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DIANA'S ART FARM

Get centered. Work with clay.
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DIANA CRAIN IS A PROFESSIONAL CERAMIC ARTIST WITH 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN CLAY.

She has sold her work in multiple galleries, museums and exhibitions across the country. In addition to being a producing ceramic artist, she also owned Tortuga Workspace for Ceramic Arts where she she mentored 100's of students during her 22 years of ownership. In 2019 she sold Tortuga to 3 of her students and is now mentoring a small group of students at her home studio in rural Petaluma.

 

Diana's Art Farm is a place for all levels of ceramic students to come and be creative. It is a place for you to take advantage of Diana's many years of experience and grow your clay skills in a supportive environment. 

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Techniques
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    HAND BUILDING

  • Simple mold making

  • Clay monoprinting

  • Coiling

  • Extruding

  • Slab construction

  • Paper clay

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WHEEL

  • Centering and throwing

  • Learning how to control the clay to make the object you want

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SURFACES

  • Glazing

  • Drawing

  • Oxides

  • Decals

  • Colored porcelain

  • Underglaze

  • Stencils

  • Transfers

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FIRING

  • Cone 10 gas

  • Cone 10 electric

  • Low fire

  • Salt/soda fire

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Classes
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WEEKLY GROUP CLASS

In person

Diana is passing on her 50 years of  ceramic knowledge to 6 students on a weekly basis. There are demonstrations and individual help to work on projects of your choosing. This is an ongoing class.

PRIVATE LESSONS

In person

Diana is working privately with students in her studio one on one. She offers wheel work, hand building, designing/engineering, production techniques surface decoration, e.t.c. Limited times available.

PRIVATE LESSONS

Virtual

Thanks to video chat, Diana is offering to work with anyone in their own environment. She is  offering the same instruction as an in person private lesson, but with the convenience of never leaving home.

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"It's the Journey That's Important"

"It's the Journey That's Important"

"It's the Journey That's Important"

Diana's career as a ceramic art

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STUDENTS TESTIMONIALS

“Diana is a great teacher. In addition to teaching the various ways of working with clay, she is inspirational and I am often in awe of her mastery of the medium. She is generous with her knowledge, sensitive to the interests and abilities of her students, supportive of our ambitions, and what I find so valuable is that we students have the freedom to pursue our own direction in clay without judgement.”

Phyllis

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