By Age Group
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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
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Visit: 323 Franklin Road
Highlands, NC 28741 (Map It)
Call: 828-526-4949 (Main)
828-787-2892 (Ceramics Studio)
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