Clay

Three-Day Workshop

Join us for a Three-Day Workshop to learn how to fire in a down draft barrel!

Thursday, August 27th @9AM

Bring your leather hard or dry greenware to explore slips, Terra sigillata, low-fire glaze and burnishing. Pots will be bisqued fired by next session.

Saturday, September 12th @9AM

Prepare pots, load the kiln & firing of the kiln.

Sunday, September 13th @9AM

Unloading of the barrel, unveiling and finishing of the pots & cleaning up the area.

Understand that this is an experimental process. If you are unhappy with your piece, you can fire it again.

One Night Workshop - Age 21 + to SIP

Friday, August 28th 5:30-7:30PM

Material Fee: Included

Let's get muddy! Try your hand on the potter's wheel. This 2-hour session will introduce you to the pottery-making basics in a fun laid-back environment with Landon.

Join us for a pottery making experience and socializing with friends. Get a group together, make it a date night, or come on your own!

The sipping is on you, BYOB!

6 Week Session

Thursdays, September 3rd to October 8th 9:00 to 12:00PM

Materials: 25/lbs clay are included

Mugs are a favorite gift, both to receive and to give, but it might surprise you how many strong opinions people have about what makes the perfect mug. This class will explore the characteristics of mugs that might make people want to use a particular one every day or leave one in the back of the cupboard and never use it.

Our goal will be to finish the class with 4-6 completed mugs and have a better understanding of all the different things about mugs that make them so beloved and personal. We’ll work on heft, capacity, handles, lips, colors, balance, surface design, and maybe end up with a new favorite mug of our own and some excellent gifts for our family or friends or both!

Some throwing experience will be helpful, but mugs can be hand-built, too. There is no right or wrong way to make a mug, but knowing what you want and how to produce it is a valuable skill in pottery making. Get a handle on yours!

One Day Workshop

Saturday, September 12th 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:00PM

Material Fee: Included

Join Marghie of a 4-Hour workshop making a dome lidded box. These appealing little boxes can be used to hold a variety of different items - change, jewelry, often used spices, keys, small trinkets.   

The pots themselves are fun to make, but the process is precise and this workshop will be done in two segments with time for the parts to partially dry in between. The entire workshop will take 4 hours, with 2 hours in the morning to make the parts and 2 hours in the afternoon to put the pieces together and trim.  There'll be an hour and a half for lunch in between.

Participants in this workshop must already be able to throw a 5-inch cylinder.

7 Week Session

Tuesdays, September 15th to October 20th 6:00 to 9:00PM

Material Fee: Included

Satisfy your curiosity while experiencing a fun and thorough introduction to throwing on the potter’s wheel. This basic class introduces you to the world of pottery. We start with throwing fundamentals on the pottery wheel, and end with finished glazed pieces, but, more importantly, a feeling of personal accomplishment. Your instructor guides you through the process of throwing, shaping and trimming pots on the wheel, then taking your creations through basic surface decoration and glazing techniques. This class is a walk through the ceramic process while learning the skills necessary to throw cylinders, cups, bowls and maybe a much-needed cookie jar... Class is designed for students with little or no experience on the potter’s wheel, or folks who may want to re-visit the basics.

Introduction to Pottery on the Wheel – Basic Foundational Steps

This class allows students to become familiar with the pottery wheel while gaining knowledge of clay bodies & clay preparation. Students will learn basic throwing techniques, which will form a solid foundation for them to master while instilling confidence and a sense of accomplishment, coupled with the excitement to grow and explore an unlimited world of ceramics.

WEEK 1 Introduction to the boundless world of clay: centering on the wheel, make it till you wreck it using reclaimed clay (to learn pulling limitations). Studio etiquette – Respecting all people, all work, the studio itself, and the freedom to have FUN.

WEEK 2 Basic tool review: needles, ribs, bird’s mouths, etc. Throwing a cylinder / bowl technique; centering and pulling equal walls and discussion on why; trimming on the wheel; demonstration for next class prep.

WEEK 3 Demonstrating what makes a foot and why: trimming on the wheel using previous week’s work, demonstration of throwing a mug followed by throwing a mug.

WEEK 4 Making a magic box: making handles and attachment techniques; attaching handles to mugs / bowls (using students’ work); introductory discussion on glazing; demo dip & pour & use of underglazes; keeping a log.

WEEK 5 Glazing discussion and demonstration: using underglazes, dip & pour, decals, embellishment ideas, and free-throw time.

WEEK 6 Trim / carve / prepare work and glaze final pieces.

6-Week Class

Mondays, October 19th to November 23rd 6:00-9:00PM

Material Fee: 25lbs bag of clay is Included

Learn the fundamentals of the pottery wheel from wedging, centering, shaping, trimming, to the basics of glazing and more. Each student will receive instruction according to their experience and interests.