POTTERY
All Pottery courses and monitored Open Studio include 3 hours per week of wheel practice time. 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 dimensions between 12” to 15” will be $3 per pound. All glazeware greater than 15” will be $3.50 per pound. Tools are not supplied, but students may purchase a basic set of tools for under $15 at the first class.
Hand-Building with Clay PT01SP12
Come and unwind while you discover the rich world of hand-building with clay. Learn all about coil-building, slab-rolling, textures and tools (and much more) in this class for beginners and those with very little clay/art experience. From wedging table to glazing techniques, students will be given instruction at their individual levels of experience. Approached with enthusiasm for all-things-clay, this class will bring out the hidden artist in you!
Instructor: Violet Harlow
Mondays, 9:30am - 12:30 pm, Mar 12 - May 21
11 sessions: $411; members: $370
Beginning & Intermediate Pottery PT02SP12
This class is for students with no previous experience or for those seeking further development of hand-building, throwing and glazing skills. Interested students can also acquire a working knowledge of loading and firing kilns.
Instructor: Charles Jones
Tuesdays, 7 - 10pm, Mar 13 - May 29
12 sessions: $448; members: $403
Pottery: All Levels PT03SP12 a or b
The emphasis in this class will be on 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.
Instructor: Louise Harter
a Wednesdays, 9:30am - 12:30pm, Mar 14 - May 30
12 sessions: $448; members: $403
b Wednesdays, 7 - 10pm, Mar 14 - May 30
12 sessions: $448; members: $403
Pottery Throw Down for Beginning and Intermediate Students
PT04SP12
Try a class you've always wanted to take or tackle a form you haven't tried yet. The challenge is to improve your pottery skills in six weeks. Perhaps you are still having trouble centering, or want to throw larger, improve your handles or create a surface treatment using engobes and/or glazes. This is a very accommodating class with lots of demonstrations, individual instruction and class discussions to help you achieve your goal.
Instructor: Alice Chittenden
Thursdays, 7 - 10pm, Mar 15 - May 31
12 sessions: $448; members: $403
Intermediate and Advanced Ceramics PT05SP12
This course expands upon basic hand-building and throwing skills by introducing more complex techniques and surface treatments. Opportunities exist for exploring new materials and processes while refining familiar skills, with emphasis on use of color in low-fire applications. The instructor will work one-on-one with students to help with designs, and through presentations and group discussion will provide the direction, feedback, and inspiration students need to develop better skills and understanding of pottery. Prerequisite: a basic knowledge and vocabulary of ceramic processes.
Instructor: Anita Griffith
Thursdays, 9am - 12pm, Mar 15 - May 31
12 sessions: $448; members: $403
Advanced & Intermediate Pottery PT06SP12
This course will focus on wheel-throwing techniques in stoneware. Demonstrations will cover both functional and decorative pottery forms. Students will also be shown how to manipulate high fire glazes to achieve a variety of results, including double glazing, wax resist and the application of dry wood ash on specific glazes.
Instructor: Stephen Rodriguez
Mondays, 7 - 10pm, Mar 12- May 21
11 sessions: $411; members: $370
Open Pottery Studio PT07SP12
This studio offers monitored sessions for those students who have worked at CAW for at least one term and who would like to work on their own. Includes 3 hours of weekly practice time on the wheel. Students must be approved by an instructor to enroll and must have adequate knowledge of the pottery studio.
Monitor: Studio Potters
Fridays, 7 - 10pm, Mar 16 - Jun 1
12 sessions: $298; members: $268
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