Description
This hands-on wheel throwing workshop is focused on making things to fire in our Cone 10 Gas Kiln, Shirley! Designed for intermediate students who are ready to refine their skills and explore more complex forms, each session will combine live demonstrations and one on one guidance from our talented instructor. This class will help you expand your wheel-throwing techniques and explore your artistic expression through clay. Experiment with finishing your pieces using our large selection of cone 10 glazes, and learn how the atmosphere of our manual gas kiln affects these glazes and creates an element of surprise in its range of effects.
Students will work on refining basic forms such as cups and bowls, expanding to create more complex forms, exploring working in multiples to gain efficiency, and throwing larger.
Students should be comfortable with centering and pulling even walls prior to taking this class.
The structure of this workshop is a bit different than our regular 12-week summer workshops. A large focus of the workshop is centered around loading and firing the gas kiln, so please note these dates:
Friday, ____: Class in the morning, kiln loading starting at 6pm (attendance optional)
Saturday, ___: Firing day (come-and-go as you can, 7am-7pm)
Tuesday, ___: Unload kiln 6pm (attendance optional)
Friday, ____ Class in the morning, kiln loading starting at 6pm (attendance optional)
Saturday, ____th: Firing day (come-and-go as you can, 7am-7pm)
Tuesday, ____: Unload kiln at 6:00pm (attendance optional, all are welcome to join)
First Bisque Deadline: Place work on Cone 10 shelf by Sunday, ____
Last Bisque Deadline: Place work on Cone 10 shelf by Sunday, _____
What’s Included:
- 12 Instructed Sessions, 2.5 hours each
- Material and Tools: Each student will receive 25 lbs of clay, 20 firing slips, and access to tools and our large selection of custom glazes.
- 24 free Open Studio Hours to Practice independently. Open Studio Hours are valid through the end of the 12 week course. Hours are redeemed in 2 hour “blocks”. Additional hours can be purchased at $20/2 hour block.
Open Studio Hours:
Thursdays, 5pm-9pm
Fridays, 4pm-8pm
Saturdays, 1pm-5pm
Sundays, 10am-2pm
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