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Fall

BEGINNING POTTER’S WHEEL

(A) Lindsay Hayosh / Studio 5
Tue 9/15-11/24
6:30-9pm / 11 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$395 / Members: $375

The ideal 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 CERAMICS

(B) Caitlin Zachow / Studio 7
Wed 9/9-11/25
6:30-9pm / 12 weeks
$410 / Members: $390

Welcome to the world of clay! Students will be introduced to a variety of clay-forming techniques to complete several unique projects. Coiling, pinching, and slab-building will be demonstrated; just add your own creative touch. Finish pieces with glazes in both high and low temperature firings.

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BEGINNING CERAMICS

(A) Jacky Denaway / Studio 7
Tue 9/15-11/24
9:30am-12pm / 11 weeks
$385 / Members: $365

Welcome to the world of clay! Students will be introduced to a variety of clay-forming techniques to complete several unique projects. Coiling, pinching, and slab-building will be demonstrated; just add your own creative touch. Finish pieces with glazes in both high and low temperature firings.

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BEGINNING CERAMICS

(C) Mitzi Davis / Studio 7
Thu 9/10-11/19
6:30-9pm / 11 weeks
$385 / Members: $365

Welcome to the world of clay! Students will be introduced to a variety of clay-forming techniques to complete several unique projects. Coiling, pinching, and slab-building will be demonstrated; just add your own creative touch. Finish pieces with glazes in both high and low temperature firings.

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BEGINNING POTTER’S WHEEL

(B) Caitlin Zachow / Studio 5
Wed 9/9-11/25
1-3:30pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$420 / Members: $400

The ideal 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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POTTER’S WHEEL: ATTENTION TO DETAIL

Wyatt Lane / Studio 5
Thu 9/10-11/19
1-3:30pm / 11 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Potter’s Wheel
$395 / Members: $375

You have the basics of centering and forming, now learn to capture the details and craftsmanship to improve your fundamental throwing skills. This class is a step up from the beginning level and will get you on the path to being an intermediate level potter.

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PINCH POTS AND HAND FORMED VESSELS

Maria Scott / Studio 7
Tue 9/15-11/24 1-3:30pm
1-3:30pm / 11 weeks
$385 / Members: $365

Return to how the earliest pots were formed by hand. Find relaxation in the shaping of clay, connecting with the material, bringing volume, and surface design to simple vessels. Finishing techniques will include burnishing, pit firing, and high firing. Your hands are your tools and previous experience is not required.

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SCULPTURAL VESSELS

Chad Bagge / Studio 5
Thu 9/10-11/19
6:30-9pm / 11 weeks
Prerequisite: ntermediate Potter’s Wheel
$395 / Members: $375

Step aside from utilitarian pottery and the emphasis on function. Investigate the possibilities of the vessel as a sculptural form with volume, scale, surface, and asymmetry. Combine wheel thrown, extruded, and hand-built elements while learning the basics of three-dimensional form. Come prepared to explore new ways of working outside the realm of functionality.

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POTS THAT POUR

Julie Devers / Studio 5
Wed 9/9-11/25
9:30am-12pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Potter’s Wheel
$420 / Members: $400

Everyone can appreciate the classic pouring pots: pitchers, teapots, ewers, and carafes. We’ll focus on these elusive forms, paying attention to their utility and their expressive individuality. Traditional examples, as well as creative and unusual solutions to handles, spouts, and other functional components will be demonstrated.

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EXPLORATION IN RED CLAY

Mitzi Davis / Studio 7
Mon 9/14-11/23
6:30-9pm / 11 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$395 / Members: $375

Venture into new ideas in surface, form, and color with the studio’s low-fire earthenware clay. Explore a monochromatic approach, emphasizing form and texture, along with brushwork and pattern, using colored slips. Demonstrations and offerings include throwing on the potter’s wheel and hand forming techniques. If you’ve never worked with red clay, this class is an ideal introduction to the richness and tradition of red earthenware.

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CERAMIC SCULPTURE: FORM AND FANTASY

Sue MacQuarrie / Studio 7
Thu 9/10-11/19
1-3:30pm / 11 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$395 / Members: $375

Bring your imagination to life, sculpting figures and creatures—real, mythical, or imagined. Using slab, coil, and pinching techniques, students will explore expressive forms while experimenting with texture, surface design, and glazing. Whether you’re inspired by animals, folklore, or your own imagination, this class encourages playful exploration and personal storytelling in clay.

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PRESS MOLDED TILES: START TO FINISH

Ellie Stanislav / Studio 3 & 5
Mon 9/14-11/23
6:30-9pm / 11 weeks
$405 / Members: $385

Learn the skill of plaster mold making to create personalized tiles. Using a combination of low- and high-relief sculptural modeling, students will create tiles suitable for repeating in plaster press molds. Model your clay, build the mold box, mix and pour plaster, and clean your molds. After pressing, explore glazing and arrange a composition with your tiles. Finishing techniques of mounting and grouting will be included. Bring a sketchbook to the first class.

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SODA FIRING

Julie Devers / Studios 3 & 5
Tue 9/15-11/24
1-3:30pm / 11 weeks
Prerequisite: Intermediate Ceramics
$415 / Members: $395

Explore a popular approach to firing your work in a high-temperature 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 and mixing the slips and glazes for class use. Learn the history of soda and salt firing and allow it to spark a new direction in your clay work.

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SLAB BUILDING WITH BISQUE MOLDS AND TEMPLATES

Susan McHenry / Studio 7
Tue 9/15-11/24
6:30-9pm / 11 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$395 / Members: $375

Explore the many exciting forms that can be created from clay slabs. Students will learn how to design and fabricate their own bisque molds and templates to use in making a variety of vessels—from bowls, cups, and plates to more complex forms such as lidded jars, stacked vases, and candle holders. Various surface treatments will also be demonstrated. High-fire stoneware and low-fire earthenware clays will be available for use. Bring a sketchbook to class.

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INTERMEDIATE POTTER’S WHEEL

Lindsay Hayosh / Studio 5
Wed 9/9-11/25
6:30-9pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Potter’s Wheel
$420 / Members: $400

Learn to confidently produce the pots of your imagination while refining (or refreshing) your craftsmanship. Techniques of forming spouts, lids, handles, and altered forms will be demonstrated. This class is a progressive step in mastering the potter's wheel. Surface decoration and high fire glazing will be demystified as you finish the pots that will become part of your home.

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RAKU & ALTERNATIVE LOW FIRE

Wyatt Lane / Studio 3
Wed 9/9-11/25
1-3:30pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$420 / Members: $400

Pulling hot pots from the kiln and seeing results within minutes describes the excitement of raku firing. Learn the various techniques and reduction variables that produce unique and beautiful results. With an instructional emphasis on firing and experimentation, you'll have the flexibility of hand building or wheel-throwing. Horsehair, naked raku, splash obvara, and sagger firings are offered in this popular class.

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