Session I: June 9-July 26
Session II: July 28-Sept 13
Monday/Wednesday: June 16-August 13
Tuesday/Thursday: June 17-August 14
| MON | TUE | WED | THUR | FRI | SAT | SUN |
| 4 - 6:00 PM | 1 - 6:00 PM | 11 - 6:00 PM | 1 - 6:00 PM | 11 - 9:00 PM | 1 - 6:00 PM | 2 - 8:00 PM |
| MON | TUES | WED | THUR | FRI | SAT | |
| 10 AM - 1 PM | * | I:Throwing Tall:Vases & Pitchers |
* | I/II:Explorations in Clay |
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| 2:30-4:30 PM | Teen Class A |
Teen Class B |
Teen Class A |
Teen Class B |
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| 6:30 - 9:30 PM Hand Building |
I:Figurative Sculpture(cancelled) |
I/II:Sculpture: Technique & Design |
I:Clay As Canvas II:Slip Casting |
* |
Open Raku Firings |
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| 6:30 - 9:30 PM Wheel |
I: Sake Bottles & Cups(cancelled) II: Intro to Glazes |
I/II:Continuing Wheel |
I:Details:Lids, Handles... II:Surface Treatments |
I/II:Beginning Wheel & Beyond |
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| MON | TUES | WED | THUR | FRI | SAT | |
10 AM - 1 PM downstairs |
II:Intro to Clay |
I:Intro to Clay |
II:Glazes:Understanding the Challenge I:Teapots, Cups, & Saucers
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II:Drawing on Forms |
I/II:Intro to Clay |
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10 AM - 1 PM upstairs |
* | I:Handbuilding: Basics and Beyond |
II:Japanese Tableware |
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I:Tile & Mosaic II:The Raku Experience |
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| 3:45-5:30 PM | * | * | * | I/II:Teen Class |
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| 6:30 - 9:30 PM Hand Building |
II:Figurative Sculpture:Life from Clay |
I:Thinking Outside the Box II:Intermediate Handbuilding | * | * |
Open Raku Firings |
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| 6:30 - 9:30 PM Wheel |
I:Pots That Pour II:Constructed Vessels |
I/II:Continuing Wheel |
I/II:Wheel Throwing: Basics & Beyond |
I:Exploring Earthenware II:Put A Lid On It |
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Please register early! Our classes fill up fast. Course schedules, skill and supply requirements vary. Please check individual class descriptions for more details, or call 530-8355 if you have questions. You can register by mail, by phone or in person. We accept personal checks (payable to Claymakers), money orders or Visa/Mastercard. Full payment is required at time of registration.
Class fee includes 25 pounds of clay, glaze and firing, and use of the studio for independent work during generous open studio hours. Additional clay may be purchased. Students are responsible for providing their own small hand tools, which may be purchased at the first class if needed. Students should come to the first class prepared to work, bringing an old towel for their use.
We do not send confirmations. Unless you hear from us, please plan to arrive for your first class on the date noted in the schedule.
Cancellation, withdrawal and refund policy
for Claymakers
If a student drops a class up to seven days before the first
class meeting, tuition will be refunded except for a $15
non-refundable registration fee. No refunds will be made after
this date. No refunds or credit will be given for missed
classes.
We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule classes to adjust for enrollment. If a class is cancelled, students will be offered the option of another class or a full refund.
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Instructor: Catherine Lidov
This program is for specifically designed for teens who are interested in developing their skills and talents as potters. Beginners will start with the basics of mugs and bowls. More experienced students will learn to throw bigger and more complex forms, including vases, pitchers, serving bowls, platters, and pots with lids. Advanced students will explore forms with many parts, such as teapots, and how to join forms to create new designs. We will explore surface decorations from basic glazing skills to wax resist, sgraffito, stains, carving, and textures. Pots will be fired in the electric kiln; more experienced students who stay through the summer will have an opportunity to fire in the gas kiln.
