March Break Art Adventures
with Shaun Chown
AX Workshop Room | 12 Maple Ave.
March 2-6 | 10am-12pm
$25 per day | $105 full week | Ages 6-12
Join us on March 27th in the AX Workshop Room for another exciting ceramics workshop—this time, we’re making beautiful and functional berry bowls with AX Artist-in-Residence Jen Pilon!
Using handbuilding techniques, you’ll shape your own unique bowl and explore design fundamentals to add personal flair. These charming, perforated bowls aren’t just stylish—they help rinse and serve fresh berries with ease, making them a must-have for any kitchen!
Day 1 – Pinch Pot Adventures: Monsters & Minions or Birdies & Nests
Start with the basics of pinch pots and turn them into your own wacky monsters, mischievous minions, or cozy little nests! Learn to add clay for fun details or carve shapes to make your creations come alive.
Day 2 – Slab-Built Creations & Texture Fun
Roll, press, and mold slabs of clay to build cool containers. Choose textures, experiment with patterns, and add hand-built handles, lids, or other decorative touches to make your piece truly unique.
Day 3 – Coils, Sculptures & Clay Play
Roll, twist, and stack clay coils to make tiny pots, whimsical sculptures, or fun wearable beads and pendants. Try marbled clay effects and underglaze colors to give your pieces a magical look!
Days 4 & 5 – Drawing & Painting: Colourful Worlds Bring your imagination to life with colour, line, and perspective! Create fantastical landscapes, floating buildings, and quirky characters using your own artistic ideas. Learn fun techniques to make your worlds pop!
About the Instructor
Shaun Chown is a Visual Arts Educator, who has spent a career teaching Visual Art Literacy and Skills in the public school system and providing painting workshops during summer months. Shaun enjoys engaging learners of all ages in a diverse array of media, including; drawing, painting, textiles and ceramics. The instructor’s educational background includes; B.Ed. University of New Brunswick, DAUS (Fine Art) St. Thomas University and a MA (Art Education) Edinboro University PA, USA. Shaun has mentored high school Fine Art students in portfolio development toward postsecondary Fine Arts Studies and hosted co-op student placements in her classes. The artist’s most recent exhibition of work entitled “Fundy-mentality”(2018) was presented by the Quaco Museum, St. Martins NB. Current work is a series of paintings about Eco atonement and the Inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic Salmon conservation efforts. The artist is inspired by the enthusiasm and curiosity of the learners and memories of growing up close to nature along the Bay of Fundy coast.