Do you have a plant that you love and want to create a planter that will show off just how unique or pretty it is?
Join us Thursday afternoons in February for this beginner class to make a planter. The planter with feature a textured outside and attached saucer for drainage. You can add holes to make it a hanging planter, or just leave it to sit beautifully on your table or windowsill. The planter will be a maximum of 7 inches tall by 5 inches wide – you can make it smaller, if needed. We’ll use different items to add texture to the outside for visual interest – or you can leave it plain and just let the glaze, whatever colors you choose, do its magic. The planter will be made using slabs of clay and molds, but finished on the wheel. The class will be limited to 6 students and will involve sharing of the wheels.
The class will meet two days. The first day we will make the planter. You will then come back the following week to glaze the planter. The days will be Feb 16 and 23 from 4 to 6 pm. The first class will likely take the full 2 hours, the second class will probably be just one hour.
Your planter will be ready for pick up within 3 weeks following the last class.
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PLease familiarize yourself with my rules of the studio before committing to this class.
Have you wanted to learn to throw on the potter’s wheel, but you are not sure you want to commit to a longer class? This is for you! This is a two day workshop, one day you will play on the wheel, and the next class, a week later, you will come back and glaze your pot.
In this workshop, you will have unlimited amount of clay to try your hand on the wheel. From all the pots you make in this 2 hour class, you can choose one to keep, that you will glaze the following week. If you want to keep all the pots you make, or some of them, I charge an additional $4 per pot which covers the cost of my trimming your bowls, glaze, electricity, and overhead… The first class will take 2 hours, the second class will take about an hour (depending on how many pots you keep).
Grab your family or friends, and make an afternoon of it! The class is limited to just 4 students.
Pots made in previous “One Day Intro to Throwing” classes:
This workshop will take place on Wednesday evenings, March 8 and 15, from 6-8 pm.
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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. If you have taken this class before, I have suggested a modified version of this class for you. Sign up for this class, and we can work on the projects detailed in this post. This Adult class will take place Monday evenings starting March 6, 13, 20, and 27 and April 3, 10, 17, and 24 from 6 – 8 pm. It will run 8 weeks.
No refunds allowed. Throwing on the wheel requires a certain amount of strength, it also requires that your hands will get dirty. If you are not sure you have the strength to do it, or will appreciate the wonderful tactile nature of the art, I would suggest an intro to throwing class first.
To reserve your seat, click here.
Please be sure to familiarize yourself with the studio rules prior to signing up.
This is a 4 week class, specifically for adults, in which you will be introduced to the basics of throwing and ceramics. You will be introduced to techniques to throw a pot on the wheel, as well as hand building with slabs. This is a great class to build a strong foundation in pottery giving you skills in hand building and pottery and how to combine the two skills for success – even at a beginner’s level! The class will meet Sunday afternoons, 1 – 3 pm, March 5, 12, 19, and 26. The class is limited to 4 adult people. The outline of the class is as follows:
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Week 1:
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- You will throw 5 balls of clay, of which you will keep 3 that you like. Focus is on centering
- You will make 1 slab plate
- Review of different ways to finish or decorate your pots.
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Week 2:
Have you wanted to learn to throw on the potter’s wheel, but you are not sure you want to commit to a longer class? This is for you! This is a two day workshop, one day you will play on the wheel, and the next class, a week later, you will come back and glaze your pot.
In this workshop, you will have unlimited amount of clay to try your hand on the wheel. From all the pots you make in this 2 hour class, you can choose one to keep, that you will glaze the following week. If you want to keep all the pots you make, or some of them, I charge an additional $4 per pot which covers the cost of my trimming your bowls, glaze, electricity, and overhead… The first class will take 2 hours, the second class will take about an hour (depending on how many pots you keep).
Grab your family or friends, and make an afternoon of it! The class is limited to just 4 students.
