This ceramics class is perfect for beginners who want to learn to create bowls, dishes, vases, tiles and sculptures without the use of the potter’s wheel. Experienced potters are also welcome. We will create basic but fun forms using the buion, stencils, painting, slip, stains, sgraffito, and inlay. Subject matter will be student directed with instructor guidance.

Many of the student projects will be self directed methods of pinch, coil and slab and additional techniques will be demonstrated to add a personal touch to your work by using sculpting, alterati but these will contain hollow forms (pinch method), coil methods, and slab methods including slump, drape and tar paper slab building method.

This 6-week course is an intermediate class but is designed for all skill levels. Whether you are ready for complex forms or still learning how to center and Tuesday nights just work best for you- You will be welcomed! Each class will include a pottery demonstration and independent practice time. We will learn how to wedge, center, and throw multiple forms on the wheel. This class focuses on creating good studio habits and learning to work in a shared space. There will be an optional companion Discord page which allows us to chat outside of class, ask questions, view work together, keep up to date on current local art events, and share our results at the end of the six weeks.

Week 1: wedging, centering, and pulling cylinders

Week 2: bowls

Week 3: trimming

Week 4: pulling handles and manipulating forms

Week 5: surface decoration and split rim forms

Week 6: glazing

Ready to take your pottery skills to the next level? This intermediate wheel class is perfect for those with a basic understanding of throwing who want to refine their technique and expand their skill set. Through guided demonstrations, our instructors will focus on improving your centering, pulling, and shaping techniques while introducing you to more complex forms like plates, vases, and lidded vessels. If you’re excited to grow your pottery abilities and develop a more personal style, this is the class for you!

This six-week class introduces figure sculpture through hands-on ceramic projects that explore the human form. We’ll begin with a small hanging portrait to learn facial construction and build comfort with the material. From there, students will create a small, full-bodied figure using coil-building techniques, with demos on proportion, gesture, and detail. The class ends with surface treatments—either glazing or cold finishing—to bring each piece to life.

Materials included. Ages 18+.

6-Week Schedule

Week 1 – Pinch Pot Hanging Heads

Intro to facial sculpting. Students make a small hanging head to get comfortable with clay and show their working style.

Week 2 – Begin Big Project: Coil-Built Figure (Body + Legs)

Demo on coil-building torsos and legs. Students begin their full-body sculptures.

Week 3 – Continue Big Project: Arms, Head + Details

Demos on arms, head construction, and refining facial features and gestures.

Week 4 – Workday + Final Builds

Work session with optional demos. Goal: finish construction and begin controlled drying.

Week 5 – Drying & Optional Bonus Project

Place figures on the bisque shelf for a slow, monitored fire. Optional project: body-part cup (ear cup, nose vase, etc.) or a glaze/cold-surface demo.

Week 6 – Surface Treatments

Students choose between glazing or cold finishing (e.g. watercolor + wax) and finalize their work.

In this 6 week class students will learn traditional Raku firing techniques. Raku is a post firing reduction process that creates beautiful surfaces by placing the pottery in combustible materials such as newspaper, leaves, or sawdust while at top firing temperature. Students will spend the first 3 weeks throwing, coiling, pinching, or hand building forms to fire in the last 3 weeks of raku reduction firing process. We will explore raku glazes, horsehair and feather, obvara, and naked raku finish. All Supplies, materials and kiln support are provided in the price of the class.

Students are required to wear closed toe shoes (leather is recommended), long pants and long sleeves, preferably made of cotton or other natural fiber (avoid synthetics that may melt). Long hair must be tied back, no dangling jewelry. . In the case of rain, gusting wind, or inclement weather, outdoor firings will be rescheduled.

This is a hands- on, interactive class dealing with unpredictable elements such as open flame and smoke. Appropriate safety precautions will be taken and provided by the instructor. Students participate at their own risk.

If you have taken other wheel classes, but always wanted to try the challenge of Porcelain, this is a great class too! If you are ready to fall in love with pottery, this is the class you are looking for!

NOTE: This is an Intermediate Course, basic understanding of Wheel or Hand building techniques is a prerequisite. While students will have access to the wheels for the first 3 classes, No Wheel Throwing instruction will be provided.

Are you ready to get your hands dirty? Join our beginner's wheel class to learn the basics of creating your own cups and bowls! Instructors teach through demonstrations to show you correct throwing posture, centering, and pulling up cylinders. This class is designed for students with no prior experience and focuses on teaching students the fundamentals of throwing. If you are ready to fall in love with pottery, this is the class you are looking for!

Wheel Throwing 1/2 will be an introduction to wheel-thrown pottery and an extension of W1 for all skill levels. This class is perfect for beginners, or those who have taken Wheel 1 and would like more experience before moving on to Wheel 2.

We will explore clay’s main components, creating forms on the wheel, and surface decoration. Skills taught within the workshops will encompass wedging, centering on the wheel, throwing, trimming, surface decoration techniques, and glazing finished work. For advanced students, we will incorporate lid making! It is the goal for each student to take at least 10 pieces of finished work home. We will meet once a week for instruction, demos, and hands-on practice. All pieces will be food, microwave, and dishwasher safe for students to enjoy at home!

All supplies and materials provided.