Pottery & Ceramics
This is the perfect entry level class for beginning wheel students. It will cover the basic techniques of throwing, glazing, and firing. Students will also learn the important safety guidelines and procedures of the ceramics studio. Projects on the wheel will focus on small forms (cups, bowls, saucers).
Intermediate wheel classes focus on the process of soda firings. Students will learn about the effects of introducing these sodium compounds into a gas fired kiln, and the many variables that can happen on pottery when it is fired this way. Prerequisite – Recommended to have at least 2 Beginning Level Wheel classes. (email for…
Handbuilding is the art of making ceramic forms without the use of a potter’s wheel. Students will study the basics of building pots by pinch, coil, and/or slab built techniques, and learn the important safety guidelines and procedures of ceramics studio. For all virtual and onsite Pottery classes, the tuition includes a $98 pass-through supply…
This class will explore advanced forms or a series of work. Examples of projects may include handles, thrown and altered forms, bowls, and lidded jars. Prerequisite – 2 Beginner Level Wheel classes.
This is the perfect entry level class for beginning wheel students. It will cover the basic techniques of throwing, glazing, and firing. Students will also learn the important safety guidelines and procedures of the ceramics studio. Projects on the wheel will focus on small forms (cups, bowls, saucers).
Students will learn more advanced, non-wheel techniques. Projects will emphasize exploring different surface design to compliment sculptural or functional forms. Prerequisite – Beginning Handbuilding.
This class explores the firing process of Callanwolde Pottery Studio’s Cross-Draft Soda Kiln. Students will study the effects of introducing Soda into the kiln and the effects that can be achieved with flashing slips and glaze. Our main spring quarter throwing project will focus on lidded vessels. For all virtual and onsite Pottery classes, the…
Find a fresh approach in developing your creative expression as you explore new forms, techniques, and surface designs in handbuilding. Projects primarily will focus on small to large functional works, but sculptural and individual or collaborative ideas also are encouraged. Prerequisite: Beginning Handbuilding. For all virtual and onsite Pottery classes, the tuition includes a $98…
Internship course for learning to operate a pottery studio. Kiln firing and design, basic glaze formulation, and photographic techniques will be covered. You will work with assistants and attend 5 mandatory lecture sessions. (This course is required prior to application for pottery assistantship.) Tuition includes the cost of studio manual.
In this intermediate class, students will learn to create unique clay forms by altering their wheel-through vessels into new functional and sculptural creations. This altered pottery class will focus on transforming wheel-thrown forms into non-round shapes through bending, cutting and attaching, and adding hand-built elements. The goal is to move beyond the traditional circular form…
This is the perfect entry level class for beginning wheel students. It will cover the basic techniques of throwing, glazing, and firing. Students will also learn the important safety guidelines and procedures of the ceramics studio. Projects on the wheel will focus on small forms (cups, bowls, saucers). For all virtual and onsite Pottery classes,…
Handbuilding is the art of making ceramic forms without the use of a potter’s wheel. Students will study the basics of building pots by pinch, coil, and/or slab built techniques, and learn the important safety guidelines and procedures of ceramics studio.