Student of the week: Katie!
December 8th, 2023 By: Josslyn Baron Katie and her graphite self-portrait Katie has enrolled in my adult painting classes for Fall I and...
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Maliya Badruddin
- 3 days ago
- 1 min
A Fun and Silly Saturday with Slowfire Pre-Teens at Lombard Studio!
Last Saturday, December 2, I had the fantastic opportunity to work with pre-teens in a hand-building workshop, where we created Holiday...
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Josslyn Baron
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
Slowfire Spotlight: Ms. Maliya
December 5, 2023 By: Josslyn Baron “My name is Maliya Badruddin (she/hers), and I am an Indonesian-American raised in Queens, NYC. I...
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Maliya Badruddin
- Nov 29
- 2 min
Printmaking Techniques on Ceramics: Monoprinting using Slip!
Did you know that there are a variety of printmaking techniques that apply to ceramics? My favorite method is using slip and underglaze...
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Josslyn Baron
- Nov 28
- 1 min
It's GivingTuesday!
November 28, 2023 By: Josslyn Baron “GivingTuesday is a movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world” -...
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Maliya Badruddin
- Nov 22
- 1 min
The Beauty of Biomorphic Hand-Built Vessels
Earlier this year, I took a stab at a handbuilt piece inspired by the word “organic.” The first words that came to my mind were water and...
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Josslyn Baron
- Nov 17
- 1 min
Book recommendation: Braiding Sweetgrass
November 17, 2023 By: Josslyn Baron To all my book lovers, if you have not yet read Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass, you must...
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Maliya Badruddin
- Nov 15
- 2 min
Behind the Scenes of Handbuilding Ceramics: The Power of Slip and Score
I first set foot in a ceramics studio in late 2021 when I attended Queens College in NYC as a Studio Arts major. Everything was...
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Josslyn Baron
- Nov 14
- 1 min
Love Slowfire? Leave a Review!
November 14, 2023 By: Josslyn Baron Calling all Slowfire families & individuals! Do you absolutely love your Slowfire class or teacher?...
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Josslyn Baron
- Nov 10
- 2 min
The Great Sallie Posniak
November 10, 2023 By: Josslyn Baron I teach ceramics bi-weekly at a retirement community called Three Crowns Park in Evanston. Here, I...
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Josslyn Baron
- Nov 3
- 1 min
Fundamentals of Drawing at the Oak Park Public Library
November 3, 2023 By: Josslyn Baron In October, I hosted a weekly drawing workshop at the Oak Park Public Library for adults! We focused...
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Christina Cho
- May 28
- 1 min
Student of the week: Dashiell
Dashiell, age 11, loves exploring anime/manga style in his artwork. Dashiell has been a Slowfire student for a year now and has improved...
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Christina Cho
- May 6
- 1 min
Student of the week, Lexi
By day, Lexi is a working mom who specializes in woodworking. By night, she is a ceramic student at Slowfire! Lexi came to Slowfire with...
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briemarie0618
- May 1
- 2 min
Behind the scene with a Slowfire Studio Elf
by Brie Maldonado So you've just finished your ceramics class at Slowfire. You proudly walk your finished work to the back room and...
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Christina Cho
- May 1
- 1 min
Student of the week, Paloma!
Paloma joins us from The Children’s School. She is enrolled in our after school ceramics class. She is learning hand building techniques...
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noelleallen
- Apr 19
- 1 min
Student of the week: Lucy
Lucy (6th grade) has been a longtime student here at Slowfire and has taken many classes in ceramics, wheel throwing, and...
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Christina Cho
- Apr 18
- 1 min
Student of the week: Delaney
This week we are featuring Delaney! She attends Willard Elementary School’s after school ceramics program with Slowfire. She is painting...
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briemarie0618
- Apr 18
- 1 min
Adult Ceramics- Handbuilding Gnomes
by Brie Maldonado With the weather warming up our thoughts turn to the outdoors. In our ceramics classes we've started creating beautiful...
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briemarie0618
- Apr 18
- 1 min
Spring Break Camp Creativity
What's better than spending your spring break with friends, nature and art?! Okay, maybe laying on a private beach with a cold...
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Christina Cho
- Mar 31
- 1 min
Student artist of the week: Nora!
Nora is one of Slowfire’s many talented tween ceramic artists. She has an amazing imagination, as well as an eye for detail and color. We...
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