“An amazing experience…

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Duration

2 Hours

About your Host

I have been making pottery for over 35 years. I love teaching ceramics. It has been an awesome experience to share the basic skills of throwing pots on the wheel, one of my favorite things to do.

Again and again people take this class and fall in love with making pots. I often get letters from students who go home and take more classes.

What we will do in this class

The throwing explanation and demonstrations will walk you through the process step by step in 3 phases:

1. Centering
2. Opening
3. Pulling

We will go through the 3 stages discussing how to operate the wheel, hand positions, body mechanics, and watering. The design of this class is to develop the understanding you needed to make centered pots with even walls.

Many students take this class because they have always wanted to try ceramics. I try to teach the fundamentals which make it easy to imagine taking more classes when they get home from their vacation. The feeling of turning spinning clay into something functional like a cup or bowl can be an almost magical and definitely therapeutic experience. It’s the kind of process that allows you to focus on being where you are without any other thoughts or distractions.

Not everyone keeps the pots they make. But if students make something they really like, I can trim, add handles, and fire their pots. Firing fees range between five and twelve dollars each and are based on the volume and quantity of pieces made in their group.

Shipping is usually done via USPS but I can also ship to international locations as well.

This is a really fun experience especially with friends or with family and it’s a great experience for couples. Attention to detail and the high quality of our work.

What to bring

• Short fingernails really help!