Devon Vankoughnett studied ceramics at both Langara in Vancouver and at NSCAD in Halifax. She has been a junior high and high school art teacher with HRCE for the last 15 years and currently runs the Arts Lab for ceramics and fused glass at Rocky Lake JH. She also has a home studio where she creates and sells her own work.
Explorations in Clay Sgraffito
During the morning portion of the day participants will use hand building techniques to create simple forms in clay. After the lunch hour, we will add coloured underglaze to our forms that we will then draw into to create sgraffito designs. Sgraffito is a ceramic technique where the painted surface of the clay is scraped away to revel the colour of the clay below. No experience is necessary to take this course, just an open mind to exploring mark making and drawing on clay. All work will be fired by me in my home kiln and available a few weeks after the conference for participants to pick up at my studio in Waverley.