Feeling creative!? Join us Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 pm to make your own creation. I will be available to provide technical assistance for you to achieve your clay ideas. Pretty much no limit on what you can make.
This will be a test run for the month of October, where clay and materials are included in the price. When the pottery wheels come in, anticipated for October, the pricing may change.
Prerequisite: 2 previous classes or workshops with me, or a completed Prescott workshop. Limit of 6 people per class.
Feeling creative!? Join us Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 pm to make your own creations. I will be available to provide technical assistance for you to achieve your clay ideas. Pretty much no limit on what you can make.
This will be a test run for the month of October, where clay and materials are included in the price.
Prerequisite: 2 previous classes or workshops with me, or a completed Prescott class. Limit of 6 people per class.
Learn to throw on a potter’s wheel. Group lessons limited to 4 students. This class is specifically for adults. Price is for 8 two hour classes and includes materials. The class will cover centering, throwing techniques, trimming and glazing . Techniques to decorate a pot, including adding clay, carving, sgraffito, and use of underglazes and washes will be covered.
This is primarily focusing on beginner techniques. Click here for a course outline . 8 week class outline
Three ‘Intro to Throwing’ classes will be offered this winter. One class will be for adults, and two others for teens. There will also be a class offered for adults who have already taken the intro class. This Adult class will take place Sunday afternoons, from 4 – 6 pm starting December 5. It will run 8 weeks: December 5, 12, 19,26* and January 2,9,16, and 23.
*There may not be class on December 26, and we will reschedule, depending on people’s schedules.
What could be more fun than working with your partner to create a beautiful and functional canister? Use it as a wine cooler, or use it to store your kitchen tools. It will be plenty big for either function.
You will work together to create the large cylinder shape which is hand built. You will then decide how you are going to decorate the outside of the cylinder. A grape theme is shown, but many options exist. You could do flowers, sea shells, shapes, leaves (weather dependent), or any number of ideas.
The seconds class, the following week, you will glaze your canister. Depending on how much detail you add, it should take the full two hours to create your canister.
The class will take place Saturday evening, from 4 – 6 pm, October 23 and 30.
Make the canister and then enjoy dinner at one of Groton’s many nice restaurants, most located within walking distance of our studio.
Your canister will be ready to take home within 2 weeks from your last class.
The price is for 2 people.
Learn to throw on a potter’s wheel. Group lessons limited to 4 students. This class is specifically for adults. Price is for 8 two hour classes and includes materials. The class will cover centering, throwing techniques, trimming and glazing . Techniques to decorate a pot, including adding clay, carving, sgraffito, and use of underglazes and washes will be covered.
This is primarily focusing on beginner techniques. Click here for a course outline . 8 week class outline
Three Intro to Throwing classes will be offered this fall. One class will be for adults, and two others for teens. This Adult class will take place Sunday afternoons, from 5 – 7 pm starting October 3. It will run 8 weeks: October 3, 10, 17, 24 and November 7, 14, 21, and 28*
*There will not be class on October 31 so that those with children can be present for family obligations.
5/17/21 – Due to covid, pottery wheels are backordered, with delivery expected mid-September 2021. If wheels are not delivered in time, your money will be refunded, and/or the class rescheduled.
During this 2 day workshop you will be led through the steps to make your very own plate. The first day, which will take about 2 hours, we will make the plate, and cover different ways to decorate it. The plate is made from a slab of clay, molded, and then finished on the wheel. Once the plate is made, you can finish it any way you want. A number of different methods of decorating will be covered, including use of texture, use of underglazes and stencils, and sgraffito, a popular Italian method of decorating pottery (as shown on the plate pictured). The focus will be on using the sgraffito method, but you can finish it as you like, but the class focus will be on creating a concentric sgraffito design of black, white, and a minimal amount of red as accent. The second scheduled day, we will finish the plate. Depending on how much is done the first class, the second class could take an hour to 2 hours. Your plate will be ready for you to take home within 2 weeks of you finishing it.
The workshop will take place October 19 and 26 from 7 to 9 pm.
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No experience necessary!
The class is limited to 4 people. Grab a friend and make an evening of it. We will be sharing 1 wheel among 4 people, so we will have to take turns to finish the plate. I hope the 4 wheels I ordered in April will be in, in which case I will expand attendance to 8 people, but I am doubtful.
I have been teaching pottery and ceramics in a variety of situations, for all age groups, for more than 30 years. I absolutely love teaching and sharing my love of clay with others.
According to the school calendar, it looks like Friday, September 24 and October 8 are half days. This class is specifically for 3rd and 4th graders and will be limited to 8 students. It will take place over 2 days. The first day, September 24, we will make a mug. Weather permitting, time will be spent outside collecting leaves that will be used to decorate the mug. The second day, October 8, we will glaze the mug and make a small plate to match. All pottery made will be microwavable and dishwasher safe. The class will take place from 12:30 until 3 pm. Attendance will be required for both classes. Finished products will be available for pick up with in two weeks from the class at Prescott.
The mug will hold about 12 ounces, while the plate (or saucer) will be about 5 inches wide.
The plate shown is an example of how leaves will be used to decorate.
Masks will be required.
Learn to throw on a potter’s wheel. Group lessons limited to 4 students. A great opportunity for your children this fall. Price is for 8 two hour classes and includes materials. The class will cover centering, throwing techniques, trimming and glazing . Techniques to decorate a pot, including adding clay, carving, sgraffito, and use of underglazes and washes will be covered.
This is primarily focusing on beginner techniques. Click here for a course outline . 8 week class outline
Four classes are scheduled for the fall. Two classes will be for adults, and two others for teens. This Teen class, for younger teens, 10 – 14, will take place Tuesday afternoons, from 3:30 – 5:30 pm starting October 5. It will run 8 weeks: October 5, 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30. There will not be class on October 12.
