Create a clay fairy door for indoor or outdoor display.

Ages:

5 and up 

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

Use the pinch pot technique to create a clay creature, real or imaginary.

Ages:

5 and up 

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

Make a clay pumpkin to keep and some tiny ones to share in our Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt.

Ages:

5 and up 

Get ready for spooky season by creating ghosts using slabs and texture tools.

Ages:

5 and up 

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:

October 13-16 and 22nd 

Make a plate from a slab of clay and decorate it with a Dia de los Muertos inspired design.

Ages:

5 and up 

Use the slab roller and slump molds to create a serving tray, plate or bowl. ⁠

Ages:

5 and up 

All the basics you need to know about using the slab machine to make a Ornaments, Luminaries, Christmas House/Village (may need more than one class), Serving Pieces for gatherings or Christmas Parties, Bobble Head Santas and Elves, Santa, Gnomes. We have texture pads, themed cookie cutters, etc, for students to use. Students need to bring images and ideas to class. We will glaze on the 12th. We will discuss as a class what we want to make and make a different project each day.

Class Meets:

November: 4th, 5th, 6th, and 12th