Ceramic as Canvas Workshop:
Painting + Decoration w/ artist Jihye Han
Sunday June 14
1pm - 4pm
Location: Perfomance Space
Registration + supplies fee: Member $145 / Non-Member $165
All Ages (Parental/guardian supervision required for children under 10)
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This hands-on workshop led by exhibiting artist Jihye Han introduces drawing and painting on ceramic in a fun and approachable way. Through short demonstrations, guided exercises, and creative prompts, participants explore line, pattern, imagery, and color while learning fundamental ceramic surface techniques.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own stories, voices, and inspirations into the process, using the ceramic surface as a canvas for personal expression. The workshop emphasizes experimentation, play, and confidence-building, and each participant will create a finished, hand-decorated ceramic piece to be fired and returned for everyday use.
What to bring:
Printed inspiration images. Participants may also use their cell phones to look up inspirational images while painting during the workshop.
About Jihye Han:
Jihye Han earned a BFA in Sculpture and Ceramics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and an MFA in Ceramics from the University of North Texas. She was awarded the Texas BIPOC Ceramic Emerging Artist Award from Clay Houston in 2021 and received the 2022 Emerging Artist Award from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). She is also a recipient of the 2025 Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant. Han has participated in numerous exhibitions at institutions both nationally and internationally. She is currently a full-time faculty member in the Art Department at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire.
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3S Artspace is supported in part by grants from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and NHCF's Geoffrey E. Clark and Martha Fuller Clark Fund; and Little Bay Fund.
Thank you to our lead sponsors: AC Hotel Portsmouth, The Brook, The Kane Company/Tidemark, Katzman Contemporary Projects, Raka, Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel and Stirling Brandworks.