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ATMOSPHERIC FIRING

Julie Devers / Studio 5
Tue 4/9-5/14
1-3:30pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Intermediate Ceramics
$215 / Members: $195

Explore a classic approach to firing your work in a high temperature salt/soda kiln. This is a studio-style course with an emphasis on forming, decorating and glazing pots for atmospheric firing. Students will actively participate in all aspects of the process, not only loading and maintaining the kiln, but in selecting the slips and glazes for the class.

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(A) BEGINNING CERAMICS: SCULPTURAL ELEMENTS

L. Merkel / Studio 7
Mon 4/8-5/13
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
$215 / Members: $195

Welcome to the world of clay. Choose from a variety of themes in each of these six-week class offerings. Pinch, coil, and extrude your way through projects that bring out your creativity while introducing this versatile medium. Finish your pieces with glazes for high and low temperature firings. Students are responsible for purchasing their own pottery tools.

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(B) BEGINNING CERAMICS: THE EXTRUDED FORM

Tom Richards / Studio 7
Wed 4/10-5/15
1 - 3:30 pm / 6 weeks
$215 / Members: $195

Welcome to the world of clay. Choose from a variety of themes in each of these six-week class offerings. Pinch, coil, and extrude your way through projects that bring out your creativity while introducing this versatile medium. Finish your pieces with glazes for high and low temperature firings. Students are responsible for purchasing their own pottery tools.

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(C) BEGINNING CERAMICS: BIG COIL BUILDING

Yve Holtzclaw / Studio 7
Thu 4/11-5/16
1 - 3:30 pm / 6 weeks
$215 / Members: $195

Welcome to the world of clay. Choose from a variety of themes in each of these six-week class offerings. Pinch, coil, and extrude your way through projects that bring out your creativity while introducing this versatile medium. Finish your pieces with glazes for high and low temperature firings. Students are responsible for purchasing their own pottery tools.

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BEGINNING POTTER’S WHEEL

(A) Wyatt Lane / Studio 5
Mon 4/8-5/13
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$215 / Members: $195

The ideal introductory class for students who are interested in the potter’s wheel. Learn to center and transform a ball of clay into a finished pot. Weekly demonstrations introduce basic forms such as cylinders, cups, bowls, and plates. Studio slips and glazes will be discussed for completing your pottery. Students are responsible for their own pottery tools.

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BEGINNING POTTER’S WHEEL

(B) Lindsay Hayosh / Studio 5
Tue 4/9-5/14
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$215 / Members: $195

The ideal introductory class for students who are interested in the potter’s wheel. Learn to center and transform a ball of clay into a finished pot. Weekly demonstrations introduce basic forms such as cylinders, cups, bowls, and plates. Studio slips and glazes will be discussed for completing your pottery. Students are responsible for their own pottery tools.

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BEGINNING POTTER’S WHEEL

(C) Tom Richards / Studio 5
Thu 4/11-5/16
1 - 3:30 pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$215 / Members: $195

The ideal introductory class for students who are interested in the potter’s wheel. Learn to center and transform a ball of clay into a finished pot. Weekly demonstrations introduce basic forms such as cylinders, cups, bowls, and plates. Studio slips and glazes will be discussed for completing your pottery. Students are responsible for their own pottery tools.

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INTERMEDIATE POTTER’S WHEEL

Lindsay Hayosh / Studio 5
Thu 4/11-5/16
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Potter’s Wheel
$215 / Members: $195

Learn to produce the pots of your imagination while refining or refreshing the basics of craftsmanship. Techniques of forming spouts, lids, handles and altered forms will be introduced. This class is an intermediate step in mastering the potter's wheel. High fire glazing will be demystified as you finish the pots that will become part of your home.

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FULL SPECTRUM COLOR

Susan McHenry / Studio 7
Tue 4/9-5/14
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$215 / Members: $195

Ready for a change from earth tone, high fire glazes? Explore vibrant colors and layered surfaces while utilizing the studio’s low fire red earthenware clay. Demonstrations will focus on surface treatments using colored slip and terra sigillata. Hand builders and wheel throwers are welcome. All glazed low fire work will be food safe.

