Classes

Wheel Throwing Workshop for Families (ages 9 to adult)

Wendy Morris     $90 per person

Don't you sometimes wish you could try wheel throwing without enrolling in a full class? Well, here is the chance for families or couples to learn ceramics together. It is recommended for children to be in the 4th grade or older and accompanied by an adult. Materials and firing fees included.

S26 2 sessions Sun. April 26 10:00am-1:00pm & Sun. May 17 10:00-12:00pm (glazing)

Lampworked Glass Beads Workshop

Stephanie Maddalena     $135 (plus $35 material fee)

Learn the Venetian art of glass bead making.  Make unique beads by melting glass rods with an oxygen/propane torch.  Learn to shape the glass and decorate it to customize your beads. It’s addictive!

THIS CLASS IS FULL! No new registrations will be accepted at this time.

M39 1 session, Sun. March 29;  10:00am – 5:00pm (with one hour break for lunch)

Anime/Manga (All Levels—Ages 8–13)

Kanitra Perrault                                 $130

Students will learn to illustrate in this worldwide popular style of cartooning. “Manga” means comics in Japanese and “Anime” is short for Japanese animation. Each child will receive individualized instruction to develop their artistic skills. They will look at popular characters for inspiration and then create their own. Materials needed: pencil, fine-point black sharpie, eraser, paper, color pencils, and markers.

Registration for this class begins Tuesday, March 3 at 10:00am.

S53       6 sessions starting Fri. May 8                          4:30-5:30pm

Ceramics Studio: Handbuilding & Wheel Throwing (all levels)

Wendy Morris           $275/senior $265, plus $50 clay/firing fee (per brick)

This course will cover basic handbuilding and wheel throwing skills.  Let’s discover what method is most suited to create the work that best pleases your aesthetic sensibility.  Both wheel throwing and handbuilding demonstrations will be given. There will be one-on-one attention for those of you pursuing a more advanced agenda. This will be an engaging experience for beginniing and beyond artists looking to work in ceramics.

Registration for this class begins on Tuesday, March 3 at 10:00am. *Please note that registration for all adult ceramic classes will be either in person or by phone only. Priority will be given to in-person registrations.

S50  6 sessions starting Mon. May 4                 9:30am – 12:30pm

Claymation (ages 8-11)

Kanitra Perrault                      $175 (plus $15 materials fee)

Claymation, or clay animation, is a type of stop-motion animation that uses frame-by-frame images to capture the motion of clay figures. In this exciting mixed media studio workshop, children will write the story, create and construct characters, design sets and photograph scenes. . . . 

Registration for this class begins Tuesday, March 3 at 10:00am.

S254    6 sessions starting Sat. May 9                                         1:00-2:30pm

Teen Wheel Throwing (ages 13-17)

Jim Shaughnessy                             $200

An on-site course focusing on the basics of wheel throwing. Various aspects of clay properties, glazing and design are explored. For beginning and intermediate students. Basic handbuilding will be covered. Class enrollment limited to 6 students. Materials and firing fees included.

THIS CLASS IS FULL! No new registrations will be accepted at this time.

S46         6 sessions starting Sat. May 9                               10:00-11:30am

Let’s Throw a Pot (ages 9-13)

Jim Shaughnessy    $200  

A workshop focusing on the basics of wheel throwing.  Various aspects of clay properties, glazing and design are explored. For beginning and intermediate students.  Some handbuilding techniques are also introduced.  Materials and firing fees included.

THIS CLASS IS FULL! No new registrations will be accepted at this time.

S45       6 sessions starting Sat. May 9                                           11:45am-1:15pm

Cartooning (ages 6-9)

Kanitra Perrault                    $120

Make your cartoons come to life.  Create exciting super heroes, action figures and story ideas for your own comic strip.  You will learn how to draw dynamic facial expressions and figures-in-action sequences.  Just bring your ideas and see how quickly you will develop your own unique style.  All materials are included.

Registration for this class begins Tuesday, March 3 at 10:00am.

S255    6 sessions starting Thu. May 7     4:30-5:30pm