Students are encouraged to progress at their own rate and level of interest. Students may take the Monday/Wednesday section or the Tuesday/Thursday section or both. Sign up is in 8-class blocks, one section for 4 weeks or both sections for 2 weeks, and students are welcome to sign up for part or all of the summer. Open studio hours will also be available before and after class, and on Friday and Saturday afternoons.
Tuition for 8-class block: $185
Tuition for 4-class 1/2 block which may be taken in addition to an 8-class block, but not by itself: $102
Schedule for Teen Class A:
MONDAY/WEDNESDAY from 2:30-4:30pm
June 16, 18, 23, 25
June 30 (no class July 2 - July 8), July 9, 14, 16
July 21, 23, 28, 30
August 4, 6, 11, 13
Schedule for Teen Class B:
TUESDAY/THURSDAY from 2:30-4:30pm
June 17, 19, 24, 26
July 1 (no class July 2 - July 8), July 10, 15, 17
July 22, 24, 29, 31
August 5, 7, 12, 14
This class will introduce the basics of centering, opening, and throwing a ball of clay. As you begin to master the cylinder form on the wheel, you will learn to transform that basic shape into everyday, useful forms such as mugs, vases, and bowls. You will also learn basic glaze application techniques. We'll use stoneware clay and fire our pieces in the electric kiln. No prior experience in clay is needed for this class; continuing students who want to improve their skills are also welcome.
Sessions I/II:
Thursday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm, 6/12 - 7/24; 7/31 - 9/11
Instructors: I:Martha Sue Carraway & Dianne Freund; II:Martha Sue Carraway & Catherine Lidov
If you want to explore the joys of clay, but aren't sure whether hand-building or wheel-throwing will be your cup of tea, why not try both? This class will introduce you to the traditional methods of pinching and coiling and construction with slabs, as well as working on the electric wheel. The emphasis will be on learning forming techniques and the working properties of clay as an artistic medium. You'll have the opportunity to explore and experiment to discover your own best method of self-expression in clay. This class is especially suited to beginning students; continuing students who want to improve their skills are also welcome.
Sessions I/II:
Saturday mornings, 10:00am-1:00pm, 6/14 - 7/26; 8/2 - 9/13
Instructor: Pam Wardell
The box can be as simple as the cube or a complex sculptural form. It can be functional or decorative, a tool for organizing or a vehicle for your imagination. In this handbuilding class, students will learn a variety of techniques to construct lidded containers and boxes. We will draw inspiration from both historical and contemporary sources to make boxes in different shapes and sizes (not just square!). Both low-fire and high-fire surface and glaze decoration as well as variety of texturing and carving techniques will be used to finish the boxes. This is a great class for beginners as well as the more advanced student.
Session I:
Tuesday evenings , 6:30-9:30pm, 6/10 - 7/22
Instructor: Sarah White
This class will explore the making of various pots that can be used in the home. From the simple and the elegant to the wacky and the whimsical, handbuilt pots offer an infinite variety of form and shape. We will use a combination of handbuilding techniques to create projects such as teapots, salt and pepper shakers, ewers, vases, planters, watering cans and more! We will also learn a variety of glaze and surface decoration methods for the high and low-fire kilns. All levels of experience are welcome.
Session II:
Tuesday evenings , 6:30-9:30pm, 7/29 - 9/9
Instructor: Sarah White
In this class we will examine the myriad of possible techniques to enhance the surfaces of ceramic pieces. By marking surfaces using found objects, stamps, sprig molds, carving and shellac techniques we will explore a variety of textured surfaces. We will also use a variety of coloured slips and underglazes with sgraffito and resist techniques to produce imagery or decoration on the clay surface.
Session II:
Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm, 7/30 - 9/10
Instructor: Robert DeKroon
Everything you ever wanted to know about how to create the sculpture you love. This class is an opportunity to explore a range of techniques and learn how to solve problems as they arise. Class discussions will focus on issues of design and aesthetics. You can come to the class for instruction and inspiration, or you can bring in work you have already started for feedback and guidance. Topics will be based on student interests. Beginners welcome.
