WORKSHOP SERIES in the studio. (located just north of Humboldt Park in Chicago IL)
All offerings are first-come-first-serve but feel free to email hello@leah-ball.com if you would like to schedule a private group workshop or to request more class times! No experience required, all levels welcome!
Hand-Illustrated Erotic Plate
Grab some friends and a bottle of wine and join me for a night of artistic exploration! Each student will get a pre-bisque fired ceramic plate handmade by yours truly. We will use transfer paper, slip, glaze, vintage and feminist porn, my original illustrations and your own work to compose hand-painted erotic plates. I will then fire to temp and they will be available to pick up the following week. Only 8 spots available per class.
Saturday, February 23rd | 2-4:30 | $50
Marbled Ceramic Workshop
Each student will be shown how to create marble from white clay and colorful custom made slip. We will then fabricate a smoking device, mug or ??? using tubes, geometric shapes and colorful inlays. Each piece will be glazed clear and fired within the week after the workshop and available for pick-up or shipping 7-10 days later. BYOB and a friend!
Wednesday, March 13th | 7-9:30pm | $50
6-Week Ceramics
In this course you will learn various basic clay working techniques. We will cover hand-carved stamps, coil-building, marbling, and glaze and painting techniques. All levels welcome! $240
Tuesdays: 7-9:30
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
May 7
Terrazzo Platter Painting
In this class you will learn how to paint a faux Terrazzo style onto a handmade oblong platter. We will use underglaze paints on a pre-bisque 9” long platter. Once I do the demo the end result and all the variations you can come up with are up to you! Platters will be fired to temp and available 2 weeks after class. Dishwasher and microwave safe. All levels welcome! $65
TBD
co-hosted erotic plate painting series
2019 CO-HOSTED EROTIC PLATE WORKSHOP SERIES
Starting in 2019 I will be holding co-hosted Erotic Plate Workshops with local Chicago makers, activists, educators, sex-workers, artists, writers and more to dive a little more deeply into pleasure rituals. The class will be slightly longer and include a casual salon-style Q&A between the host and myself as we explore topics together. None of the participants will be required to share, it is all voluntary. For each class we will be collaborating on a small collection of topic-related artwork to be painted on the plates.
Co-HOSTED Series: PARTNERED MASSAGE
Come enjoy a casual Q & A with artist Leah Ball and Godmutha and community healer Tristen Seven as we discuss tricks and techniques for partnered massage rituals while you paint and create in the studio! All proceeds will be going to help support Tristen for her upcoming surgery and recovery.
May 1st 7-10pm
*how tickets work: There are 4 ticket tiers based on the honor system. Please pay what you can. Limited tickets for each tier, 8 tickets per class.
Tier 1: $25
Tier 2: $35
Tier 3: $45
Tier 4: $55