Ancient Arts® Workshops
Within an hours drive of Denver experience the timeless legacy of ancestral
Puebloan pottery...
ANASAZI
POTTERY at HORSETOOTH LAKE:
Ancient Culture though Pottery™
June 2-5 2008 There's
still time! Don't miss out...Register Now!
Held
at the artists home/studio on a rock cliff overlooking magnificent Horsetooth
Reservoir (Located in the foothills just minutes west of Fort Collins
Colorado), this workshop is an
abbreviated version of our Mesa Verde workshop.
This fast paced 4 day introductory workshop covers replication of a Pueblo III Mesa Verde
Black on white organically painted pottery mug. Corrugated pottery techniques
will also be demonstrated. Participants will hand form, burnish,
decorate
and trench kiln fire using only prehistoric
methods. Participants will gain an understanding of the culture and the fundamentals of
craftsmanship, design and prehistoric technology that are required in creating and firing
ancestral Puebloan pottery.
Camping is not allowed at workshop site but is available
lake-sided at South Bay campground at Horsetooth Reservoir 2 miles away. http://www.co.larimer.co.us/parks/Horsetooth.htm
Motel lodging is available in near-by Fort Collins, Colorado.
For Lodging information contact: http://www.fcchamber.org/Sub_VisitorInfo_List.asp?CatID=2
Enrollment: Limited to 20 participants.
No previous pottery experience required.
Includes: Instruction, all materials, firing and geologic clay
exploration tour. Bring lunch.
Fee: $150.00 US Dollars. Fee must be paid in full at time of
registration.
Click
here to Register Now!
(If
registering after May 15 please email instructor)
For further information email: info@AncientArts.Org
College Credit: 2
GRADUATE CREDITS ARE NOW
AVAILABLE FOR THIS COURSE (for an
additional fee).
Note to Teachers* The interdisciplinary nature of this course will
enable K-12 teachers to develop meaningful standards based lesson plans. Through
authentic experiences and inquiry-based projects, teachers will learn to make
relevant connections between art, archaeology and cultural content and their own
classroom curriculum.
Location: Located in
the foothills just minutes west of Fort Collins Colorado at an elevation of
approx. 6000 feet. http://www.co.larimer.co.us/parks/driving_horsetooth.htm
http://www.co.larimer.co.us/parks/horsetooth_map.htm
