This is a five day, hands on workshop with a focus on texture tools and surface pattern play. Before Sarah makes a slab pot, she makes the texture tools. This is the behind the scenes part of her process. She has spent many years researching and practicing her unique surface design techniques and will demonstrate just how she does it - from initial design on paper to stamp blanks and texture roller blanks, to carving and refining, to stamping and rolling, Sarah will take students on a deep dive into what it takes to texture a pot. Students will explore stamp-making and carving, texture roller making and carving, card cutouts, pattern design, repeat patterns and more. This workshop will primarily focus on the tool-making and surface pattern aspects of slabbuilding, but students will make simple cups, tiles and/or plates as canvases for pattern and texture exploration.