Sessions I/II:
Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm; 6/11 - 7/23; 7/30 - 9/10
Instructor: Caroly van Duyn
Human and animal forms, real or imagined, can come to life in clay. This class will explore methods for hand-building figurative and narrative sculpture as a means of bringing our personal images to life. We’ll cover techniques for building larger sculptures as well as ways of modeling clay. Integration of non-clay materials and cold finishes will be included, as well as use of slip and glazes. Contemporary and historic uses of clay in figurative sculpture will be a reference point for exploring our personal metaphors. Prior hand building experience is recommended.
Session I:
Monday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm, 6/9 - 7/21
Instructor: Laura Farrow
Have you ever wanted that one thing-more than once? In this class, you will learn how to make plaster molds for slip-casting and use the molds for constructing invented objects. You'll learn how to use plaster safely in the studio and how to handle the plastic properties of slip clay. Maybe that bunny sculpture needs to be transformed into a tea pot, or that yard gnome is itching to become a planter; the possibilities are endless. Open to all skill levels.
Additional materials fee: $15
Session II:
Thursday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm; 7/31 - 9/11
Instructor: Jeremiah Huth
It's all about the flowers! Learn the various shapes of vases and create spouts and handles for pitchers that will serve a family. This class will emphasize upright forms. Demonstrations on how to obtain height by building in sections or throwing more evenly will be shown. Students will have options to throw, hand build and extrude. Some experience needed.
Session I:
Thursday mornings, 10am - 1pm; 6/12 - 7/24
Instructor: Laura Korch
This class is for beginning to intermediate students who understand the basics of centering and pulling up, but would like additional guidance to refine their skills. Tailored to the interests and skill levels of its participants, the class will include one-on-one attention, instructor demonstrations, and constructive critiques of student work. Possible topics include cylinder and bowl forms, trimming, handles, lids, and more. This class will have the option of firing in the gas or electric kilns.
Sessions I/II:
Tuesday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm, 6/10 - 7/22; 7/29 - 9/9
Instructor: Liz Paley
Hone your throwing skills with Susan Filley. This experienced teacher and former President of the National Council for the Ceramic Arts will guide you as you explore the nuances of creating beautiful thrown forms. Special attention to proportion, rims, feet, and altering will help you discover your clay voice. Students'skill levels and particular interests will help determine specific forms to be covered in Session II.
Session II:
Tuesday mornnings, 10:00am - 1:00pm; 7/29 - 9/9
Instructor: Susan Filley
This class will incorporate techniques for making different types of handles, lids, lips, spouts and feet. We will focus on their styles and variations and how these details relate to the overall form of a pot. By joining both wheel-thrown and hand-built details, we will endeavour to add both functionality and personality to our pots.
Sessions I:
Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm; (5 weeks) 6/11 - 7/9
Instructor: Robert DeKroon
Tuition: $140
This class is designed primarily to help beginning and advanced students build their skills and increase their confidence in drawing and painting. We will be working through exercises using a variety of surfaces and materials then applying the techniques and approaches directly to clay with slips, terra sidge, glazes, stains and resist materials. We will work primarily from life but also use photographs and our imagination. Strengthen your ability to access your inspiration, and get right down to making meaningful marks on clay.
Sessions I:
Thursday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm, 6/12 - 7/24
Instructor: Lucia Marcus
Learn how to add an internal light source to your sculptural forms to create beautiful handmade candle holders or lamps. In this class, students will use a variety of hand building techniques (wheel throwers are welcome too!) to create sculptural forms with hollow interiors. Students will explore ways in which to pierce the walls of their forms to allow the light from an internal candle or bulb to shine through. Think about the beautiful shadows that can be cast by intricate or simple pierced designs and patterns. What a wonderful addition to the ambience of any room these unique lit sculptures will become! Students will receive instruction on how to install an electric light kit (to be purchased separately) into their forms.
Sessions I:
Wednesday mornings, 10:00am-1:00pm; 6/11 - 7/23
Instructor: Holly Fischer
This course invites you to explore traditional and contemporary shuki--Japanese sake utensils. Your work may be wheel thrown, hand built, or a combination of those techniques, and can include plates and trays as well as sake bottles and cups. You may choose to make functional pieces in traditional styles, or contemporary pieces that use traditional forms as a starting point. Or, you may ignore function entirely, concentrating on the bottle or cup as sculpture,to be displayed (perhaps with a plate or tray) as an ensemble.
