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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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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Adult Pottery Wheel 2.5

Great class for experienced potters who want to get out and try something new. In a rut? Bored with your shapes? This class will tap into your creative bug and build up some new technical throwing skills that will shake up your current work. 

Level: Intermediate & Beyond

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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Handbuilding I & II

Intro to clay – Concepts & Design

Learn the basics of hand building with coils, hard & soft slab construction and pinch pots. Investigate sculpture and tile making.

This class will adapt to meet your level.  Choose a method of hand-building you really love and stretch what you can do with it. Create multiple forms that can work together like tessellations or stand on their own. Make functional objects or purely artistic work.  Incorporate mixed materials; found objects like glass, wood or metal.  Students will be encouraged to look at contemporary ceramics as well as ancient artifacts to find inspirations for their projects.  Learn new building techniques and surface design. Instructor: Colleen Volland

Level:  Beginning to Intermediate

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Speciality Hand-building Classes

Have a hands on clay experience on your own or bring a friend or family member.

Level: Beginner

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Faces Figures & Fauna

CSculpt a human or animal likeness in clay. Using an armature begin with the bone structure and add muscles, skin and texture. Great opportunity to learn about anatomy and correct proportions. Then learn how to exaggerate certain features to emphasize your own style (silly & character like or realistic and serious!). Sculptures will be hollowed out, dried slowly over 3 weeks and bisque fired. The final class will cover finishing techniques. Students will need to bring their own brushes and paints to the last class. All other materials will be provided.

Level: Beginner-Advanced

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Raku Workshop in Racine With Jeff Shawhan

Learn the art of raku from master potter Jeff Shawhan. See behind the scenes in his personal studio located in a unique warehouse building. Bring bisqueware ready to apply glaze or horsehair.  Get out and enjoy a hands-on Raku firing in racine.

Jeff  Shawhan is Professor of Art at Concordia University Mequon, WI. He is a master Raku pottery and sculptor.  His pottery features the “Prairie Style” with Geometric shapes. Jeff unique style uses welded iron to finish his pieces.

Level:  Open only to Current students or Members

The fee of $110 includes 12 lbs of raku clay. All work will be bisqued at Cream City Clay on Jan 21.

This class will be held in Racine, WI.  Jeff’s address is (1405 16th St. Racine, WI) Please contact the studio if you would like to Carpool. 

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Jean Wells Sgraffito Demonstration and Hands-on Carving Workshop

We are proud to offer a Hands on workshop with a well known local potter and friend Jean Smaglik Wells. Jean specializes in making functional hand thrown white stoneware  pottery which is then painted with brightly colored clays and individually hand drawn and carved using the “sgraffito technique. Jean will discuss her past work and how she came to the style she is creating today. She will be demonstrating her style of throwing and carving and will walk participants through a hands-on workshop using colored slips and carving sgraffito designs. (Students should bring a leather hard piece for this hands-on portion. Or if needed a premade leather-hard piece will be available for purchase at $10ea.)

Jean will share with us what it is like to be a professional potter and her expertise as a business woman.

Level:  Beginner-Advanced

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