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Intermediate Hand-Building

October 01, 2019

Learn new hand-building forms and construction methods, including slab-built forms and textured slabs. We’ll explore mold making and learn how to use personalized, slump molds to create a set of platters or dishes. We’ll also cover hollow wall construction, using tar paper supports and unique glazing techniques.

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Mindfulness, Yoga + Wheel Throwing

October 01, 2019

Conquer the stiffness and soreness of spending a day on the wheel with this mindful approach to the craft. You’ll learn how to use meditation to enhance creativity. We’ll also cover some yoga and post-throwing stretches to relieve soreness.

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Mixed-Media Ceramics

October 01, 2019

Take your hand-built or wheel-thrown ceramics practice to the next level by incorporating paper clay, metal, wood and found objects into your clay forms and pieces. Use your newly acquired skills to create table tops, large platters, sculptures and more.

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Kitchen Canisters + Cookie Jars

October 01, 2019

Start with the basics of creating a good slab using various tools and techniques. We’ll use those slabs to create a set of graduated, covered canisters. Next, you’ll learn how to slump mold the lids and make hand-built handles. We’ll cover the basic of construction of the gallery that the lid sits on. Students will […]

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Hand-Building Ceramics

October 01, 2019

Work on functional or sculptural forms using hand-bulding techniques and slabs 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 […]

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Introduction to Hand-Building

October 01, 2019

New to clay? Learn to create functional pieces of pottery such as cups, bowls and platters using slab-building and coil-building processes. Learn to select and use the right tools, create a variety of forms and apply both glazes and slips. By the end of the class, you’ll have a good understanding of basic ceramic studio […]

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Introduction to the Wheel (E)

October 01, 2019

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.

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Introduction to the Wheel (F)

October 01, 2019

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.

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Introduction to the Wheel (D)

October 01, 2019

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.

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Introduction to the Wheel (C)

October 01, 2019

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.

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Introduction to Clay Workshop

October 01, 2019

Explore hand building and wheel throwing in this two day weekend workshop! We’ll learn coils, slabs and pinch pots as well as the wheel. The next weekend, glaze your work, then pick up your finished pieces in three to four weeks!

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Introduction to Clay (D)

October 01, 2019

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 clay bodies and glazes respond to each other.

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Introduction to Clay (C)

October 01, 2019

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 clay bodies and glazes respond to each other.

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Introduction to Clay (B)

October 01, 2019

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 clay bodies and glazes respond to each other.

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Introduction to Clay (A)

October 01, 2019

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 clay bodies and glazes respond to each other.

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The Sparkling Moments: A Poetry Writing Workshop

June 22, 2019

How do you take advantage of the creative opportunities that are present in your writing, and recognize the sparkling moments? Plows turn over top layers of earth so that fresh nutrients can surface. Workshopping your poems in this class will help you uncover rich worlds, too.

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Writing the Memoir

June 22, 2019

Thomas Larson writes that “memoir is most successful when it is not the ‘story of a life,’ but a focused part of that life—a dozen summers spent working on a grandfather’s farm, a long relationship with a dying relative, the first year of law school.” You’ll work on writing prompts and timed writing exercises, and […]

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Writing the Shadow

June 22, 2019

Explore the dark self, what Carl Jung called the “shadow” part of our psyche. Sometimes we see it in our dreams, sometimes it appears in dark imaginings. We’ll learn what the shadow can add to our creative writing by experimenting with timed writing, dream journals, guided imagery and Active Imagination.

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Short Story Fiction Writing

June 22, 2019

Explore short story fiction writing by studying narrative craft elements like story, plot, character, scene, structure, archetypal patterns and dialogue. We’ll examine professionally published pieces and your own work. By the end of the course, you’ll be ready to begin a story based on a word or an idea. You’ll also understand how to evaluate […]

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Into the Wild: Rustic Furniture – NEW!

June 22, 2019

Students will design and build their own rustic chair or stool for use either indoors or out. The class begins with an introduction to design and construction methods, tools and shop safety. The following weekend (10/19), the class will coordinate a field trip to the Appomattox State Forest where students will harvest their own renewable […]

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Paper Mâché Sculpture

June 22, 2019

Explore the world of paper-mâché sculpture. You can create a creature, a figure or something more abstract. We’ll cover the basics of creating 3-D forms using armatures and paper mâché paste, but we’ll have plenty of time to explore the flexible and forgiving nature of this medium.

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Concrete Casting: Creating A Small Piece of Furniture

June 22, 2019

Create a small, functional object out of concrete, such as a small bench, stool, side table, or planter. You’ll learn how to properly pour and cast concrete into molds. We’ll also explore different techniques for creating textures and colors on the outer surface of the concrete object.

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Wooden Cover Books

June 22, 2019

Make three unique, blank books and develop skills in both bookbinding and woodworking. We’ll focus on coptic binding as well as wooden and hard covers. Bringing skills and techniques from other mediums is much encouraged in this interdisciplinary bookbinding course.

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Introduction to Woodworking (C)

June 22, 2019

Transform rough-cut lumber into a small, functional stool, box, or side table. You’ll learn to use a table saw, planer, router and a variety of hand tools.

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Introduction to Woodworking B

June 22, 2019

Transform rough-cut lumber into a small, functional stool, box, or side table. You’ll learn to use a table saw, planer, router and a variety of hand tools.

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