Session I:
Monday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm; 6/9 - 7/21
Instructor: Barbara McKenzie
What is a glaze? How do you make a batch of glaze? What are common glaze flaws? This introductory class will answer those questions and more. Learn about glaze applications, fast five tests, what tools are needed in a glazing studio and a kiln's influence over our glazes. Students will be making test tiles by throwing, extruding or hand building. Beginner's welcome!
Session II:
Monday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm; 7/28 - 9/8
Instructor: Laura Korch
Instructor: Catherine Lidov
This class is for teens (13-18 years old) who want to develop their skills as potters. All levels are welcome. Beginners will start with the basics of centering and opening, with the goal of making mugs and bowls. More experienced students will learn to throw bigger and more complex forms, including vases, pitchers, serving bowls, and pots with lids. Advanced students will explore forms with many parts, such as teapots, and how to join forms to create new designs. We will explore surface decoration from basic glazing skills to wax resist, sgraffito, stains, carving, and textures. Pots will be fired in the electric kiln. Advanced students will have the option of firing in the gas kiln.
Sessions I:
7 Thursday afternoons, 3:45-5:30pm, 9/18-10/30
Cost: $150
Sessions II:
6 Thursday afternoons (no class 11/27), 3:30-5:30pm, 11/6-12/18
Cost: $135
This class will introduce the basics of centering, opening, and throwing a ball of clay. As you begin to master the cylinder form on the wheel, you will learn to transform that basic shape into everyday, useful forms such as mugs, vases, and bowls. You will also learn basic glaze application techniques. We'll use stoneware clay and fire our pieces in the electric kiln. No prior experience in clay is needed for this class; continuing students who want to improve their skills are also welcome.
Sessions I:
7 Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm, 9/17 - 10/29
Instructors: Martha Sue Carraway & others
Cost: $185
Sessions II:
7 Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm, 11/5 - 12/17
Instructors: Martha Sue Carraway & others
Cost: $185
If you want to explore the joys of clay, but aren't sure whether hand-building or wheel-throwing will be your cup of tea, why not try both? This class will introduce you to the traditional methods of pinching and coiling and construction with slabs, as well as working on the electric wheel. The emphasis will be on learning forming techniques and the working properties of clay as an artistic medium. You'll have the opportunity to explore and experiment to discover your own best method of self-expression in clay. This class is especially suited to beginning students; continuing students who want to improve their skills are also welcome.
Sessions I:
7 Saturday mornings, 10:00am-1:00pm, 9/20 - 11/1
Instructor: Pam Wardell
7 Wednesday mornings, 10:00am-1:00pm, 9/17 - 10/29
Instructor: Laura Korch
Cost: $185
Sessions II:
7 Saturday mornings, 10:00am-1:00pm, 11/8-12/20
Instructor: Pam Wardell
Cost: $185
7 Monday mornings, 10:00am-1:00pm, 11/3-12/15
Instructor: Pam Wardell
Cost: $185
The box can be as simple as the cube or a complex sculptural form. It can be functional or decorative, a tool for organizing or a vehicle for your imagination. In this handbuilding class, students will learn a variety of techniques to construct lidded containers and boxes. We will draw inspiration from both historical and contemporary sources to make boxes in different shapes and sizes (not just square!). Both low-fire and high-fire surface and glaze decoration as well as variety of texturing and carving techniques will be used to finish the boxes. This is a great class for beginners as well as the more advanced student.
Session I:
7 Tuesday evenings , 6:30-9:30pm, 9/16-10/28
Instructor: Sarah White
Cost: $185
In this mid-level class, we will expand our knowledge of hand-building skills. Special attention will be given to building forms that use a variety of construction techniques and to working larger. We will learn how to alter slabs to make complex geometric forms, how to use coils to form sculptural forms and vessels. We will experiment with bold carving and texture as well as layering slips and terra siggilatta to create multi-colored surfaces. Examples and demonstrations will include both sculptural and functional forms. We will learn methods for surface design and decoration that will enhance the forms that we are creating. Slides from contemporary artists will be shown for inspiration. Suggestions will be given for possible projects, but please come with you own ideas as well. Some experience with handbuilding is suggested, but bold beginners are welcome too.
