be
held on October 9, 2012 at 5pm.
Wildacres Retreat Conference Center Workshops
July 4th week pottery retreat at Wildacres Retreat Conference Center, located in Little
Switzerland, NC, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. This workshop is a pottery retreat for
learning and socializing with other potters. The studio is open 24 hours a day. Or take advantage of the many hiking trails on the Wildacres property. As Wildacres is on top of a mountain, there is not much to do except what you are there for. No TV, radio, newspapers and sparse cell phone coverage minimize distractions. Take a half-day "road trip" to a local pottery studio or visit Penland Craft School which is only 30 minutes away. Rising Sun provides the pottery instructor and group leader Gary Lee is available to work with anyone who may want additional instruction. Gas cone 10 and raku firings available during the week. The
workshop fee includes meals and lodging. Call or e-mail for cost & space
availability.
The September week long workshop is a true retreat for potters who are looking for
a week away from the everyday distractions at home. Gary offers instruction as
needed but the session really is for those who want to just "throw their life away" for
a week with gas cone 10 and raku firings available during the week. The $325
workshop fee includes meals and lodging. Call or e-mail for space availability for the
September 5-11, 2011 session.
Rising Sun also helps organize potters who wish to attend the Wildacres' annual Spring and Fall Artist Gatherings. This event gives potters the experience of socializing with artists from other media fields: painters, jewelry makers and nature printers, to name a few. The annual spring Artist Gathering at Wildacres will be held April 30-May 4, 2012. The fall Artist Gathering will be held October 29-November 4, 2012. See Wildacres.org for information.Visit the Wildacres website for dates and cost or e-mail us at Rising Sun Pottery.
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