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Throwing Large (6 weeks)
with Erin Hoekzema
6 Tuesdays: November 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th and December 1st & 8th
6:00PM – 9:00PM
Ready to think bigger? Students will explore techniques for creating larger and taller pottery, including throwing with coils, collaring, throwing in sections, joining, and supporting substantial forms. Students should already be comfortable centering clay and throwing basic cylinders and bowls. Clay will be provided during class.
Vintage Ceramic Christmas Trees - Cast, Create & Glaze (2 sessions)
with Erin Hoekzema
2 Wednesdays: November 11th 6:00pm - 8:00pm and November 18th 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Bring back the magic of the classic ceramic Christmas tree and make yours from the mold up! In this two-session workshop, you’ll learn the slip-casting process while creating your own vintage ceramic Christmas tree plus 3–4 miniature trees.
During the first session, you’ll cast your trees, clean up the seams, and create the holes for the colorful lights. During the second session, you’ll decorate your trees with glaze and learn how the light kit is installed.
Your tree includes a light kit and colorful plastic bulbs. After glazing you’ll be able to choose your bulbs and complete the final assembly at home. No clay experience necessary.
Patriotic Christmas Tree
with Jim Anderson
Sunday November 15 * 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Patriotic Christmas Tree with Jim and Amy Anderson Every year we have a different tree for students to make and add to their Holiday collection. This years Christmas Tree will commemorate 250 years of our wonderful USA, in colors of red, white, and blue. Students will start by making a coil tree and adding clay balls and topped with a star using a slip and score method of attachment. The clay balls and star will be painted with red and blue colored slips. The tree will be slow dried and bisque fired, then glazed fired in white with the colors popping through. The trees will be ready to pick up in 2 - 3 weeks and ready for the Christmas Holiday!
Adults and Youth 6 - 14
Please note the youth studio is in a historic building with stairs.
Handmade Ornaments
with Christine Filipek
Saturday December 5th * 11:00am to 1:00pm
In this class you will be able to make up to six ornaments to adorne your tree or to give as gifts.
Ages 13+
Holiday Snowman
with Jim Anderson
Snowmen are a winter holiday tradition that is a symbol of joy. Everyone ofthem are a very unique piece of art!Students will create a couple of cold weather friends to help decorate forthe Holliday Season. They will use a variety of tools and colorful slipsprovided. Projects will be fired, glaze fired, ready to be picked up in 2 - 3weeks.
Adults and Youth 6 - 14
Sunday, December 6, 2 - 4
Holiday Ornaments
with Dennis Swartzlander
In this two hours class, we’ll discuss and see the process involved in making porcelain slip crystalline christmas ornaments. There will be a demo with all the steps needed to complete an ornament. Then class participants will have time to glaze two ornaments for glaze firing. The ornaments will be ready to pick up by the following weekend.
Saturday, Dec 12th 1 pm to 3 pm