Throwing / Handbuilding Ceramics

This is a general pottery/ceramics course designed for creative exploration. A variety of construction techniques will be demonstrated including the potters’ wheel. Support and encouragement of finding your voice in clay will be emphasized. You will be exposed to the entire process of ceramics including forming, decorating, glazing and firing. Enabling the refinement of your skill set and expansion of your vocabulary will be an activity for all to share. This course is suitable for the beginner as well as the intermediate potter.

In general we encourage all levels of skill to freely attend any of these courses, they accommodate beginners as well as those with advanced skill. Tuition includes 25lbs of clay, studio glazes and all firing of the artwork. Tool kits are available for purchase.(suggested for beginning students). More clay is also available for purchase as the need arises.

The Art League Ceramics program boasts large, bright and well equipped studios. We provide open studio time for students to practice and expand their skill set outside of class.

The Ceramics program glaze fires at cone six, both electric oxidation as well as gas reduction. Specialty firings such as Raku are offered in weekend workshop form as well as occasional technique focused classes.