Session II:
7 Tuesday evenings , 6:30-9:30pm, 11/4-12/16
Instructor: Sarah White
Cost: $185
Join Barbara McKenzie in exploring the numerous techniques and shapes of handbuilding with slabs. Beginning students will find this class a good introduction to clay. Your tools will include the slab roller as well as rolling pins and cutting wires. Both hard and soft slab construction methods will be taught, including press, hump, and sling molds. You will learn to stretch and join slabs, and to use stamps, fabric, and objects from nature to impress designs. You will create and use templates from diverse materials, including wood, paper, and plastic. The making and use of bisque molds will be demonstrated, as well as sgraffito, stenciling, and Xerox transfer. Instruction will be given in glazing, for both Cone 6 and Cone 10 firings. Plates, platters, tiles, wall pieces, trivets, trays, serving dishes, bowls, cups, pitchers, and vases are some of the forms you can make. Demonstrations in pinching and coiling will be offered, particularly as they relate to feet, handles, rims, and other additions to slab pieces. Advanced students are always welcome, and should enjoy the techniques new to this course.
Session I:
7 Tuesday mornings, 10:00am 1:00pm, 9/16-10/28
Instructor: Barbara McKenzie
Cost: $185
Everything you ever wanted to know about how to create the sculpture you love. This class is an opportunity to explore a range of techniques and learn how to solve problems as they arise. Class discussions will focus on issues of design and aesthetics. You can come to the class for instruction and inspiration, or you can bring in work you have already started for feedback and guidance. Topics will be based on student interests. Beginners welcome.
Sessions I:
7 Thursday mornings, 10:00am-1:00pm; 9/18-10/30
Instructor: Caroly van Duyn
Cost: $185
Sessions II:
6 Thursday mornings, 10:00am-1:00pm; 11/6-12/18 (no class 11/27)
Instructor: Caroly van Duyn
Cost: $165
Students will learn to develop their ideas into 3-Dimensional form, either as freestanding ceramic sculpture or as work that project from a surface, including high and bas relief sculpture. Design will be emphasized, with the goal of producing artwork that reflects the artists' original concepts. Solid hand-building skills and careful technical issues will be explored through class demonstrations and discussions. Aesthetic considerations, such as spatial relationships, the movement of light and dark, texture, and the use of line, will be covered to help students attain a more powerful ceramic artwork. Students may choose to use traditional materials or explore the use of a variety of materials, including found objects, in creating a multi-dimensional ceramic sculpture. All levels of skill are welcome.
Sessions I:
7 Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm; 9/17- 10/29
Instructor: Caroly van Duyn
Cost: $185
Sessions II:
7 Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm; 11/5-12/17
Instructor: Caroly van Duyn
Cost: $185
Human and animal figures, real or imagined, can come to life in clay. In this class, we will use a combination of slab and coil techniques to construct basic hollow structures. Then, primarily using our fingers as tools, we will form bodily features by manipulating the clay from inside and outside. Additive and subtractive methods of forming the shape and integration of non-clay materials will also be covered. A variety of surface treatments will be demonstrated from the greenware stage through to glazing. Contemporary and historic examples of figurative sculpture in clay will be a reference point for inspiration and discussions. Basic skills in handbuilding will be helpful; beginners also welcome.
Session II:
7 Monday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm, 11/3-12/15
Instructor: Laura Farrow
Cost: $185
This class explores Japanese design represented by the numerous and varied forms of ceramic tableware. We shall make rice bowls, serving dishes of assorted shapes and sizes, plates, trays, platters, cups, sauce servers, teapots, bottles and more. Demonstrations will be given in a variety of hand-building techniques (pinching, slab, bisque molds, coiling, hollowing out) as well as in combination techniques-- slab and coil can be combined to make generously sized platters, for example. Various methods of texturing clay will be demonstrated, as will glazing techniques for both the electric and gas kiln. The variety and scope of traditional Japanese tableware makes this course suitable for both beginning and advanced potters.
