Pottery

Intro to Pottery Wheel

Are you ready to get your hands dirty? Join our wheel class for beginners that will teach you all the basics! Instructors teach through demonstrations to show you correct throwing posture, centering, and pulling up cylinders. If you are ready to fall in love with pottery, this is class you are looking for!

Class Options
Mondays 6:30-8:30pm May 3rd – 24th

Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm May 5th-26th

or

Saturdays 4:00-6:00pm May 8th-29th

Adult Pottery Wheel II

Dig deeper into wheel throwing as Instructors guide you towards making pottery that you can use everyday! Students who have the basics down will begin to develop their skills towards more refined forms such as cups and bowls. Adding handles and trimming feet are just a few new techniques you can explore in this intensive second tier class!

Tuesdays
6:30 to 8:30
May 4th-25th
Instructor: Sangeet Gupta

Advanced Pottery Wheel

Want to go bigger and better on the wheel? This class will help you expand your vocabulary of forms and highlight advanced techniques for making pitchers, lidded jars and vases! Students should have at least 12 weeks of wheel throwing experience and be ready to push their skills! 

Thursdays
6:30 to 8:30
May 6th-27th
Instructor: Bryce Brisco

Intro to Pottery Wheel & Pottery Wheel II – Combined Class

This combined level pottery wheel class is designed for people with a range of experiences on the wheel. Beginner or intermediate, this class will cover all of the basics of throwing on the wheel and more. Ages 16 & up. Clay, glazes, and firing fees included.

Sundays
4:00-6:00pm
May 9th-30th
Instructor: James Williams

Ceramic Hand Building Sampler

Learn to create hand-built ceramic pieces without the pottery wheel. Students will be guided through the process of creating simple pots and vessels so that at the end of the 4 weeks they will have a better understanding of different hand building techniques.

Tuesdays
1:30-3:30pm
May 4th-25th
Instructor: James Williams

Build it BIG with Clay

Students who are ready to go bigger with their ceramics will learn new strategies for scaling up their sculpture! Works larger than 24 inches in any direction is just the beginning as you explore modular options and problem-solving techniques for BIG work! Students are encouraged to have a basic understanding of working with clay. All supplies included.

Saturdays
4:00-6:00pm
May 8th-29th
Instructor: Craig Hartenberger

Material Experience with Ceramic Hand Building

Adults explore the limits of hand building as Craig Hartenberger leads you through 4 different techniques towards clay mastery! Coil Building, Soft and Stiff Slab, and Modeling, plus surface decoration techniques will be taught will special attention to newcomers who want to learn more about sculptural possibilities! Supplies included.

Wednesdays
6:30-8:30pm
May 5th-26th
Instructor: Craig Hartenberger

A Different Way with Clay

This is a great class for beginners or for those who have tried wheel throwing and hand building. Explore the unique world of extruded forms that are both sculptural and functional. Using the mechanical extruder in the CCC studios, you can create shapes from a variety of dies that can then be cut and pasted or altered to create the foundations of your ceramic objects! Surface decoration and texturing techniques will be taught in this fast-paced, high production class! All supplies included.

Tuesdays
6:30-8:30pm
May 4th-25th
Instructor: Ben Edwards

Build BIG Pots

Are you ready to go BIG with your pottery? This class will help you scale up your functional forms with a variety of techniques from different cultures that make large jars. Hand building with coils, slab, and pinching with be taught as you break through your limitations and make some BIG pots! Basic hand building skills are encouraged. 

Thursdays
6:30-8:30pm
May 6th-27th
Instructor: Ben Edwards