Wheel Throwing Wkshop
Explore the art of making ceramics using the pottery wheel and hand building techniques. This is a workshop completely tailored for students new and experienced with pottery to utilize our full studio and instructor knowledge to make their ideas come to life.
We’ll begin each day with beginner wheel instruction and work through various altering techniques and additions of slabs, handles, and spouts to create an assortment of pottery forms you can actually use! This workshop is a fantastic way to dip your toe into the world of ceramics and build the confidence to use the studio independently during open studio hours!
Students are welcome to take this class multiple times throughout the summer to continue honing their skills with instructor support.
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Plates, Mugs, & Bowls
Students will use slabs of clay to make functional dinnerware pieces out of clay. We will focus on asymmetrical and unique shapes, creating textures and 2D patterns to decorate and make pieces really pop!
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Building LARGE
Students will learn how to build LARGE constructing a flower pot, serving bowl, or lidded jar with clay slabs and coils. We will focus on making simple forms with added surface decoration to make one of a kind eye catching functional pieces to keep or gift!
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Musical Instruments
In this workshop, students will make hand built ceramic whistles & rattles. These pieces will be constructed, sculpted, and glazed to create musical pieces of art.
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Ceramic Birdhouses
Come build a ceramic birdhouse for our feathered friends in this two day hand building workshop. We will construct their cozy home from slabs of clay and add special details, carving, and painting to make a one-of-a-kind creation to adorn your patio or garden.
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Chia Pets
Ch-ch-ch-chia! Remember those catchy commercials from back in the day? No? Ok, ask your parents... In this two day workshop we will make our own extra large pinch pot creature complete with elaborate facial features and details. Your chia pet will be destined to grow a lush mane of green hair (or fur!) once brought home. An easy and fun way to start training your green thumb and flex your art muscles at the same time. Chia seed packet and instructions for growth included.
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3D Figures
Take your 2D figure drawing to sculpture as we focus on basic anatomy and structure to create a 1-foot ceramic figure! Beginning with a thoughtful 2D drawing detailing where we will carve and paint, we will create your own figure - puling inspiration from favorite characters and your imagination! Learn how to add facial features and muscles through painting and carving details. Students are encouraged to bring inspiration for their clay piece to the first day of class.
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Sculptural Portrait
This fast-paced workshop will show you how to build elements for a human portrait bust from slabs of ceramic clay. Reinforcing that sculpting is like drawing in 3-dimensions, we'll take our ideas from paper to clay. Similar to a tailor's pattern, we will be cutting the shapes out of slabs of clay and form them into hollow, human shapes. You won't believe how fun and rewarding it is to make a successful and expressive human form.
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Barrel & Raku Firing
4 Day Workshop
2 days a week for two consecutive weeks
Specialty Multi-Firing Workshop! During the first two days students will make multiple ceramic pieces hand built and on the wheel - focusing on form and thoughtful design.
Students will come back together the following week for two days of glazing and participating in the final firing of their pieces using barrels and our outside Raku kiln. Raku firing is a fast paced and exhilarating low-fire pottery technique that produces magically shiny items. Barrel firing is a primitive firing technique that produces magically unpredictable artwork!
All student pieces can be taken home the day of final firing, students MUST be at least 9 years old to attend this workshop.
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