Session II:
7 Wednesday mornings, 10:00am-1:00pm; 11/5-12/17
Instructor: Barbara McKenzie
Cost: $185
Ceramic tiles and mosaics can add a personal touch to your home in many ways: unique elements in a kitchen or bath backsplash, one-of-a-kind table tops, cooling trivets, wall-art, or a frame for a special picture or mirror. Let your creativity guide you as you design a mosaic composition, create tiles, and learn how to glaze, assemble, and grout between the parts to create a unified work of art.
Session II:
7 Saturday mornings, 10:00am-1:00pm; 9/20-11/1
Instructor: Holly Fischer
Cost: $185
We will explore the world of functional earthenware vessels in this wheel throwing class. Using a deep, rich red clay, students will learn about making utilitarian wares for the service and preparation of culinary treats. Demonstrations will include forming cups, bowls, bakers, jars, and more using the potter's wheel. Instruction will also include using slips, underglazes, terra sigillatas and the Claymaker's earthenware glaze palette to lively up the surfaces of our pots. Students are advised to come with a sense of humor and willingness to experiment.
Session I:
6 Thursday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm; 9/18-10/30 (no class Sept 25)
Instructor: Ronan Peterson
Cost: $165
This class is for beginning to intermediate students who understand the basics of centering and pulling up, but would like additional guidance to refine their skills. Tailored to the interests and skill levels of its participants, the class will include one-on-one attention, instructor demonstrations, and constructive critiques of student work. Each session will also have an optional "focus" that students are invited to participate in.
Session I Focus: Inspired imitation. What gestures and forms do you admire in the work of other artists? We'll consider how to integrate these into our own artistic styles with an emphasis on paraphrasing rather than plagiarizing.
Session II Focus: Altering. Become comfortable taking your forms out of the round with altering techniques including faceting, fluting, darting, stretching, and combining thrown pieces.
Session I:
7 Tuesday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm, 9/16-10/28
Instructor: Liz Paley
Cost: $185
Session II:
7 Tuesday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm, 11/4-12/16
Instructor: Liz Paley
Cost: $185
If you've taken beginning wheel, you're ready for Tuesdays with Deborah. Freshly returned from her own clay explorations in China , Japan and South Korea , she's eager to share new ideas to help you find and enhance your own clay voice. Students' skill level and particular interests will direct this class with special attention to proportion and form. Participants will have the option of firing in the gas kiln.
Session I:
Tuesday mornings, 10:00am - 1:00pm; 9/16-10/28
Instructor: Deborah Harris
Cost: $185
Session II:
Tuesday mornings, 10:00am - 1:00pm; 11/4-12/16
Instructor: Deborah Harris
Cost: $185
This wheel-throwing class will focus on vessels to contain and deliver libations and the like. We will cover creamers, pitchers, batter bowls, teapots and ewers. Demonstrations will include forming vessels, different approaches to spouts and pouring lips, making handles and lids for different forms, and if time and interest allow, attention to decoration and glazing. Some goals for the class are throwing taller and thinner, and aiming for well balanced vessels that pour well. Students will have the option of firing in either the cone 6 electric or cone 9 reduction kilns.
Session I:
7 Monday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm, 9/15-10/27
Instructor: Ronan Peterson
Cost: $185
In this class, we will look at pots as a sum of their parts, and learn about different ways of making more complicated, energized vessels out of simpler, easily approached forms. We will primarily use the potter's wheel to make our initial forms and then work off the wheel with leatherhard parts. We will construct jar forms with lids, a tall vase form, the classic constructed vessel--a teapot--and possibly other objects that students suggest during the course of the class. Most of this class will focus on the making of the objects, but if time and interest allow, we can look at decoration and glaze approaches for our constructed vessels. Students will have the option of firing in either the cone 6 electric or cone 9 reduction kilns.
