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CL642 Handbuilding With Maryann Charmoz

CL642 Handbuilding with Maryann (Afternoon) With Maryann Charmoz

Intermediate, Advanced, Professional This course is dedicated to intermediates to professionals. Work on your own projects or follow along as I introduce a new project each week. Projects will include functional pieces like serving ware, bowls, plates, platters, pitchers, vases, and lidded boxes. Do you want to make ceramic animals? No problem! Learn to dart […]

CL604 Clay FUN-damentals With Lee Anderson

CL604 Clay FUN-damentals With Lee Anderson

Thursdays, 6 Week ClassAll levels welcome! Explore clay at your own pace in a relaxed atmosphere. Learn basic pottery skills, practice skills you already have learned, or try something new. Handbuilding and wheel techniques will be demonstrated as well as various surface treatments and firing techniques. Learn the basic do’s and dont’s of working in […]

CL619 Wheel of Fortune (Evening) With Jacqueline LaDrig

Thursdays, 6 Week ClassBeginner, Intermediate This is an introductory class to the pottery wheel. Instructor provides step-by-step instruction and demonstrations to help you create functional clay objects. This class will cover the basics of wheel throwing, trimming, and glazing of functional forms. We will create mugs, bowls, plates, and more. Ages 17 and up. Details […]

PT458 Open Painting Night With Melissa Miller Nece

Thursdays, 6 Week ClassAll levels welcome! Improve your skills in technique, composition and concept. Individualized instruction to develop your own style of painting in acrylics or oils. (Colored pencil and other media accepted with instructor's permission). Choose personal subject matter, explore composition and color theory, solve painting problems. Drawing experience recommended. Ages 17 and up. […]

PT459 Open Painting Day With Melissa Miller Nece

Fridays, 6 Week ClassAll levels welcome! Improve your skills in technique, composition and concept. Individualized instruction to develop your own style of painting in acrylics or oils. (Colored pencil and other media accepted with instructor's permission). Choose personal subject matter, explore composition and color theory, solve painting problems. Drawing experience recommended. Ages 17 and up. […]

PR505 Advanced and Professional Intaglio Etching with Holly Bird

Fridays, 6 Week ClassAdvanced, Professional Only Exploration of traditional, safe methods of etching with anon-acid solution (ferric chloride) using copper plates. This Friday session is for students with considerable etching experience who may expand on more advanced techniques or try mezzotints (Please contact instructor in advance to order plates.) The studio is equipped with both a large 36” and smaller […]

CL132 Handbuilding on Fridays with Molly Duff-Clarke

All levels welcome! Join Molly Duff-Clarke for a hands-on ceramics class that explores the foundation techniques of handbuilding, including coil, slab, and pinch construction. Whether you're new to clay or looking to refine your skills, this all-leves course offers something for everyone. Learn how to scale up your projects to create larger forms and explore […]

JW269 A Great Combination: Metal Smithing and Metal Clay for Jewelry Making with Barbara Rivolta and Gail Thayer

Fridays, 6 Week ClassIntermediate, Advanced, Professional This class is for those who would like to stretch their skills in metal clay and/or metalsmithing. Combining metal clay elements with metal-smithed pieces allows jewelry makers to more easily incorporate molded or highly textured elements into their jewelry. Knowing basic metal smithing techniques allows metal clay jewelry makers […]

PT583 Creative Techniques in Watercolor With Kerry Stratton Waltz

Fridays, 6 Week ClassAll levels welcome! This class will focus on using experimental techniques to create special effects in watercolor.  We will focus on color theory, strong composition, value control and unique techniques to create strong paintings.  We will be using a variety of watermedia materials such as; gouache, acrylic, gesso and water-soluble inks, pencils […]

CL133 Building Bigger with Molly Duff-Clarke

CL133  Building Bigger with Molly Duff-Clarke

Intermediate This intermediate-level ceramics class focuses on expanding students’ hand-building skills while encouraging them to confidently scale up their work. Through a range of hand-building techniques, students will be guided in developing and executing their own project ideas, with individualized support from their instructor. While surface decoration techniques will be introduced as needed, the primary […]

TN401 Wheel with Jacqueline LaDrig

TN401 Wheel with Jacqueline LaDrig

Fridays, 6 Week Class All levels welcome! Learn basic wheel throwing techniques while experimenting with underglazes, glazes and non-traditional materials added to clay. Individual expression is encouraged. Students will learn and be responsible for set up, operation and the clean up of their wheels. For new and continuing students.  Ages 11-16.  Details Date & Time: […]