POTTERY CLASS WITH EXPLOSIVE TWIST FT. DACOTAH CLAYWORKS 

[Lemmon, SD, June 25th] The Grand River Arts Council (GRAC) and John Lopez Studio are partnering to host Robin Reynolds of Dacotah Clayworks (Bowman, ND) for a Bang Pot Pottery Workshop at the Lonesome Dove (Lemmon, SD) on June 25th from 6:00pm – 9:00pm. Ages 13 and up with no experience necessary! 

Participants in the Bang Pot Workshop will make small vessels initially formed by inserting a small firecracker into a solid, shaped, and textured clay ball about the size of a baseball or softball. When the firecracker is lit, a small implosion creates internal volume that, potentially, creates an oddly satisfying exterior shape. “Clay by Chance!” 

Two pottery techniques will be demonstrated for participants to try: Bang Pots and Collared Pinch Pots. A $75 workshop fee is inclusive of firecrackers (!), clay, common studio tools, specific “Bang Pot” tools, dry and wet underglazes, sparkly mica, brushes, work boards, transport and firing. 

Robin Reynolds is the artist owner of Dacotah Clayworks. She is a retired adjunct Ceramics Instructor, Dickinson State University, and Roster Artist with ND Council on the Arts. In 2023 Reynolds and her cat, Tripod, moved to Bowman, ND where she is a semi-retired potter and arts advocate. 

Email Robin, for more information and to register for workshop- robin58638@gmail.com