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Spring Session, 2008
March 17 - May 1
(Seven weeks per class except where indicated)
Advanced Wheel ~ April 10 – May1
This class will focus on form, making pots that are based on good design and functional qualities. Susan will give weekly demonstrations to help develop throwing skills and the concepts of form. Students must be able to center clay competently for this class. This class will last 4 weeks.
Thursdays, 7:00-9:00
Instructor: Susan Filley
Cost: $90 plus $20 supplies fee |
Workshop
Paperclay Workshop: Wall Art
This Weekend workshop explores the properties of paperclay as a medium for wall art. Paperclay is a clay and paper fiber mixture- when the clay is fired, the paper burns out, resulting in a lighter sculpture, making it more compatible with wall hanging.
The two dates below include a date for making the wall pieces and a date for glazing with low fire glazes.
Saturday, March 15, 10am-4pm
Sunday, March 16, 1-4pm
Saturday, April 5, 10-2pm for glazing
Instructor: Hollie Taylor
Cost: $125 plus $30 supplies fee
The Potter's Wheel, Special Projects
This class is for students who are able to center 4-6 pounds of clay and have experience on the potter's wheel. tudents will receive individual attention, with a focus on form and technique. For returning students, or new students with the permission of the instructor. This class will last 7 weeks.
Wednesdays, 10am-12 noon
Instructor: Carolyn Doyle
Cost: $140 plus $30 supplies fee
Thursday Daytime Wheel
Students will learn to center and throw cylinders and related forms - tumblers, bowls, and mugs. Pots will be glazed and fired to cone 6. This class is for beginning or continuing students who have little experience on the wheel. This class will last 7 weeks.
Thursdays, 10am-12noon
Instructor: Jill Steed
Cost: $140 plus $30 supplies fee
Tuesday Beginner’s Wheel
Students will learn basic throwing skills including centering, as well as pulling handles and trimming. Shapes will include cylinders, bowls, and small vases, with a focus on altering forms after throwing. Pots will be glazed with cone 6 stoneware glazes. All skill levels welcome! This class will last 7 weeks.
Tuesdays, 6 - 8pm
Instructor: Carolyn Doyle
Cost: $140 plus $30 supplies fee
Exploring Glazes and Glaze Techniques
Glazing your work appropriately is often a challenge for potters who are developing their own forms and style. In this class, we will mix and test glazes to fit our own work. In addition, we will talk about raku glazes and terra sigillata for alternative firings. If weather permits, we will fire the raku and terra sigillata tests. Experienced Intermediate and advanced potters only. This class will last 6 weeks.
Tuesdays, 10am-12noon
Instructor: Barbara Higgins
Cost: $120 plus $30 supplies fee
Sculptural and Functional Handbuilding
Mugs, bowls, plates and a handbuilt house textured with personal handmade stamps, will be made by each student. Slips and Cone 6 glazes will be used to decorate and embellish the surfaces. All skill levels welcome. This class will last 7 weeks.
Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm
Instructor: Hollie Taylor
Cost: $140 plus $30 supplies fee
Day Use of the Studio (Ages 18+) - For advanced clay students only, an opportunity to use the clay studio for their own projects. Day use of the studio is limited to times when the studio is not in use for classes. No instructor is present; evening use is available when studio is not in use in the evenings. Day Use is not for production, and is available to those who have taken a class at the Clay Centre.
Mondays-Sundays, except as noted above and on schedule provided. See Barbara for eligibility and cost.
Open Studios will be held Saturdays from 11 am - 1 pm.
For more information on classes and workshops, contact the Clay Centre at 967-0314. If you leave your email address on the answering machine, you will be sent an e-brochure, including policies and other details.
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