Multi-Week Classes
Our classes meet once a week for 2.5 hours each week. May/June classes are in session. July/August classes will be available for signups on Monday, June 9 at noon.
What Makes Us Different?
We provide 25 pounds of clay for students. Students may use any of 5 clay types. Instructors will also make recommendations based on skill set. Classes include clay and use of tools and aprons.
We offer open studio hours to encourage students to practice and excel. Students may come in to practice 5 days per week (different days depending on your class day.)
Most classes run 8 weeks long instead of the standard 6 weeks. We want students to have the opportunity to have their pieces fired multiple times, to encourage learning, experimenting, and technique improvement.
Learn about our instructors here.
Intro to Throwing and Glazing
Wheel throwing classes teach the basics of making pieces on the potter’s wheel. Beginning students learn to prepare the clay, center, throw, and trim. After the pieces are fired, all students are taught how to glaze their pieces. Classes are capped at 11 students for high student/teacher interaction.
July + August
Mondays 6:30pm for 8 weeks for $425 taught by Cathy: July 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug 4, 11, 18, 25.
Wednesdays 6:30pm for 8 weeks for $425 taught by Jerry, July 9, 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27
Handbuilding: Tableware & Dishes
Spend 8 weeks making your own set of dishes by hand. Each lesson will guide you through a new piece: plates, salad plates, bowls, mugs, and serving pieces. We start with bowls, plates, and cups but the techniques you’ll learn will lead you to more ambitious pieces like pitchers, candle holders, and vases. Students will learn a variety of surface decoration techniques, slab construction, plaster molds, templates, and glazing. This class is beginner friendly and open to people of all skill levels.
In the first lesson you'll try a few techniques so you can work through the style of your set. In the second lesson you'll be invited to bring in dishes and bowls to use as templates to learn how to pour your own plaster hump molds. You'll plan your path so you can create a cohesive look across your pieces. After that you'll move onto specific pieces. Pieces will be fired and glazed throughout the class.
Tuesdays at 6:30pm for 8 weeks for $425 with Jerry. (July 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19, & 26)
The Beauty of Electricity
Expand your clay skills by adding a new medium: electricity and wiring. Spend 7 weeks focused on design, shadows, and casting light on silhouettes. We will begin with design discussions on form and playfulness, then layer in technical constraints of wiring and electrical components. We will not be confined to traditional table lamps with shades; imagine 8” light bulbs, milk glass casings, indirect throws, multiple light sources in one object.
This class will teach design, playfulness, and curiosity of new constraints. Ashley will work with each student as they sketch and plan their lamp, and help with throwing and handbuilding skills to achieve it. The class will have an organic quality, guided by student curiosity. Bring your inspiration!
Open to handbuilders and wheel throwers. (7 spots each.) Students should be able to make a 6” tall form in their choice of method before taking this class.
In addition to Ashley’s background in sculpture, design, and interiors, she is a licensed architect who works in construction. She has a strong understanding of electrical components and wiring principles.
This class fee includes 25lbs of clay, high quality lamp components (metal, not plastic, and braided cords with integral switches) for one complete lamp in dark bronze or black, and waived firing fees for one oversized piece. Students are encouraged to make multiple lamps, but will need to reimburse the studio for 2nd or 3rd sets of electrical components, and additional lamps larger than 10” will have $10 firing fee.
Thursdays at 6:30pm beginning July 10 with Ashley for 7 weeks: July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14, &21 for $425.
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