Six Sided Lidded Box

Learn how to work with leather hard slabs and create a fully functional box for your treasures or candy collection, home office debris, pasta, you name it. Using the slab roller and bevel cutter you will impress your self with your newly acquired artistic ability.

Handbuilding Intensive: The Functional

In this six week course you will learn how to create functional pottery utilizing handbuilding construction methods such as coil, slab and pinch.  Students will learn to prepare and construct basic forms including, but not limited to, cups, mugs, bowls, plates/platters, vases, bottles, lidded-containers, etc.

One box of clay is included in class cost.

Open to all learning levels

You will need to have a basic set of clay tools which can be bought from the ACA for $12

Max: 12 students

Thursdays February 6th-March 13th 6-8:30pm, Clay Studio

One & Done: Vino Valentine

You bring the wine and I’ll show you (and a friend/partner/relative/random person you met on the street who also shares a budding interest in the ceramic arts) how to create a one-of-a-kind goblet to drink from. 

No previous experience with clay necessary. 

All materials, tools, firing, and cheese and crackers provided.

Friday Feb. 14th 6-8pm, Clay Studio

One & Done: Character Vase

Get ready for spring flowers with a one of a kind Character Vase.  In this class you will utilize slab construction to create a table top vase. Then you will use slip and your imagination to turn that vase into a character of your choosing.

No previous experience with clay is necessary.

All materials, tools and clay provided.

Saturday March 15th 2-4pm, Clay Studio

Lively Lizard with Jim and Amy Anderson

There are approximately 6,000 species of these cold blooded reptiles in the world!  Students will create their own unique reptile with spots, stripes or other designs using a variety of tools and colored slips  After class projects are bisque fired, they will be glazed in a clear coat and ready to be picked up in about three to four weeks.

Sunday, February 16, 2-4

Pet Bowls Clay & metal combo class 

Sundays Feb 23rd Clay studio & March 9th Metal studio 

12pm-2pm 

In this course we will handmake original pet bowls using a slab roller and colored slips. In our second session, we will head over to the metal studio to make custom tags to attach onto our bowls 

Instructor: Erin Hoekzema & Annemarie Kettlebach 

Limit 10

Throw it AND Glaze it

In two, two hour sessions learn both the basics of wheel throwing by forming at least one bowl and then glazing it. The second class you will learn about the mysteries of glaze and firing, where art, chemistry and physics intersect. You will chose the glazes of your choice for your fully functional, food, dishwasher and microwave safe bowls. Through out experienced instructors will provide the support and advice you need to be successful. Clay, tools, and glaze firing all provided. will ready for pickup at a later date to show off your new artistic skills to all.

Sun March 9, 2-4pm and Sun March 16, 2-3:30pm

Mondays 6pm-9pm 3/10-4/21 Acquire and continue to build your skills with throwing on the pottery wheel. We will start with basic forms, and progress on to more advanced throwing techniques. You will make functional and traditional forms like cylinders, bowls, cups, plates, and vases. Basics throwing kits are available for purchase for $12. Open studio time included. Trimmed down fingernails recommended. Instructor:Erin Hoekzema Limit 10