Pottery & Ceramics
This class introduces students to the atmospheric firing process of soda in a cross-draft kiln. It is ideal for students interested in the balance between control and unpredictability that this type of firing offers. Participants will learn how flame movement, kiln placement, and soda introduction affect surface development, flashing, and glaze response. Students will take…
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…
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.
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,…
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,…
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…
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 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,…
NOTE: Class skips June 25 and July 16 In this class we will focus on creating totems for our gardens. Totems will be made in multiple pieces using a variety of hand building methods. NOTE: Virtual students have work-from-home and on-site glaze studio privileges only. No on-site access to wheel or handbuilding studios.
This class will introduce students to the art of figure sculpting through a variety of forms including human, animal, and even imaginary. Early projects in the class will focus on details of our figures like faces and hands as we learn about basic structure and anatomy. Later projects will combine these details into full figure…
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,…
This class will focus on learning different methods of surface decoration through playful experimentation with slips, engobes, carving, impressions, and sprig molds. Two semesters of beginning throwing recommended. For all virtual and onsite Pottery classes, the tuition includes a $98 pass-through supply fee, which covers the cost of one bag of stoneware, raku, or Lizella…