Session II:
7 Monday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm, 11/3-12/15
Instructor: Ronan Peterson
Cost: $185
This class is all about lidded forms. We will look at making different lids and different vessels to be lidded in this wheel throwing class. Sugar jars, cookie jars, casseroles, and boxes will be some of the vessels covered (pun intended). Demonstrations will also include lid seats, flanged lids, altered forms with lids, and the "jack-o-lantern" lid, as well as handles and knobs. Goals for the class will be correct sizing and fit of lids, keeping lid fits throughout the whole process, and glaze considerations and approaches for successful lid removal and replacement. Students will have the option of firing in either the cone 6 electric or cone 9 reduction kilns. Optional, but recommended: students should bring 2 calipers or a lidmaster for use during this class.
Session II:
6 Thursday evenings, 6:30-9:30pm, 11/6-12/18 (no class 11/27)
Instructor: Ronan Peterson
Cost: $165
This wheel throwing class will focus on drawings made from lines. Choose the forms you would like to work with and use the surface of your pot as a guide for creating designs and markings. Learn techniques such as sgraffito, carving, slip layering, peeling, faceting, and paddling. Bring your sketchbook, your ideas, and your experience.
Session II:
7 Friday mornings, 10:00am-1:00pm, 11/7-12/19
Instructor: Laura Korch
Cost: $185
This class will focus on the design issues of Teapots, with demonstrations and projects for both thrown and handbuilt forms. We will include cups and saucers (or other related forms) to explore the many techniques and details involved in making such forms well.
Sessions I:
6 Thursday mornings, 10:00am-1:00pm; 9/18-10/23
Instructor: Susan Filley
Cost: $185
This class will focus on several approaches to understanding glazes. The class will learn about the materials used in glaze formation by understanding both the chemical and 'common sense' meaning of the materials. Susan will teach how to mix and test glazes, alter glazes to meet your needs, build a palette of glazes, and finally, each person will develop their own glaze from 'scratch.'
Note: there will be a lab fee for this class, not yet determined.
Sessions II:
6 Thursday mornings, 10:00am-1:00pm; 11/6-12/11
Instructor: Susan Filley
Cost: $185
Explore the centuries old tradition of Raku in a class designed as an introduction to this unique firing method. You will fire your pottery in a kiln built to accommodate the rapid heating and cooling of the Raku firing cycle. The Saturday morning sessions (each 3 hours) will provide information about the Raku process, including safety precautions, hand building techniques suitable to the rigors of the firing, and instruction about Raku glazes and their application. Time will be allocated for hand building and/or glazing during each morning session. Additional pieces can be made during Open Studio hours. Knowledge of hand building is helpful, but not required. Beginners in clay are welcome. If you have not seen a Raku firing (or our fired glazes), you are encouraged to observe one of the scheduled Open Firings.
Sessions II:
3 Saturday mornings (Nov 8, Nov 15, Dec 6) , 10:00am-1:00pm;
1 all day firing on Saturday, Dec 13, 9:00am-5:00pm
Instructor: Barbara McKenzie
Cost: $185
This class will focus on the effects accomplished with the atmospheric firing process. We will experiment with a variety of clay bodies, forms, textures, slips and glazes. There will be 3 weeks of instruction followed by a further 3 weeks of access to Open Studio to complete work for the firing. We will use the wood kiln at Cedar Creek gallery over the weekend of Dec 13-14, loading the kin on Saturday and then working in shifts on Sunday to fire out work. We return on Wed/Thurs afternoon to unload our pots and share the results.
Session II:
3 Saturday afternoons (Nov 8, Nov 15, Nov 22) , 2:00-5:00pm
At Cedar Creek: loading on Saturday, Dec 13; firing Sunday, Dec 14; unloading Wed or Thurs Dec 17 or 18
Instructor: Rob DeKroon
Cost: $230
These firings are open to those who have previous Raku firing experience. Students make work on their own and can glaze pots during open studio hours the week prior to the firing. Limited to 6 participants each firing.
Saturday, Sept 27; 9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday, Oct 25; 9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday, Nov 22; 8:30am-4:30pm
Firing Instructor: Barbara McKenzie
Cost: $60 each firing