6-Week Adult Pottery Wheel

Students will learn various techniques on the pottery wheel in this six-week long class. Each class is 2-hours in length and will meet six times. This class allows students to see projects through all the stages that pottery goes through from start to finish including preparing the clay, throwing, trimming, adding surface decoration as desired, and glazing. This class is designed to be repeated if desired, to continue to grow skill in each of the phases.

Weekly Focus

Week 1
Clay preparation & throwing. Ability-based technical challenges
Week 2
Throwing low, wide forms
Week 3
Throwing tall forms
Week 4
Trimming & attachments
Week 5
Surface decoration & glaze planning
Week 6
Glazing

What's Included

Customized instruction based on ability level with skill-appropriate project challenges
6 hours of throwing instruction
4 hours of trimming and surface decoration instruction
2 hours of glaze instruction
25 lbs white clay
Shared shelf space
Free Open Studio
Free bisque firings
Glaze and glaze firing for up to 10 lbs of bisqueware

2024 Session Outline

Session 1

January 8th - February 25th

Class options:

Tuesdays 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursdays 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Session 2

February 26th - April 7th

Class options:

Tuesdays 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesdays 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wednesdays 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Thursdays 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Session 3

April 8th - May 19th

Class options:

TBD

Session 4

May 20th - June 30th

Class options:

TBD

Session 5

July 1st - August 11th

Class options:

TBD

Session 6

August 12th - September 22nd

Class options:

TBD

Session 7

September 23rd - November 3rd

Class options:

TBD

Session 8

November 4th - December 15th

Class options:

TBD

How to Register

Due to the high-demand of the 6-Week Class, registration works via a waitlist.

Priority registration will be given to current students who want to continue. Current students must confirm 3 weeks prior to the new session starting.

Secondary registration will be given to those on the waitlist in chronological order that their request was received. Students on the waitlist will be contacted at least 2 weeks prior to the new session starting.

To be added to the waitlist, please complete the form below with your name, phone number, email address, and preferred class time(s) that you would like to be waitlisted for.

Class fee: $295