This year I had the amazing experience of assisting none other than Laura Casas at the Arrowmont school of arts and crafts. 

The experience was absolutely life changing. The location is a hidden gem just off of a busy strip in Gatlinburg Tennessee. Every building and studio has so much character, the staff are WONDERFUL, and the students were such a joy to work with. 

Laura was leading a surface decoration workshop focusing on using colored slips, underglazes, and a variety of decorative techniques. We worked with water etching, creating our own transfers, sgraffito, and more.

As an assistant I was in charge of maintaining our materials, custom mixing our colorful slips/glazes, and prepping our clear glaze.  I also assisted with a couple mini demos, and firing/loading the kilns.