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The Resident Artist Series in Clay is a program designed for students of all levels. Topics change monthly involving both wheel throwing and hand building techniques. Class tuition includes one 25lb bag of clay, Open Studio for the 2 weeks of class (excluding weekends), glazing, and firing for projects made during class. For more information, please contact Frank Vickery at
Intergenerational Pottery - Pinch Pot Animals (February)
Use the pinch pot technique to create a clay creature, real or imaginary.
Ages:
5 and up
Resident Artist Series: March Beginner Slab Machine
All the basics you need to know about using the slab machine to make a functional serving tray, coffee mug, tumbler, and a lidded container. Glazing will take place the final week.
Class Meets:
March 4th, 5th, 6th, and 12th
Intergenerational Pottery - Green Man Masks
Celebrate the coming of spring by making a Green Man wall mask from British folklore.
Ages:
5 and up
Intergenerational Pottery - Habitat Dishes
Create your own little animal world in a dish.
Ages:
5 and up
Resident Artist Series: April Beginner Throwing and Horsehair Firing
All the basics of wheel throwing making small shapes to then be fired using horse hair and feathers.
Class Meets:
April 15th, 16th, 17th, and 23rd
Intergenerational Pottery - Earth Day Wall Vase
Learn to use the slab roller and make an Earth wall vase.
Ages:
5 and up
Intergenerational Pottery - Stump Cups
Make a clay stump and decorate it with mushrooms, flowers, butterflies and other natural elements.
Ages:
5 and up
Intergenerational Pottery - Treasure Shelf
Make a shelf with nooks for all your tiny treasures.
Ages:
5 and up
Resident Artist Series: May Glaze Testing
This class is about glaze and how to get the results you want. We will use test tiles to test glaze combinations, investigate different techniques for applying glaze, fire pieces in oxidation and reduction, and create and mix new glazes. Students need to bring some bisque ware (cone 6 and cone 10) for this class.
Class Meets:
May 6th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 20th, and 22nd
Intergenerational Pottery - Name Plaques
Make a customized name or address plaque for your space
Ages:
5 and up
Intergenerational Pottery - Pinch Pot Animals (June)
Use the pinch pot technique to create a clay creature, real or imaginary.
Ages:
5 and up
Resident Artist Series: June Beginner Potter’s Wheel
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
Intergenerational Pottery - Fairy Doors (June)
Make a magical Fairy Door using the slab roller.
Ages:
5 and up
Resident Artist Series: "Tis the Season" in July using the Slab Machine
“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
Intergenerational Pottery - Treasure Shelf (July)
Make a shelf with nooks for all your tiny treasures.
Ages:
7 and up
Intergenerational Pottery - Leaf Trays
Use a real leaf to imprint texture in clay and decorate with whatever you can imagine. Feel free to bring in a leaf, or choose from the ones we will have available.
Ages:
5 and up
Intergenerational Pottery - Fairy Doors (August)
Create a clay fairy door for indoor or outdoor display.
Ages:
5 and up
Resident Artist Series: August Totems
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
Intergenerational Pottery - Pinch Pot Animals (August)
Use the pinch pot technique to create a clay creature, real or imaginary.
Ages:
5 and up
Resident Artist Series: September Halloween Pumpkins
Learn a variety of techniques for making clay pumpkins. We will make pumpkins the first week of class and glaze on the 24th.
Class Meets:
September 16th, 17th, 18th, 24th
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Highlands, NC 28741 (Map It)
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This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Learn more at NCArts.org
Funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. Learn more at SouthArts.org.
Funding is due in part to a Tourism Grant with Visit Highlands, NC. Learn more HighlandsChamber.org