Wheel Throwing for Beginners

Jim Shaughnessy     $275/$265 senior, plus $50 clay/firing fee (per brick)

This small class focuses on demonstrations and one-on-one instruction beginner instruction. Students learn to throw on the wheel to create beautiful pots for the table, kitchen, and garden. Students will be introduced to a range of decorating techniques using slips, wax resist, glazes, and on-glaze painting. Enrollment is limited to 7.

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

S03 6 sessions Thu. May 7;  6:30–9:30pm

Handbuilding & Sculpture (int./adv.)

Marlene Krumm Sanders   $275/$265 senior, plus $50 clay/firing fee (per brick)

A creative approach to the art of pottery. Discover new techniques while learning the basics of handbuilding.  Explore coil, pinch, and slab methods and the use of the extruder. The emphasis is on developing individual projects and styles. The instructor will provide alternative approaches to glazing, which includes understanding underglazes and their uses. Students will be encouraged to explore colorful and painterly surfaces and experiment with different clay bodies. Projects explore working in a series, glaze experimentation, and surface design techniques.

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

S02     6 sessions starting Thu. May 7    9:30am-12:30pm

Ceramics (ages 6-9)

Colleen Vanderhoef $150

Learn basic pottery techniques: handbuilding, glazing and decoration. Individual instruction is provided with emphasis on developing the child’s creative imagination. Slab, coil and pinch pot projects will be among the techniques explored. Materials and firing fees included.

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

 S52   6 sessions starting Tues. May 5                4:30-5:30pm