Private Lessons

During this 2-day, hands-on, intensive workshop with Eck McCanless, participants will learn how to make Agateware on the wheel and carve it to reveal patterns similar to wood grain or peacock feathers. I will go over all the tips and tricks I have learned from being a professional potter for the past 30 years with a sole focus on Agateware for the past 13.

Class Schedule: 9 AM–Noon & 1 PM–4 PM

Using the potter’s wheel to make functional objects can be a very rewarding experience. This class 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). The second week of class will be trimming and practicing more shapes. Glazing will take place the final week. Some experience may be necessary. 

Class Meets:

June 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 18th

Join us for an artist demonstration with Ron Philbeck. 

Join potter Ron Philbeck for a week-long workshop exploring the art of soda firing. Students will bring bisque-fired pots to decorate, slip, and glaze before firing The Bascom’s soda kiln. The workshop includes wheel-throwing demonstrations of functional forms, decorative techniques like wax resist and stamping, and discussions on achieving desired results. Unloading the kiln will reveal unique, one-of-a-kind pots shaped by the soda firing process.

Class Schedule: 9 AM–Noon & 1 PM–4 PM

“Tis the Season” in July using the Slab Machine – Learn the basics of how to use the slab machine to make a Holiday Themed Luminary. We will create templates and use texture pads and rollers to embellish the surface.

Class Meets:

July 7th – 10th, 16th

Join us for an artist talk with Ben Owen III

In this class we will use the slab machine and/or the potter’s wheel to make various shapes that will be stacked together on a metal pole/rebar for either garden art or inside your home. Students will need to source their own rebar and mounting base/block before class and have it ready on the first day of class. Various hand building techniques will be demonstrated as well as student created templates and studio forms used to construct shapes. Students need to bring resource materials for inspiration such as pictures, sketches, etc.

Class Meets:

August 4th-7th and 13th

Learn to make bowls all kinds of ways and help us get ready for the Empty Bowls Fundraiser. Students will make some bowls to keep and some to donate.

Class meets:

 August 13, 20, 27

Ages:

5-18

Learn to make bowls all kinds of ways and help us get ready for the Empty Bowls Fundraiser. Students will make some bowls to keep and some to donate.

Class meets:

August 14, 21, 28

Ages:

5-18

Join us for an artist talk with William Rodriguez.