Slab Building: Make Your Own Dinner Plate
Learn how to use a slab roller to create a ceramic dinner plate. Exploring a variety of designs, you'll leave with a plate you'll want to use for every meal!
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Intermediate Wheel Throwing (A)
Expand your skills by learning additional throwing techniques and working on complex projects. We'll explore larger-scale pieces, make sets, and add hand-built elements to our pieces. This class caters to individual interests, so we'll address specific techniques for your projects. Discussion on reduction firing in the gas kiln and glaze firing to cone 10 for […]
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 moreSculpted Sounds: Make Your Own Ceramic Rattle
Explore the world of sound and create ceramic rattles! In this class, you'll create your own designs and, using hand building techniques, create functional rattles for a pleasant auditory experience.
read moreFamily Studio: Nature Pinch Pots
Come and make art side by side as a family. Each week, families will explore a new medium and create a beautiful project together. Texture is found all around nature. We'll explore it in leaves, rocks, flowers, and sticks as we make pinch pots with air-dry clay.
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 (C)
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 moreHand Building: Tell a Story Through Sgrafitto
Continue developing hand building skills such as slabbing, coiling and attaching. Create both sculptures or functional objects using combined building techniques to create forms that go beyond the cylinder. Design richly decorated surfaces that have a narrative quality using a variety of techniques including sgraffito and mishima. In this class, there will be many types […]
read moreFantastical Clay (Ages 6 – 8)
Step into a world of whimsy with fantastical clay, where our imagination and artistry come to life! In this enchanting class, we will learn to mold, shape, and decorate gnomes, dragons, fairies, and more!
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 moreIntroduction to Hand Building (A)
Create functional ceramic pieces using slab, coil, pinch and slump techniques. Learn how to use tools, create a variety of forms and apply slips. By the end of the class you’ll have a good understanding of basic hand building methods and clay studio practices.
read morePolymer Clay: Miniature Foods
Learn techniques to sculpt miniatures from polymer clay and resin which can be turned into keychains, magnets, or ornaments. Students will gain knowledge about safety while working with clay and resin, sculpting techniques, and resin tinting and curing. Hand tools will be used to aid sculpting and the use of ovens and UV lights will […]
read moreWheel Throwing for Everyone (D)
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.
read moreHand Building: Make Your Own Platter
Learn how to hand build a ceramic platter. In this class, you'll explore different techniques to finish the surface of your work, using stencils and layering underglaze colors on the clay to create a dynamic surface design. We will combine slab pieces and coil work to create a one-of-a-kind platter. At the end of the […]
read moreMagic, Myth + Lore: Creating Legends With Clay (Ages 9-11)
Bring intricate and imaginative stories to life with clay sculpture! Make your wildest, deepest visions and dreams into a reality by diving deep into clay projects that challenge your artistic skills. Create lore surrounding mythical monsters, sculpt magnificent and frightful demons and engage in the making of magic.
read moreMystical World of Clay (Ages 6-8)
Step into the enchanting world of clay! We will explore lore, fantasy, and use our imagination to bring our favorite creatures to life. Whether you are into gnomes, fairies, wizards, or dragons, we will use handbuilidng techniques to realize our mystical world.
read moreCeramic Lamps (This class is only offered a few times a year!)
Create a pair of ceramic lamps using ceramic columns, wood bases and high-quality brass parts. We’ll explore form, surface and glazing to create ceramic columns that suit your personal style. You’ll even learn some wiring basics to make your lamps functional.
read moreIntroduction to the Wheel (F)
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 (D)
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 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.
read moreIntroduction to Hand Building (B)
Create functional ceramic pieces using slab, coil, pinch and slump techniques. Learn how to use tools, create a variety of forms and apply slips. By the end of the class you’ll have a good understanding of basic hand building methods and clay studio practices.
read moreWheel Throwing Multipart Large Vessels
Learn the wheel throwing techniques of throwing larger ceramic vessels by dividing them into multiple sections. This method allows you to create large pieces without the strain of throwing a single, large pot. Students should feel comfortable and confident throwing a 6" cylinder.
read moreWheel Throwing for Everyone (C)
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.
read moreMythical Clay Creatures (Ages 6-8)
Unicorns, elves, mermaids and more! This class will start with a fun story about a fantastical creature, then we will learn how to build creatures out of clay. We’ll use air-dry clay to make your creatures come to life!
read moreWheel Throwing A (2-week class) (Ages 12-14)
Learn the basics of wheel throwing, trimming and glazing. This extended, two-week class offers more time to practice on the wheel and more opportunities to complete projects. Create handmade functional pottery, experiment with various glazes and learn about safety in the ceramics studio.
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