Adult Pottery Classes & Workshops

Adult Pottery Wheel 1

Learn the basics of throwing on a potter’s wheel in a fun and friendly atmosphere. No previous clay or art experience necessary. Class size is limited to ensure personal attention.

Clay is an excellent stress reliever – come and get your hands messy!

Level: Beginner

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Early Fall

Adult Pottery Wheel II

This is a great class for those who can wedge and center clay, and have had at least one class on the potter’s wheel. Create pouring vessels, plates and cups with handles. Students will gain a wide variety of experience.

Level: Intermediate

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Early Fall

Adult Pottery Wheel III

For students who are comfortable centering and throwing at least 3 pounds of clay. We will be focusing on altered and multiple pieced forms. We will also be focusing on the finished product taking aesthetics into consideration.

Level: Intermediate

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Couples Night Out

Have a hands on clay experience with your favorite someone or best pal. Cherish the memories each time you use your handmade pottery at home.

One registration includes both people and all materials needed.  Pottery can be picked up 3 weeks later and a call/email will be sent to notify you when it’s ready. Friday Nights @ 6:30-9pm (Please arrive 10 min early)

Level: Beginner

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Hand Building: Surface Design

Explore traditional and non-traditional materials to decorate the surface of a ceramic object. Understand different stains; underglaze versus oxides and incorporate graphite and colored pencil to create a unique look. Play around with making a mosaic by inserting broken work into clay. Bring drawings to use as inspiration.

Level: Intermediate

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Hand Building: Carving

Create a hand built sculpture in this 4 day class with June Vaughn. Explore new designs by carving, adding stones, slips & oil based paints. Great alternative to glazing. Current members/at home potters may choose to bring leather hard vessels to carve. Experience level from beginner to advanced. Students will need to purchase additional paints & brushes before last class.

Level: Beginner to Advanced

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Structures, Concepts, Aesthestics & the History of Ceramics

The focus will be on hand structures, tessellations, along with conceptual ideas and the history of ceramics as well as the aesthetics of your pieces.

Level: Intermediate

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Foundations of Ceramics

Learn the basics of hand building starting with coils, hard slabs, soft slabs and pinch pots, where you’ll learn to roll coils, pound out slabs. this will lead you to new and greater forms as we help you build larger and faster. Investigate sculpting and tile making. Make fun, interesting, one-of-a-kind pieces to grace your kitchen table or display in your garden.

Level: Beginner

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Photo your work

Create imagery that entices viewers to want to see your art in person. Discuss the challenges of promoting yourself as artist and dive into a hands-on approach to photography basics such as lighting, camera settings, editing, practical apps and guidelines for creating sharp and accurate images.

Level: Beginner

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