Don't forget to resister for the next section! Starting November 16th!

Intermediate/Advanced Handbuilding Techniques - Secrets Revealed Wednesdays, 1 - 4 pm, Class #D15 Patti Nelson

From the beginner to the experienced- Find out how to make your ideas into reality!

This class will reveal secrets of top ceramic artists for more successful hand building. From building large, to building thin and strong, patch and repair, avoiding cracks, plus paper clay, staining, marbling clay and much more. This demonstration/tutorial class is sure to inspire and stretch imagination and skills for functional and sculptural artists at all levels.

 Special Projects in Slip and Plaster Wednesdays, 7 - 10 pm, Class #E16 Patti Nelson

Every had an idea and had no idea how to do it, been told it couldn''t be done? Or couldn't be done in the class that you were in?

Join us in this class with no boundaries! Learn to ask not if but how!

Designed to introduce functional and sculptural artists to the range of possibilities in working with slip and plaster. Students will learn to utilize plaster as a tool in simple and complex mold making, (slip and press molds), and as a tool for pushing the range of using clay and casting slip functionally and sculpturally. Additionally, slip will be introduced as a material to be combined with organic materials (from flowers to fabric) to create forms without limitations. Potters and hand-builders alike will find tools to expand their current work with embellishment and production methods, as well as having new ways of working presented. Whether you have ever made a mold or not, you are sure to find exciting new possibilities in this class. Pair new skills with wheel, hand-building or other methods you have loved in the past to expand your universe!