Wheel Throwing for Everyone (B)
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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Clay Sculpture (Ages 6-8)
Be bold and come to the clay studio to create beautiful and imaginative sculpture out of air dry clay! Learn tons of cool ways to make pottery including pinch pots, carving, and molding. Make wacky bubble heads, tree houses, and plates full of yummy fake foods!
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-Built Sculpture: Expanding Techniques
Learn intricate hand-building techniques in order to experiment and create the sculpture of your choosing. Explore intermediate coil and slab building techniques, hollowing, and more. Weekly guidance and demonstrations will be individualized for each student's unique project. Students will have the opportunity to experiment with various glazes and slips and are introduced to the history […]
read moreWheel Throwing for Everyone (A)
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 Clay Mug (C)
Have you ever wanted to drink out of a mug you made? Learn the techniques of coil building to make your own mug.
read moreArt + Resistance: Performance Art
History is peppered with stories of artists using their talents to make lasting change. From the canvas to the sewing machine, artists have been using their work to tell a story of resistance. Performance art, however, can be overlooked. In this course, we’ll explore the works of artists who used dance, theatre and song to […]
read moreFamily Studio: Clay Animals: Lions + Tigers + Bears, oh my!
Make art side by side as a family. exploring a new medium each week and create a beautiful project together. Get messy with us and spend your morning creating little critters out of air dry clay. Form a mound of clay to look like a real life animal or a creature born of your imagination! […]
read moreHandbuilding with Clay (Ages 15-18)
Get your hands dirty and learn how to make pottery! Make artwork that you can eat out of and admire. Learn tons of different techniques like pinch pots, and coil building, using molds and operating the extruder.
read moreIntermediate Wheel Throwing (B)
Expand your skills by learning additional throwing techniques and working on complex projects. We'll explore larger-scale pieces, throw platters, 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 […]
read moreFamily Studio: Air-Dry Clay Magnets for Your Fridge Art
Make art side-by-side as a family. Families will explore a new medium each week and create a beautiful project together. Clear the fridge and get the art out! Come to the clay studio and make and decorate tiles of clay shaped like animals, galaxies and other fun shapes. Decorate them and glue a magnet on […]
read moreIntermediate Wheel Throwing (A)
Expand your skills by learning additional throwing techniques and working on complex projects. We'll explore larger-scale pieces, throw platters, 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 […]
read moreGuided Studio: Alternative Firings + Surface Design
Learn new techniques to improve your functional and non-functional ceramic forms. Try cone 10 reduction glazes and soda firing. Learn new surface design processes using slips, underglazes, terra sigillata and the spray booth application of both underglazes and overglazes. This class is best for intermediate and advanced students with a solid foundation of the basics […]
read moreLids, Lids + More Lids!
Explore various types of wheel-thrown lids and the benefits of each in relation to its pot’s form and function, from closed-form lidded pieces and sets countertop cannisters to casserole dishes and honey pots. Discuss topics will be various surface decoration and glazing techniques, including a raku fire at the end of the session. Must have […]
read moreIntroduction to Clay (A)
Explore the basics of clay. We’ll cover the proper use of studio tools, equipment and materials. You’ll learn about slab construction, coil building and combined techniques. We’ll also demonstrate wheel throwing and discuss how various clays and glazes respond to each other.
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 (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 moreSet the Table: Hand-Built Tablescapes
Students will explore forms based on utility, covering the most essential pieces of the dinnerware set: cups, bowls, plates. In addition we will explore larger centerpiece forms as well. Techniques covered will be pinching, coil building, slab building.
read moreHand Building: Make Your Own Clay Mug (A)
Have you ever wanted to drink out of a mug you made? Learn the techniques of coil building to make your own mug.
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 moreSurface Design with Slip for Wheel Throwers
Learn how to create your own mason stain slips and successfully apply to thrown pieces: brushing, slip trailing, mocha ware techniques, sgraffito, stamps and more. We will have time to throw during class, but demos will focus on surface treatment. Intermediate to advanced throwers, please see supply list.
read moreWheel Throwing for Everyone (E)
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 moreIntermediate Wheel Throwing + Hand Building
This class is designed for those interested in expanding their skills, techniques, and concepts in clay. Weekly demonstrations will be individualized to cater to each student's skill level and interest.
read moreWheel Throwing Refresher (B)
Brush up on the basics! We'll review wheel throwing techniques and skills. Create and complete work during class, with enough time to fire and glaze. This class is open to students who have previously taken wheel throwing classes. We will review and refresh our knowledge of wedging, centering, throwing, trimming and glazing. We will take […]
read moreIntermediate Wheel Throwing (C)
Expand your skills by learning additional throwing techniques and working on complex projects. We'll explore larger-scale pieces, throw platters, 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 […]
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