Pottery Around The World
Mondays, Mar 19 – May 21 (9 classes*)
*No class on Apr 2, May 28
Teaching Artist: Jeff Guerrero
Open To: Wheel throwing experience recommended
Experience a world of ceramic art in this multicultural pottery class. We’ll explore techniques from Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East. Learn how traditions differ around the world, but more importantly learn how the global ceramics community influences artists wordwide. This class will make extensive use of the potter’s wheel, as do most ceramic traditions, but there will be opportunities to create hand-built and sculptural work, as well.
Pottery Two Day
Tuesdays, Mar 20 – May 29 (10 classes*)
*No class on Apr 3
Teaching Artist: Amanda Wolf
Open To: All Experience Levels
Learning to throw on the potter’s wheel is a challenging and messy experience but at the same time is very rewarding and exciting. We’ll be making cups, mugs, bowls, plates, covered jars, teapots and anything else you can imagine. Learn to create functional pottery or advance your skills. This class will focus on throwing, trimming and decorating your wares. If you really want to build up your wheel throwing skills, sign up for this class and wheel throwing Wednesdays.
Pottery Two Morrow
Wednesdays, Mar 21 – May 30 (10 classes*)
*No class on Apr 4
Teaching Artist: Keith Hershberger
Open To: All Experience Levels
You were throwing yesterday, so why don’t you throw again today? Even if you can’t be in both of these classes, this is a great chance to learn to use the potter’s wheel if you are a beginner, or to work towards making some more advanced work if you have some experience. We’ll do demos and projects focusing on giving you new ideas for how to make pottery.
Stencilicious
Thursdays, Mar 22 – May 31 (10 classes*)
*No class on Apr 5
Teaching Artist: Keith Hershberger
Open To: All Experience Levels
In this class we’ll focus on building simple forms like plates and vases and decorating them using paper stencils. By cutting shapes out of paper, laying them on the clay and painting over them with layers of colored slips you can create beautiful images, patterns and designs.
