Private Lessons

Make your own customized toad abode for all your amphibious friends. Student work will be available for pickup or shipping two to three weeks after class.

Suitable for ages 6 and up. 

In this 4 day mold making class, we will explore and create different types of clay molds and texture molds.  The focus will be on making the molds and testing the molds for accuracy and ability to use in your studio practice.   This class includes Open Studio only on the day of class.  There is no glazing component to this class. 

Come help us make bowls for the annual Empty Bowls fundraiser, which supports the International Friendship Center and the Highlands Food Pantry. You will make a bowl to donate and one to keep for yourself. Student work will be available for pickup or shipping two to three weeks after class.

Suitable for ages 6 and up. 

In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to edit images, create screens, and print custom underglaze transfers for use on ceramic surfaces. Designed for mid- to high-fire clay, the process expands surface decoration techniques and introduces participants to screen-printed imagery as a versatile tool in ceramic practice.

All students will be provided with:

1 Speed screen screen printing kit which includes:
- 8-inch x 10-inch Speedball Wood Frame, 30W LED Lamp, 4oz Black Fabric Screen Printing Ink, craft stick, Speedball Screen Cord, Red Baron Squeegee, 3-Pack Speed Screens, black paper, (3) Speedball Transparency Sheets

1 newsprint pad
1 Speedball brayer
a wide variety of the available Speedball underglaze colors
1 silicone spatula
1 information and instruction handout

This class is for students who have bisque pieces ready to glaze.  These pieces could have been made in Open Studio, the Resident Artist Series, Workshops, etc.  

Make a clay wall pocket for flowers, toys, or whatever you can dream up! Student work will be available for pickup or shipping two to three weeks after class.

Suitable for ages 6 and up. 

Are you ready to step up your pottery game and create larger, more ambitious pieces? This workshop is designed for potters who want to push the boundaries of their skills and explore the art of making bigger pottery. The goal is to make 2, 12 lb pots in 3 days.  Throwing and modified coil building techniques will be demonstrated.  For hand builders, one pot will most likely all that can be completed.

In this 5 day wheel throwing class, we will cover the basics of working on the potter’s wheel.  If you have never tried this before, please expect some difficulty in the initial stages.  The focus will be to learn centering and then to pull shapes such as bowls (ex. berry bowls, soup bowls, colander, cereal bowls, etc) and cylinders (ex. Mugs, tumblers, sippers – based on the learning curve). This class includes Open Studio access only on the day of class.  There will not be a glazing component to this class.  Please see Glazing Class in the Resident Artist Series Schedule.

Create a magical clay fairy door for indoor or outdoor display. Student work will be available for pickup or shipping two to three weeks after class.

Suitable for ages 6 and up. 

In this 5 day wheel throwing class, we will cover the basics of working on the potter’s wheel.  If you have never tried this before, please expect some difficulty in the initial stages.  The focus will be to learn centering and then to pull shapes such as bowls (ex. berry bowls, soup bowls, colander, cereal bowls, etc) and cylinders (ex. Mugs, tumblers, sippers – based on the learning curve). This class includes Open Studio access only on the day of class.  There will not be a glazing component to this class.  Please see Glazing Class in the Resident Artist Series Schedule.