Duration: 12 Weeks. One 1.5 hour session each week.

Schedule: Offered on Mon and Wednesdays at 5pm

Pricing: $350 for 12 sessions.

Admission: We offer rolling admission to our Afterschool and Homeschool programs. Please select the first date of your 12-week program to confirm your spot. The 12 weeks will start from that day.

Weekly Details of the Program

Week 1: Introduction to Clay and Basic Hand-Building Techniques
Objective: Get familiar with clay and basic hand-building techniques.
Activities: Introduction to clay and essential tools; learn about basic hand-building techniques (pinching, coiling, and slab building); Practice creating simple shapes and forms.

Week 2: Hand-Built Animal Using Slab Technique
Objective: Create a favorite animal using the slab technique.
Activities: Introduction to the slab technique, Design and start creating an animal figure using the slab technique; Focus on building and assembling parts.

Week 3: Refining and Detailing Hand-Built Animals
Objective: Add details and textures to hand-built animals.
Activities: Continue working on slab animals; Adding details, textures, and refining the shapes; Start the drying process.

Week 4: Introduction to the Pottery Wheel
Objective: Learn the basics of the pottery wheel.
Activities: Introduction to the pottery wheel and safety measures; Demonstration of wheel throwing techniques; Hands-on practice with centering the clay and basic throwing techniques.

Week 5: Wheel Throwing Practice
Objective: Improve wheel throwing skills.
Activities: Continue practicing wheel throwing; Create simple forms like bowls or cups; Focus on mastering the basic techniques.

Week 6: Trimming on the Wheel
Objective: Learn trimming techniques for thrown pieces.
Activities: Introduction to trimming tools and techniques; Demonstration of trimming a thrown piece; Hands-on practice trimming bowls or cups made in previous sessions.

Week 7: Creating Pinch Technique Planters
Objective: Create planters using the pinch technique.
Activities: Introduction to the pinch technique; Demonstration and hands-on creation of a planter; Adding textures and patterns to planters.

Week 8: Advanced Wheel Throwing Techniques
Objective: Learn and practice advanced wheel throwing techniques.
Activities: Introduction to advanced throwing techniques (e.g., creating larger forms, adding lips, handles); Hands-on practice with advanced techniques; Focus on creating more complex pieces.

Week 9: Combining Hand-Building and Wheel Throwing
Objective: Combine hand-building and wheel throwing techniques.
Activities: Design a project that incorporates both techniques; Start building the project using both hand-building and wheel throwing.

Week 10: Glazing Preparation and Techniques
Objective: Learn glazing techniques and prepare pieces for glazing.
Activities: Introduction to different glazing techniques (dipping, brushing, pouring); Demonstration of glaze application; Prepare and apply the first layer of glaze to bisque-fired pieces.

Week 11: Glazing and Finishing Pieces
Objective: Complete glazing and prepare pieces for final firing.
Activities: Continue applying glazes to pieces; Experiment with different glazing effects; Final touches and preparation for firing.

Week 12: Final Finish
Objective: Touch Ups and Final Finish and display all created pieces.