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FAIRYTALE MOTIFS IN CERAMIC SCULPTURE FOR THE GARDEN

Anna Ill / Studio 7
Wed 4/10-5/15
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$215 / Members: $195

Explore the possibilities that images from myth and fairy tales can provide, replete with mythical characters, enchantment, and fantastic settings. The focus of this class will be on building ceramic vessels, sculptures, and wall reliefs with your garden in mind. The instructor will provide a forum to share and discuss ideas and potential projects. Students will have the opportunity to work with traditional glazes as well as non-traditional finishing techniques of waxes, polishes, and acrylics.

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INSPIRE! GALLERY TO STUDIO

Amy Hudson / Studio 5
Wed 4/10-5/15
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$215 / Members: $195

Looking for new inspiration? Look no further than the KIA galleries. Students will discuss form, composition, and content of individual works currently on view. Those discussions will be brought back to the clay studio and stimulate your own ceramic practice. Instruction for hand building and throwing will also include creative encouragement and technical guidance. Bring a camera or phone to the first class.

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RAKU & ALTERNATIVE LOW FIRE

Wyatt Lane / Studio 5
Wed 4/10-5/15
1-3:30pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$215 / Members: $195

Learn to master the various techniques of raku firing. Instruction will focus on the history of raku and nuances of the firing process. Experiment with the studio glazes and reduction variations that produce unique and beautiful results. Horsehair, naked raku, saggar, and black ware firings are offered. Hand builders and wheel throwers are welcome.

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CREATIVE CONTAINERS

Susan McHenry / Studio 7
Thu 4/11-5/16
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$215 / Members: $195

Explore new ideas for lidded vessels in this six-week hand building class using the studio’s high-fire stoneware clay. Utilizing slabs, coils and custom templates, we’ll explore a range of container sizes, styles, and shapes—from jars and butter dishes to larger casseroles. A range of lid styles and knobs will be demonstrated, as well as ideas for surface decoration using the studio’s high-fire colored slips. Bring a sketchbook to class.

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PERSPECTIVES IN PRACTICE

Trevor Grabill & Yve Holtzclaw / Boardroom
Wed 4/10-5/15
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
$185 / Members: $165

Take your practice to the next level to better understand your work and how to talk about it. Perspectives in practice will enrich your art making by developing the skills of observation, critique, and reflection about artwork. Through structured discussion and exercises, students will engage with artwork from museum examples, books, and their own work. This class will help students better understand and express their artistic voice.

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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES FOR ARTISTS: FINDING ARTISTS; OPPORTUNITIES

Danielle Wyckoff / Multi-Purpose Classroom
Sat 5/11
1 - 4 pm / One Day
$70 / Members: $50

In this Saturday workshop, we will dive into some tactics for finding opportunities as well as reviewing some of the common documents/items needed for applying to them. Come to this class prepared to meet fellow artists, brainstorm, and get solid information on some of the first steps in developing your career in the arts. Students may bring any professional documents they’ve created for peer review or one-on-one feedback from Danielle. – Danielle Wyckoff is an Associate Professor of Drawing and Printmaking at Kendall College of Art and Design. Her work, which includes works on paper, installations, and performances, is exhibited nationally and internationally. Workshop participants will be able to view her collaborative work, The Reproductive Media Mobile Zine Library.

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IMAGE AND CLAY

Yve Holtzclaw / Studio 7
Thu 4/11-5/16
9:30-12 pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$215 / Members: $195

Explore a breath of new techniques for your ceramics! This class will introduce you to methods for drawing, slip application, paper resist, inlay, carving, and image transfer. Learn to embellish the surface of your clay with detailed imagery or simply consider depth at every stage of the creative process. For the first class bring a sketchbook and drawings to work from, along with your tools and brushes.

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MUD IN THE MORNING

Julie Devers / Studio 5
Wed 4/10-5/15
9:30 am-12 pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Intermediate Potter’s Wheel or equivalent
$215 / Members: $195

This independent studio class for seasoned intermediate and advanced students gives a creative start to the day. A variety of techniques will be demonstrated, with an emphasis on refining your throwing or hand building skills, techniques, and finished results. Instruction and assignments will be personalized to your individual skill level. Cone 10 and raku firings available.

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Summer