Winter '12 in the Clay Studio

Monday

Monitor Hours: 12:30-2:30 pm

Evening  6:00-9:00pm

Functional Pottery :: Nathan Webb

• January 9-March 19 (skip Feb. 20, snow date Mar 26)

Monitor Hours: 12:00-2:30 pm

Morning 9:00am-Noon

Tuesday Morning Pottery :: Sarah Heimann

• January 10-March 20 (skip Feb. 21, snow date Mar. 27)

Evening 6:00-9:00pm

introductory to Intermediate Pottery :: Tim McCosker

• January 10-March 20 (skip Feb. 21, snow date Mar. 27)

Morning 9:30am-12:30pm

Wake Up to Clay :: Karin Rothwell

• November 2-December 2
• January 11-March 21 (skip Feb. 22, snow date Mar. 28)

Evening 6:00-9:00pm

Throwing in the Cardew Tradition :: Ara Cardew

• January 11-March 21 (skip Feb. 22, snow date Mar. 28)

Monitor Hours: 6:00-9:00 pm

Monitor Hours: 8:30-2:00pm and 4:00-6:00pm

Evening 6:00-9:00pm

Clay in Japanese :: Kyoko Magari-Ball

• January 13-March 23 (skip Feb. 24, snow date Mar. 30)

Morning 9:30am-12:30pm

Pottery 101 :: Georgia Donnelly

• January 14-March 24 (skip Feb. 25, snow date Mar. 31)

Special Workshops

Working Outside The Box: Covered Containers In Unusual Shapes :: Kathleen Dustin

Friday & Saturday: March 2 & 3 :: 9:00am-5:00pm

Special Guest Artist Series

• January 14 14, 5:30-6:30pm

Gail Crosman Moore

• February 25, 5:30-6:30pm

Bhakti Ziek

Classes

Tuition amount indicated with brackets and an asterisk (*) is the member or early payment price

Functional Pottery

Nathan Webb

Mondays, 6:00-9:00pm

• January 9-March 19 (skip Feb. 20, snow date Mar 26), 10 sessions, 30 hrs

Tuition: $330 ($320*)

Materials fee: $35/25lbs of clay, includes glazes and two firings

In this class you will develop basic pottery making skills while learning a bit about the history of clay. You’ll work with the potter’s wheel to make pots from side dishes to serving pieces. You will also explore some of the decorative possibilities offered by slip, glazes and ceramic stains as you complete pieces for the home. Beginners are welcome.

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Tuesday Morning Pottery

Sarah Heimann

Tuesdays, 9:00am-Noon

• January 10-March 20 (skip Feb. 21, snow date Mar. 27). 10 sessions, 30 hrs

Tuition: $330 ($320*)

Materials: $35/25lbs of clay, includes glazes and two firings

Whether you are a beginner wanting to learn basic wheel techniques, or an advanced student looking to hone skills and develop new ways of working with form and surface, you are welcome to join this class. You’ll develop projects suited to your interests, work with slips, explore methods of surface embellishment, and experiment with the studio glaze palette. Bring a notebook, apron, and any clay tools you may have.

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Introduction to Intermediate Pottery

Tim McCosker

Tuesdays, 6:00-9:00pm

• January 10-March 20 (skip Feb. 21, snow date Mar. 27). 10 sessions, 30 hrs

Tuition: $330 ($320*)

Materials: $35/25lbs of clay, includes glazes and two firings

An ideal class for beginners, and those who wish to tune up their pottery skills, or want to take their pottery skills to the next level. In a relaxed atmosphere you will have the opportunity to learn to make a variety of functional forms. The class will include handbuilding and instruction on the pottery wheel, taking the clay from its raw state through glazed finished ware. Step-by-step demonstrations as well as individualized instruction will be given. You will be given help designing and constructing your own projects.

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Wake Up to Clay

Karin Rothwell

Wednesdays, 9:30am-12:30pm

• January 11-March 21 (skip Feb. 22, snow date Mar. 28). 10 sessions, 30 hrs

Tuition: $330 ($320*)

Materials fee: $35/25 lbs of clay, includes both firings and glazes

Beginner and experienced students should bring a favorite piece of pottery to class the first day for inspiration. Using new ideas, and ancient handbuilding methods, we’ll inspire each other in creating objects never seen before—altering the round, cutting and piecing together, redirecting and reforming the clay. You’ll use combinations of working with slabs, pinching and coiling. The wheel will be available also. Surface treatment of the pots will be introduced and all pieces will be glaze-fired and ready for kitchen use if desired.

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Throwing in the
Cardew Tradition

Ara Cardew

Wednesdays, 6:00-9:00pm

• January 11-March 21 (skip Feb. 22, snow date Mar. 28) 10 sessions, 30 hrs

Tuition: $330 ($320*)

Materials fee: $35/25 lbs of clay, includes both firings and glazes

As a ceramics student with some experience working on the potter's wheel, you'll concentrate on form, turning, pulling handles, and assembling unusual pieces. You'll also explore decorating techniques inspired by the rich history of English slipware, African sgraffito, and Japanese style brushwork.

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Clay in Japanese

Kyoko Magari Ball

Fridays, 6:00-9:00pm

• January 13-March 23 (skip Feb. 24, snow date Mar. 30). 10 sessions, 30 hrs

Tuition: $330 ($320*)

Materials fee: $35/25 lbs of clay, includes both firings and glazes

In this class you’ll learn traditional and contemporary Japanese handbuilding and wheel throwing at your level of experience—beginner through experienced potter. You’ll have fun experimenting with decoration techniques including carving, stamping, and glazing. You can relax and create your own original work. The class is taught in Japanese. Bring your own towel, apron or old clothes, and your own tools if you have them.

Pottery 101

Georgia Donnelly

Saturdays, 9:30am-12: 30pm

• January 14-March 24 (skip Feb. 25, snow date Mar. 31). 10 sessions, 30 hrs

Tuition: $330 ($320*)

Materials fee: $35/25 lbs of clay, includes both firings and glazes

Learn the basics of pottery. Whether you've tried it before, or have never been on the wheel and want to give it a go, sign up for this class. We'll go over all the steps and techniques of "throwing" to make pieces you'll be proud of. From centering the clay to shaping your pots, making and attaching handles, to decorating and glazing you will gain a great foundation of skills.

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