Ages: 16+ years
Level: Beginner
Instructor: Aphrodite Kunkle
Date 1: Sunday, Sept.10
Date 2: Sunday, Sept.17
Date 3: Sunday, Oct.8
Date 4: Sunday, Oct.22
Date 5: Sunday, Oct.29
Date 6: Sunday, Nov.12
Time: 9:30 – 12:30pm
Location: Clay Studio, Chester Springs Studio
$45 Member, $55 Non-member
(Price includes: Clay, Glazes, Firing)

Interested in pottery but feeling shy about signing up for a class? Come on down to the pottery studio and just try it! This 3-hour class (16 years +) will cover the basics. The instructor will demonstrate how to center and throw pottery, and then the students try it for themselves as the instructor gives guidance. Students choose from a selection of glazes. After the pottery dries to leather state, our studio tech trims them, and they are bisque fired. Then the pottery is glazed and fired again. We will contact you when your pots are complete and ready for you to pick up.

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Level: All Levels
Limit: 10 students
Instructor: Jessica Greet
Length: 10 weeks
Mondays, Sept. 11 – Nov. 13, 2023
Time: 12:30 – 3:30pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $305 Member, $330 Non-member
(Includes $50 Materials/Firing Fee)

In this handbuilding class we will explore how surface texture alters the resulting aesthetic of a glazed piece. Special techniques will include applying surface texture as well as other demos. Emphasis will be on the growth of each individual student. Beginners will focus on basic technique while more advanced students will have the opportunity to explore individual projects in their own style.

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Level: Must have previous experience
Limit: 10 students
Instructor: Jessica Greet
Length: 10 weeks
Mondays, Sept. 11 – Nov. 13, 2023
Time: 6:30 – 9:30pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $305 Member, $330 Non-member
(Includes $50 Materials/Firing Fee)

Hand building and wheel throwing with clay can provide the artist with a wonderful opportunity to playfully explore the endless creative possibilities of the material. Participation in an occasional group activity will help to prompt these creative ideas. Students will create pieces by handbuilding, wheel throwing, or a combination of both methods. Class demonstrations will include methods of building, surface decoration, and glaze application techniques.

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Level: All Levels
Limit: 10 students
Instructor: Susan Bankert
Length: 10 weeks
Tuesdays, Sept. 12 – Nov. 14, 2023
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $305 Member, $330 Non-member
(Includes $50 Materials/Firing Fee)

This 10-week class, All About the Wheel, will introduce basic to advanced wheel-throwing techniques. Beginners will start with centering the clay and throwing cylinders and bowls. Returning students will continue to refine their personal style, learn advanced techniques and focus on individual projects. Glaze application and decoration will be explored as a group. Come on out and enjoy a wonderful environment and explore your creative side. This Fall we will continue to focus on making functional pots for specific foods and events.

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Level: Must have Previous Experience
Limit: 10 students
Instructor: Suzanne Kent
Length: 10 weeks
Tuesdays, Sept. 12 – Nov. 14, 2023
Time: 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $305 Member, $330 Non-member
(Includes $50 Materials/Firing Fee)

The Throwing Concentration class is an opportunity for intermediate and advanced ceramic students to develop and strengthen their throwing skills, explore more complex forms, and work towards having a personal voice in their clay work with projects and demonstrations related to form and surface decoration. We will discuss various ways of firing our work and learn together as results are shared in this creative, friendly atmosphere.

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Level: Advanced
Limit: 10 students
Instructor: Jessica Greet
Length: 10 weeks
Wednesdays, Sept. 13 – Nov. 15, 2023
Time: 12:30 – 3:30 pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $305 Member, $330 Non-member
(Includes $50 Materials/Firing Fee)

The Throwing with Confidence class will explore the possibilities of transforming the thrown object to fit individualized aesthetics. Students will learn beneficial studio tricks and tips. Weekly demonstrations will offer techniques that can be used to alter thrown forms for enhanced functionality.

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Level: All Levels
Limit: 10 students
Instructor: Susan Bankert
Length: 10 weeks
Wednesdays, Sept. 13 – Nov. 15, 2023
Time: 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $305 Member, $330 Non-member
(Includes $50 Materials/Firing Fee)

This 10-week class, All About the Wheel, will introduce basic to advanced wheel-throwing techniques. Beginners will start with centering the clay and throwing cylinders and bowls. Returning students will continue to refine their personal style, learn advanced techniques and focus on individual projects. Glaze application and decoration will be explored as a group. Come on out and enjoy a wonderful environment and explore your creative side. This Fall we will continue to focus on making functional pots for specific foods and events.

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Level: All Levels
Limit: 9 students
Instructor: Rich Holck
Length: 10 weeks
Thursdays, Sept. 14 – Nov. 16, 2023
Time: 12 – 3 pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $305 Member, $330 Non-member
(Includes $50 Materials/Firing Fee)

In Building with Clay we will be working with various ways to construct a pot through handbuilding. The use of drape molds and press molds will be explored as well as other building techniques. We will also work with slips and oxides and incorporate different types of surface treatments such as trailing, inlay, masking and wax resist—all of which will help to emphasize the finished form. All levels of experience are welcome.

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Level: All Levels
Limit: 10 students
Instructor: Dina Schmidt
Length: 10 weeks
Thursdays, Sept. 14 – Nov. 16, 2023
Time: 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $305 Member, $330 Non-member
(Includes $50 Materials/Firing Fee)

Create ceramics by handbuilding, throwing, or a combination of both techniques. Sculptural, decorative, and functional possibilities in clay will be explored through brief demonstrations and class discussions. Develop your own projects as we experiment with hand-building techniques and basic throwing and altering skills on the potter's wheel. We will also investigate traditional and non-traditional methods to finish your pieces. All levels welcomed.

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Level: All Levels
Limit: 10 students
Instructor: Rich Holck
Length: 10 weeks
Fridays, Sept. 15 – Nov. 17, 2023
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $305 Member, $330 Non-member
(Includes $50 Materials/Firing Fee)

Modes of Clay will incorporate both wheel throwing and handbuilding techniques. It will also introduce ways of altering forms, decorating, and tips on handling the clay at each stage of the process; from wet on the wheel to glazing and firing. The class accepts all levels, but intermediate and advanced students will find much from which they may benefit.

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Level: All Levels
Limit: 10 students
Instructor: Jessica Greet
Length: 10 weeks
Fridays, Sept. 15 – Nov. 17, 2023
Time: 1 – 4 pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $305 Member, $330 Non-member
(Includes $50 Materials/Firing Fee)

The Throwing with Confidence class will explore the possibilities of transforming the thrown object to fit individualized aesthetics. Students will learn beneficial studio tricks and tips. Weekly demonstrations will offer techniques that can be used to alter thrown forms for enhanced functionality.

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