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This listing is for the Thursday 6:30-9:30pm class. This class runs for eight consecutive weeks during the Spring term which runs from 03/02/26-04/26/26.
This course is designed for complete beginners, and no prior experience is necessary.
During the class, your instructor will guide you through the fundamental processes of wheel throwing, trimming, firing, and measuring your works, as well as glazing and understanding your final results. While the class will follow the syllabus outlined below, we will focus heavily on repeating the basics until everyone feels comfortable with the wheel throwing process.
Instructor: Pete
8-Week Course Outline
(Subject to change)
• Week 1: Introductions, Cylinder wheel basics
• Week 2: Review of the throwing process using tools
• Week 3: Basic shaping techniques, trimming
• Week 4: Glazing
• Week 5: Handles, Lids and requests
• Week 6: Independent workday - last week to work wet
• Week 7: Last week to trim. Glazing Demo II
• Week 8: Final class, clean up and critique
The studio has limited tools and tiles for community use, feel free to purchase your own bat system and bring your own tools which you can store at the studio. Please note that clay and firing fees are not included in the cost of class and must be purchased separately at an additional cost. Open studio is free and unlimited and each student is issued their own private shelf to store works in progress and tools for the duration of the class.
This listing is for the Thursday 6:30-9:30pm class. This class runs for eight consecutive weeks during the Spring term which runs from 03/02/26-04/26/26.
This course is designed for complete beginners, and no prior experience is necessary.
During the class, your instructor will guide you through the fundamental processes of wheel throwing, trimming, firing, and measuring your works, as well as glazing and understanding your final results. While the class will follow the syllabus outlined below, we will focus heavily on repeating the basics until everyone feels comfortable with the wheel throwing process.
Instructor: Pete
8-Week Course Outline
(Subject to change)
• Week 1: Introductions, Cylinder wheel basics
• Week 2: Review of the throwing process using tools
• Week 3: Basic shaping techniques, trimming
• Week 4: Glazing
• Week 5: Handles, Lids and requests
• Week 6: Independent workday - last week to work wet
• Week 7: Last week to trim. Glazing Demo II
• Week 8: Final class, clean up and critique
The studio has limited tools and tiles for community use, feel free to purchase your own bat system and bring your own tools which you can store at the studio. Please note that clay and firing fees are not included in the cost of class and must be purchased separately at an additional cost. Open studio is free and unlimited and each student is issued their own private shelf to store works in progress and tools for the duration of the class.