6 Mondays: September 21st & 28th and October 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Ready to move beyond the basics? Returning students will strengthen their wheel-throwing skills while learning to throw larger, alter forms, and tackle more advanced projects such as lidded vessels, pitchers, matching sets, and individually chosen work. Prior wheel-throwing experience is required.

25lbs of clay included. Addional clay available for purchase. Open studio time included.

6 Mondays: September 21st & 28th and October 5th, 12th, 19th & 26

6:00PM – 9:00PM

Curious about the pottery wheel? Students will learn the basics of centering, opening, pulling walls, trimming, attaching handles, and glazing while making functional pieces such as bowls, cups, vases, and plates. No prior wheel-throwing experience is required.

25lbs of clay included. Additional clay available for purchase. Open studio time included.

Family Fun- Stack o'Jacks

Bring the family for fun when everyone makes a jack-o-lantern out of clay that will stack on each other for some family support.You will learn how to hand build hollow forms to create unique pumpkin shapes around a rod, then carve or cut a face into it, just like cutting a jack-o-lantern.Each individual can create a different character and in different sizes. You will used underglazes to add color. After firing the creations we'll cut a metal rod to fit your family's jacks on. Then you can stack and display them in any order you choose.

Saturday, September 26th 10-12 

Registration is for up to 4 people and must include one adult.  

Pottery Sampler (5 weeks) with Pi Benio

5 Saturdays: Sept 26th & Oct 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th

10:00am - 12:00pm 

Learn a variety of ceramic techniques including forming with soft and leatherhard slab, throwing on the potters wheel and glazing. It will be fast paced but suited for beginners with the support of an experienced teacher to help insure your success. In the end you will create a minium of seven completed works. Generous studio time outside of class will allow you to practice your new found skills.

Throw It AND Glaze It (2 sessions) with Pi Benio

2 Sundays: September 27th & October 4th * 2:00pm - 4:00pm

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 choose the glazes of your choice for your fully functional, food, dishwasher and microwave safe bowls.

Throughout, experienced instructors will provide the support and advice you need to be successful. Clay, tools, and glaze firing all provided. Your bowls will be ready for pickup at a later date to show off your new artistic skills to all.

Leaf Plates 

Preserve the summer of 26 by impressing fallen fall foliage into clay. The structure of the up to 10" leaf or a collection of smaller leaves will reveal its structure in amazing detail. Your finished dish will be a serviceable food, dishwasher and microwave safe serving plate sure to attract attention.

 Thurs Oct 1, noon-2

Location: Clay It Forward, 210 S Evans, Tecumseh

2D Flower Vase with Laura VanCamp

Saturday, October 3rd 2 pm to 4 pm 

In this class we will be combining the 2D with the 3D! You will create your own vase silhouette in the 2D. We will then add a pocket to the back of the silhouette, making it capable of holding freshly picked or dried flowers.

Friday October 2nd * 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Get into the spooky spirit by handbuilding a whimsical ceramic potion bottle using a slab template. Add texture, stamps, sculpted details, or decorative decals to make it your own.

No experience is needed. Finished pieces will be fired and ready for pickup approximately 2 weeks later.