At the studio, we have designed a few workshops for pottery students looking to expand their skills. Each workshop will focus on a skill during two 3 hour classes, and students will be able to use an independent open studio session to glaze their pieces after the workshop, or create pieces for the Surfaces Revealed workshop.
Students enrolling must feel comfortable centering and pulling a cylinder on the pottery wheel. Some workshops will require pieces to be at a certain phase in the process. You can register for as many workshops as you would like to try.
Workshops may not include hands-on glazing of student pieces, but a glazing demo will be shown, so students can finish pieces in an open studio session independently.
I can throw a cylinder, NOW WHAT!
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Have a handle on a basic cylinder and want to add more texture to your pieces. Join me in the studio to explore some “at the wheel” surface decoration. This workshop will introduce students to faceting, slips, and sodium silicate work. Instructor will demonstrate the technique at the start of the session, then students will be able to throw and experiment. These techniques are all done with freshly thrown clay. Workshop fee includes clay, materials for techniques, glazes, and all firings. Participants should have prior wheel experience.
Lids, handles, & jars OH MY!
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Your throwing skills are coming along, and you want to challenge yourself! We will work on the skills to create a covered jar. More than one way will be demonstrated, and the instructor will give feedback and ideas about embellishing with handles for a bit of handle practice, too:) Instructor will demonstrate the technique at the start of the session, then students will be able to throw and experiment. These techniques are all done with freshly thrown clay. Workshop fee includes clay, materials for techniques, glazes, and all firings. Participants should have prior wheel experience.
Tea Time- pieces and parts of a teapot
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Did you love the jar workshop, well, take it a bit further and add a spout! In this mini workshop participants will learn the ins and outs of making a teapot. Little tips and tricks will be shared to help you with your teapot along the way. These techniques are all done with freshly thrown clay. Workshop fee includes clay, materials for techniques, glazes, and all firings. Participants should have prior wheel experience.
Surfaces Revealed
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While at the studio, we sometimes hear grumbling when it comes to finishing up pieces, either when decorating or glazing. The goal of this mini workshop is to help make decorating and glazing more fun, or at least less frustrating! We will discuss some greenware options and bisqueware options. Participants will need to have pieces to practice on for the workshop, these can be as simple forms. If you need clay to create pieces for the workshop it will be available after registration at the studio. Workshop fee includes clay, materials for techniques, glazes, and all firings. Participants should have prior wheel experience.
*The studio will be open for workshop participants to work independently on pieces from the workshop on the following dates tbd (Limited to 5 students in the studio at a time.)