POTTERY
All Pottery course prices and monitored Open
Studio, include wheel practice time of three hours weekly.
Clay and glazes are included in the class cost unless stated
otherwise. There will be an additional firing fee of
$2.50 per pound; pieces with any dimension between 12” to
15” will be $3.00 per pound. All glazeware greater than
15” will be $3.50 per pound. Tools are not supplied; students
may purchase a basic set of pottery tools for under $15 at the
first class.
Beginning and Intermediate Pottery PT01SP08 FULL
Instructor: Charles Jones,
Tuesday evenings, 7:00-10:00 (March 18-June 3)
For students with no previous experience or for those seeking
further development of hand-building, throwing, and glazing skills.
Interested students can acquire a working knowledge of loading
and firing kilns. Twelve sessions: $427; members:
$384
Pottery: All Levels PT02SP08 a or b
Instructor: Louise Harter
a Wednesday mornings, 9:30-12:30 (March 19-June 4)
b Wednesday evenings, 7:00-10:00 (March 19-June 4)
The emphasis in this class will be in mastering the skills to
make dishes for food. We will cover clay preparation, wheel-throwing,
tools, trimming, pulling handles and glazing. Part of each class
will be dedicated to demonstrations and exercises. Come prepared
to participate. Twelve sessions: $427; members:
$384
Intermediate Pottery PT03SP08 a or b
Instructor: Stephen Rodriguez
a Tuesday mornings, 9:00-12:00 (March 18-June 3
b Thursday evenings, 7:00-10:00 (March 20-June 5)
This course is for students with at least one twelve week semester
of pottery class. This course will cover wheel-throwing techniques,
how to make handles for cups and pitchers. Teabowls and teapots
will be demonstrated along with other forms thrown off the mound.
Hand-building will be demonstrated and discussed per student
interest. Twelve sessions: $427; members: $384
Intermediate and Advanced Pottery PT04SP08
Instructor: Anita Griffith
Thursday mornings, 9:00-12:00 (March20-June 5)
Continue to develop your pottery skills at the intermediate level.
This class emphasizes advanced problems in wheel-throwing and
refinement of pottery form. Lessons are presented through instructor’s
demonstrations and classroom critiques. Hand-builders are welcome
and will receive individual guidance from the instructor. Choices
of clay and glaze techniques are based on individual design.
Students may choose to work in stoneware, earthenware, including
majolica, or other materials in pursuit of their own personal
style. Twelve sessions: $427; members: $384
Advanced Pottery PT05SP08
Instructor: Stephen Rodriguez
Monday evenings, 7:00-10:00 (March 17-June 2)
This course will focus on wheel-throwing techniques in stoneware.
Demonstrations will cover both functional and decorative pottery
form. Also, students will be shown how to manipulate high fire
glazes to achieve a variety of results, i.e. double glazing,
wax resist, and the application of dry wood ash on specific glazes.
Eleven sessions: $391; members: $352
Open Pottery Studio PT06SP08
Friday evenings, 7:00-10:00 (March 21-June 6)
Monitored sessions for those students who have taken pottery
courses at CAW for at least one term and who would like to work
on their own. Includes three hours of weekly practice time on
the wheel. Students must be approved by an instructor
to enroll. They must have adequate knowledge of the pottery studio.
Twelve sessions: $278; members: $250
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