Pots made in previous “One Day Intro to Throwing” classes:
This workshop will take place on Friday evening January 6 and 13. from 6-8 pm. After class, you can enjoy any of the really nice restaurants Groton has to offer.
To reserve your seat, click here
Have you wanted to learn to throw on the potter’s wheel, but you are not sure you want to commit to a longer class? This is for you! This is a two day workshop, one day you will play on the wheel, and the next class, a week later, you will come back and glaze your pot.
In this workshop, you will have unlimited amount of clay to try your hand on the wheel. From all the pots you make in this 2 hour class, you can choose one to keep, that you will glaze the following week. If you want to keep all the pots you make, or some of them, I charge an additional $4 per pot which covers the cost of my trimming your bowls, glaze, electricity, and overhead… The first class will take 2 hours, the second class will take about an hour (depending on how many pots you keep).
Grab your family or friends, and make an afternoon of it! The class is limited to just 4 students.
Pots made in previous “One Day Intro to Throwing” classes:
This workshop will take place on Friday evening February 3 and 10 , from 6-8 pm. After class, you can enjoy any of the really nice restaurants Groton has to offer.
This is a 4 week class, specifically for adults, in which you will be introduced to the basics of throwing and ceramics. You will be introduced to techniques to throw a pot on the wheel, as well as hand building with slabs. The class will meet Sunday afternoons, 1 – 3 pm, January 8, 15, 22, and 29. The class is limited to 4 adult people. The outline of the class is as follows:
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Week 1:
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- You will throw 5 balls of clay, of which you will keep 3 that you like. Focus is on centering
- We will make a slab bowl and use texture to decorate
- Review of different ways to finish or decorate your pots.
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Week 2:
Join us on May 15 and 22 from 5 – 7 pm to make the plate shown, or one very similar, that reflects your very own creativity! This plate, which is about 9 inches wide, and is oven and dishwasher safe, microwavable and food safe. It is deep, bowl like, making it a good spaghetti bowl.
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, 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 3 weeks of you finishing it.
The workshop will take place May 15 and 22 from 5 – 7 pm. The first class will be very short – probably an hour at most. The second class will likely take the full 2 hours.
The class is limited to 6 people. Grab a friend and make an evening of it.
Previous student work:
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.
To reserve a seat in this workshop, click here.
Please review my studio rules before committing to this class.
Beautiful and functional…what could be better? Using a mold and a slab of clay, you will make a tray that reflects your own creativity. This is a two day event. The first day we will make the tray, and decorate with stamps to provide texture, or you can use one of the many rolling pins I have with beautiful unique textures. You can add handles…or not. The second day, the following week, you will glaze your tray. The first day will likely take the full two hours as contemplating the many ways to decorate takes time. The second week, when you will glaze your tray, will take around an hour. The tray is dishwasher safe, microwavable, and ovenproof, if protected from thermal shock. The tray is about 12 x 8 by about 1 inch deep.
The class will take place May 1 and 8 from 5 – 7 pm. The class will be limited to 8 people.
Please review my studio rules before committing to this class.
Have you wanted to learn to throw on the potter’s wheel, but you are not sure you want to commit to a longer class? This is for you! This is a two day workshop, one day you will play on the wheel, and the next class, a week later, you will come back and glaze your pot.
In this workshop, you will have unlimited amount of clay to try your hand on the wheel. From all the pots you make in this 2 hour class, you can choose one to keep, that you will glaze the following week. If you want to keep all the pots you make, or some of them, I charge an additional $4 per pot which covers the cost of my trimming your bowls, glaze, electricity, and overhead… The first class will take 2 hours, the second class will take about an hour (depending on how many pots you keep).
Grab your family or friends, and make an afternoon of it! The class is limited to just 4 students.
Pots made in previous “One Day Intro to Throwing” classes:
This workshop will take place on Sunday May 1 and 8 from 2 – 4 pm. After class, you can enjoy any of the really nice restaurants Groton has to offer.
To reserve your seat, click here
