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 the first week of June.
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.
May/June
Mondays 6:30pm for 8 weeks for $425 taught by Cathy: April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19, (skip May 26/Memorial Day) June 2, 9, 16, & 23
Tuesdays at 6:30pm for 8 weeks for $425 taught by Jerry. April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20, May 27, June 3, 10. 17.
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.
Wednesdays at 6:30pm beginning July 9 with Ashley
Intermediate Wheel Throwing:
Vases
In this session we will explore all things vases— from tall cylinders to bubble shapes and spheres. We’ll learn how to close forms, collar cylinders into vases, and shape delicate necks. We’ll cover bud vases and short, round vases. We’ll move onto taller vases with thing necks, and then dive into spheres.
We will also learn how to stack multiple pieces together, both thrown and handbuilt, to acheive shapes that would otherwise be too difficult to throw all at once. Each class will introduce a different shape or technique. Students are encourages to use these foundations as building blocks to further explore their creativity, design sense, and detail.
We highly recommend students practice in the studio outside of class hours.
Thursdays 6:30pm for 7 weeks for $400 with Daniel. (May 8, 15, 22, 29, June 5, 12, & 19)
Specialty Series:
Flameware: Cookware You Create
A pottery class where art meets function — design and hand craft pottery that you can cook and serve with, from stovetop to table.
Inspired by her upbringing in Japan, Monique will share her favorite simple Japanese recipes and the tradition of cooking with a donabe (clay hot pot.) Using a special clay formulated to withstand open flame, ovens, and electric stoves this class blends handbuilding and wheel throwing with conversations around food, design ,and the intersection of craft and culture.
Whether you’re a maker, designer, or food lover this is a tactile, creative space to unplug, get your hands dirty, and walk away with something beautiful and function. Let’s make something special that you’ll love to use, again and again. We’ll examine forms that are small and large: donabe, tagines, ramekins, and baking dishes.
Students will receive 25lbs of flameware clay as part of this class, which is normally $150 per bag.
Saturdays at 10:30am for 6 weeks for $400 with Monique. (May 10, 17, [skip 24,] May 31, June 7, 14, & 21) Class is a maximum of 10 students.
Our “Glazing” series will return this fall. #1 Troubleshooting #2 Oxide Washes #3 Staining Clay#4 Wild Clay, and #5 Glazing mixing will follow over the course of 2025.
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