Schedule

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Learning to Throw: Developing a Practice. Tuesdays 6-8. Instructor Chris Nelson

This class will be an introduction to wheel-thrown pottery with an emphasis on repetition, developing a practice, taking risks, and exploring the limits of the clay – to learn basic skills.  Students will learn how to center clay, shape basic forms, make handles, trim, and glaze pottery. Students may or may not go home with a finished pot. $300 includes materials

Hand Building for All Levels. Mondays 6-8. Instructor Kim Erslev

We will cover  techniques for creating functional and sculptural pieces using soft and hard clay slabs. We will explore various techniques for creating surface designs and textures on clay, options for using forms, molds and templates, and methods for joining and attaching clay pieces to build more varied and unique pieces.

Intermediate Throwing Wednesdays 6-8

Sculpting the Figure Thursdays 6-8