Pottery Workshops
Exploring Ceramic Design with Taylor Sijan
Schedule of Events
Date: April 17 and 18, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $125 for both days, including lunch and a workshop supply kit
Location: MCC Pottery Studio, A145
About the Workshop
Are you looking to learn how to add rich depth to the surfaces of your ceramic work and expand your decorating skills? In this skill-building workshop, Taylor will demonstrate how she creates layered surfaces on unfired clay. Students will experiment with decorating techniques such as stamping, slip trailing, carving, and underglaze painting using paper resists on tile. Strategies for harmonious, asymmetrical surface compositions on vessels and choosing color palettes will be touched on throughout the demonstrations. The instructor will provide laser-cut stencil packets.
About the Artist
Taylor Sijan is a full-time studio potter living in New Jersey. She earned a BFA in 3-D Arts from Bowling Green State University (2016) and an MFA with ceramics emphasis from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2021). In 2020, Taylor was named one of Ceramics Monthly’s Emerging Artists for crafting colorful porcelain pottery layered with botanical imagery. She enjoys traveling to present at conferences, teach workshops, and participate in pottery shows across the US and abroad. When she isn’t in the studio, she is usually gardening, treasure hunting, or spending time with her bladesmith husband and their two cats.
Each semester, MCC's art department partners with the Clayworkers' Guild of Illinois and the MCC Clay Club to bring in award-winning ceramic artists to lead a hands-on workshop. We charge a minimal fee for each workshop and open the workshop to the public.