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This pottery class is for students of all levels who are interested in both hand building and wheel throwing techniques. There will be step-by-step demonstrations and projects for beginners and new inspiring projects for more experienced potters.   Fee includes clay, glazes, firing 

Playing with clay encourages experimentation and problem-solving. Children will explore the wonders of different types of clay while making animals, habitats, wall art, and more.  Notes Please note fired projects will only be saved until August 31. What To Bring  Please put sunscreen on your child. We will be working under tents but they...

Purple Sage Pottery owner Iris Minc helps you refine current skills and learn more advanced techniques.

This is a beginner to advanced class hand-building with clay, sculpting and throwing on the potter’s wheel. Weather and interest permitting, raku firings are done in this class. Drawing and goals are encouraged for this class.   Fee includes clay, glazes, firing   

Purple Sage Pottery owner Iris Minc helps you refine current skills and learn more advanced techniques.

Join us for a ceramics class and explore the possibilities of working with clay! Designed for all skill levels, this handbuilding class will be a fun and relaxing introduction to the creative expression of working with clay using only simple tools. Through demos and personalized instruction each student will become familiar with the basic methods of...

Learn and advance your wheel throwing and handbuilding skills through demonstrations, examples and critiques. All levels welcome.

Focus on both wheel and hand-building techniques, as well as decorating and glazing high fire stoneware.  Classes are for 7th through 12th graders and all instruction is individualized from beginner to advanced. Fee includes clay, glazes, firing    A student tool kit is recommended at a cost of $15

This beginning to intermediate level class will explore the functional object and its relationship to the dinner table. Special attention will be paid to creating properly functioning forms such as bowls, plates, cups, and more. Methods of throwing, trimming, hand building and a variety of finishing techniques will be demonstrated and discussed.

This is an exciting and creative class directed towards advancing the techniques of students with prior instruction or knowledge in handbuilding or wheelthrowing. Throughout the session students will have the opportunity to experiment with traditional and contemporary surface decoration methods used in ceramics.  Such methods include: mishima,...

Learn to use the pottery wheel in this beginning class that will cover bowls, plates, and cups. Students will also learn basic handbuilding techniques to broaden the scope of possible projects.  Specific pieces will be demonstrated each week to continue challenging even intermediate students while allowing for self-exploration and the development...

In this fun and creative workshop, we will roll out slabs of clay, cut out shapes and press designs and glaze your work. Everyone gets 2Lbs of clay. You can make figurines or anything that comes to mind. We will have ideas to help. Make and Glaze your work during this workshop. Note: All projects will be ready about two weeks later. Min. age...

In this class experienced potters will build on their skills to focus on handles, lids, plates, and more. Students will work on surface decorations and learn to incorporate hand built embellishments into their work. Fee includes stoneware clay, glazes, and firings. You also receive ‘Studio Privileges’ for the length of the session. This means...

Students through the basics of glaze chemistry and into the weeds of individual chemical qualities. We will create a base glaze as a group on the first class, and continue to modify it every week. By the end of the class, we will have the studio vote on whether or not to incorporate the new glaze into the studio lineup! Participants will leave class...

Enhance your handbuilding skills with coiling, one of the world’s oldest pottery making techniques. This class offers support for your creative process, from building to glazing, as well as technical guidance which you can apply to any project. Incorporate slab and pinched elements to functional or sculptural coiled forms and the possibilities are...