Mother's Day Mindful Tea Meditation
with Tracy Ochester, CMT-200 CANCELLED
Mother's Day Mindful Tea Meditation
with Tracy Ochester, CMT-200
with Tracy Ochester, CMT-200
CANCELLED
Sorry - that class has been cancelled!
December 20 (Monday)
at 7:00 pm
Class length
90 minutes
Location
On Site at Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness 11100 Ash Street Suite 103 Leawood, KS 66211
We're teaming up with mindful ceramics artist Jason Wang once again to celebrate Mother's Day with a mindfulness meditation and tea drinking experience. Join Jason and the Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness Community for this donation based event, which will also be Jason's capstone experience for his mindfulness teacher training program. Stay after to meet, mingle and enjoy some Mother's Day treats.
When: Sunday May 8th from 10 am - 11:30 am - stay after to mingle if you like.
Participants will be invited to select on of Jason's hand made tea bowls to meditate upon. Tea will be available for your mindful enjoyment as well. Following the meditation period, Jason will answer questions about mindfulness and his art. Participants may also purchase their tea bowls if they wish. Photos and video will be taken at the event - your registration indicates your permission for this.
Any optional donations will go to Uzazi Village, a Kansas City nonprofit organization dedicated to decreasing maternal and infant health inequity among Black and Brown communities through education, support, and advocacy, This organization works every day to build a respectful and supportive healthcare system that fosters equitable and sustainable outcomes in maternal and infant health.
Make your donation: https://app.punchpass.com/passtypes/104279
Make your donation: https://app.punchpass.com/passtypes/104279
About the artist:
Jason Wang is a ceramic artist who is currently a resident artist at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, MN. He intends his vessels and sculptures to invoke a strong emotional response in order to further the dialogue about identity, mental health, and mindfulness in contemporary America. Jason earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, MO. He was awarded a scholarship to partake in a workshop at Anderson Ranch Art Center in Snowmass Village, CO and has exhibited in group exhibitions at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center in Kansas City, MO.
Materials and Technique: Clay
Terracotta Texture: The texture on the bowls was created by applying liquid clay called slip. I first place the bowl on a banding wheel then start to spin it and with my hands, I finger paint on the slip. With each rotation of the wheel, I move my hand up and down creating the fluid texture you see. Some of the textures are created with my hands and others with a brush.
Surface:
Terra Sigillata is a fine particle slip that is historically used to seal ceramic surfaces when polished and resulting in a velvety surface. However, aside from its practical use, terra sigillata is great for applying over textures without obscuring details. The colors come from adding various stains and oxides to a white base terra sig. Then brushing onto the tea bowl at the bone dry state. At this state most of the water has evaporated from the clay. This allows the terra sig to properly adhere to the clay surface; however, this state is also when the clay is the most fragile. Afterwards, the bowl is polished and fired. Then the interior glaze is applied and a black copper oxide patina is sponge on then sponge off the exterior- leaving the patina in the recesses of the surface. The purpose of the patina is to make the textures stand out and give the piece an aged appearance. Finally the bowl is fired one last time.
Terracotta Texture: The texture on the bowls was created by applying liquid clay called slip. I first place the bowl on a banding wheel then start to spin it and with my hands, I finger paint on the slip. With each rotation of the wheel, I move my hand up and down creating the fluid texture you see. Some of the textures are created with my hands and others with a brush.
Surface:
Terra Sigillata is a fine particle slip that is historically used to seal ceramic surfaces when polished and resulting in a velvety surface. However, aside from its practical use, terra sigillata is great for applying over textures without obscuring details. The colors come from adding various stains and oxides to a white base terra sig. Then brushing onto the tea bowl at the bone dry state. At this state most of the water has evaporated from the clay. This allows the terra sig to properly adhere to the clay surface; however, this state is also when the clay is the most fragile. Afterwards, the bowl is polished and fired. Then the interior glaze is applied and a black copper oxide patina is sponge on then sponge off the exterior- leaving the patina in the recesses of the surface. The purpose of the patina is to make the textures stand out and give the piece an aged appearance. Finally the bowl is fired one last time.
