Wheel Throwing for Everyone (C) (Adults and Youth 12+ with a Registered Adult)
Have you always wanted to try wheel throwing? Come throw a pot using white stoneware, then fire and finish your pieces using food-safe glazes.
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Craft + Design Featured Artist: Contemporary Surface Decoration
Join us for a day with Craft + Design's featured artist, Yeonsoo Kim as he demonstrates his use of traditional methods of making with contemporary surface. Kim utilizes the Onggi technique, a method unique in the world for slab, coil building large pots and forms. Traditionally born out of necessity in Korea, Onggi pots were […]
read moreCraft + Design Featured Artist: Breathing Onggi: Traditional Building
Join us for a day with Craft + Design's featured artist, Yeonsoo Kim as he demonstrates his use of traditional methods of making with contemporary surface. Kim utilizes the Onggi technique, a method unique in the world for slab, coil building large pots and forms. Traditionally born out of necessity in Korea, Onggi pots were […]
read moreB: Clay Incense Holders With Ammity Rose (Adults and youth 9+ with a registered adult)
Spend an evening in the clay studio with ceramicist Ammity Rose, and create beautiful incense holders. This class will go over the basic techniques of using clay. Adults and youth can work together to design objects of varying complexity. You will use airdry clay so you can take them home immediately, and will also receive […]
read moreA: Clay Incense Holders With Ammity Rose (Adults and youth 9+ with a registered adult)
Spend an evening in the clay studio with ceramicist Ammity Rose, and create beautiful incense holders. This class will go over the basic techniques of using clay. Adults and youth can work together to design objects of varying complexity. You will use airdry clay so you can take them home immediately, and will also receive […]
read moreBig Boxes, Small Boxes, Lots of Boxes! – New!
Dive into the world of stiff slab building! In this class, you will discover techniques to help keep your slab on the straight and narrow and defeat the evil warping monster. We will work on basic slab rolling and layout skills, learn to make bevel/miter corners, butt joints, recessed sides, flush and even soft pillow […]
read moreHand Building: Make a Garlic Roaster (Limited Offering) – New!
In this one-day workshop, you will learn how to create a slab-built garlic roaster from start to finish. We’ll begin the day with a guided demo and hands-on instruction in constructing this unique form, focusing on how darting can be used to shape and refine volume. In the afternoon, we’ll finish construction and move onto […]
read moreLet’s Build Big: Slab Vases + Planters – New!
Learn about stiff slab construction, discover techniques to help keep your slabs from warping. We will work on basic slab and layout, learn to make bevel/miter corners, complex angle forms, surface decoration, and the use of textures. The class will explore truncated tall vase forms and square and rectangular planters forms. Intermediate clay skills or […]
read moreHand Building with Clay: Flower Pots + Vases (Ages 9-11) – New!
Learn various hand building techniques such as pinching, coiling and using slabs to create vessels that hold flowers and plants. We will make planters, vases, wall pockets, hanging vases, and airplant holders! We will paint with underglazes to add color.
read moreAn Eco-Conscious Approach to Hand Building With Clay: Paper Clay + Wild Clay (Limited Offering)
Learn to create small, sculptural hand-built objects with a focus on form, process and sustainability. We will work with paperclay and wild clay. Explore and investigate basic coil, pinch and slab making techniques with these two different clay bodies. Learn where clay comes from, and how to use it sustainably and economically.
read moreRaku Firing Workshop (C)
Head over to VisArts' courtyard and join us for some raku pottery firing—an exciting approach to pottery surface design! Participants will glaze their pieces, help load them into the kiln, grab a beer or snack across the street at Goatocado, then return to enjoy the campfire-like atmosphere with friends on our back patio.
read moreWheel-Thrown Mug Sets (Limited Offering) – New!
Learn how to design and throw matching sets of mugs! We'll cover techniques specific to mug making, including throwing sets, trimming, making and attaching handles, surface design, and glazing. We'll discuss mug aesthetics and functionality.
read moreHand-Built Ceramics
Work on functional or sculptural forms using slabs and hand-bulding techniques with guidance and demonstrations from the instructor. Demonstrations could include: making textural tools to personalize work, how to use the spray booth and how to use the sand blaster. Students will have ample time to practice their craft with the benefit of having a […]
read moreHand Building: Make a Hand-Painted Pasta Bowl (Limited Offering) – New!
In this workshop, you'll stencil, paint and carve your very own bowl—good for pasta, cereal, fruit, or whatever you’re making for dinner! You’ll begin by draping a slab of soft clay into a bowl form and then cut newsprint into custom stencils which you’ll use to decorate your bowl.
read moreIntroduction to Hand Building + Surface Design Techniques
Learn basic hand building techniques such as coil, slab, slumping, pinching. Play with new ideas for using underglazes and image transfer methods. Each class will include a demonstration but students are encouraged to explore their own ideas!
read moreHand Building: Custom Snack Plates (Limited Offering) – New!
Design a small set of 3–4 custom snack plates! In this class, you will learn a few simple techniques to transform a flat slab of clay into a shallow dish or bowl by using a wooden mold or pulling the edges up by hand. Then, you will utilize the underglaze transfer process (which is similar […]
read moreGuided Studio: Intermediate + Advanced Ceramics
Join this class to continue wheel and hand building with plenty of feedback and guidance from the instructor as you explore independent projects. This class is best for intermediate and advanced students who are interested in furthering their ideas and have a solid foundation of the basics of ceramics .
read moreRaku Firing Workshop (A)
Head over to VisArts' courtyard and join us for some raku pottery firing—an exciting approach to pottery surface design! Participants will glaze their pieces, help load them into the kiln, grab a beer or snack across the street at Goatocado, then return to enjoy the campfire-like atmosphere with friends on our back patio.
read moreHand Building: Wall Sculptures (Limited Offering) – New!
Make a sturdy slab and construct with coils to make a hanging wall sculpture! In this class, you'll learn how to draft, design, and think about sculpture in an unconventional way. We will learn how to build with various hanging mechanisms, and you'll leave the class with a really cool object to hang in your […]
read moreHand Building: Make Your Own Clay Mug (B)
Have you ever wanted to drink out of a mug you made? Learn the techniques of coil or slab building to make your own mug.
read moreMagical Creatures in Clay (Ages 9 – 11) – New!
Learn hand building techniques and make a dragon out of clay. Craft a fantasy creature of your own design—and even make a goblet fit for an elf!
read moreTake + Bake Polymer Clay Workshop
Learn how to sculpt, add texture, and mix colors with polymer clay in this one-day workshop. Students will learn the basics of polymer clay in a process that can be easily replicated in the home studio. Class time will be used to make our creations and students will bake at home.
read moreIntroduction to the Wheel (E)
Learn to throw clay on a potter’s wheel. We’ll cover the foundations of wheel work, including wedging and centering clay and forming cylinders, cups and bowls. Basic glazing information will help you finish your final forms.
read moreIntroduction to the Wheel: Crash Course (B) – New!
This class will cover all the basics of forming pottery on the wheel. We will go over terminology, throwing techniques, glazing, and firing. This class is a great starter if you have limited time or just want to learn about clay and wheel throwing.
read moreRaku Firing Workshop (B)
Head over to VisArts' courtyard and join us for some raku pottery firing—an exciting approach to pottery surface design! Participants will glaze their pieces, help load them into the kiln, grab a beer or snack across the street at Goatocado, then return to enjoy the campfire-like atmosphere with friends on our back patio.
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