8 Week Pottery Class for Adults

Service Description

Adults 18+ Beginner wheel throwing class required before taking this class 8 week Class Mondays April 21st- June 16th, 2025 5:30-8:30pm (3hrs) I will provide all studio tools, shelves, and box of clay for each person (included in price) Requirements: Must have taken a beginner wheel class. Class doesn’t have to have been taken with Jessie, but must share when and where you have thrown on the wheel prior to the class. If you haven’t, feel free to sign up to take a beginner class before this 6 wk class begins! Explore clay outside of just a 1.5 hr beginner class. This is a 8 week 3 hr long class that will happen once a week on Mondays. I desire to pass on knowledge in knowing how to care for your pieces outside of just throwing them on the wheel. Ultimately this is to encourage confidence in the whole life span of your creations in the studio. In addition to learning how to knead your clay, throwing, trimming, handling and glazing your pieces, we will focus on how to effectively slow the drying of your pieces to ensure more control of your timing to trim, handle, and prevent any cracks that may occur due to uneven drying. We will learn how to make a practical damp box that you will use throughout the entirety of your 8 week class. In addition to your 8 Monday class times, there will be 4 optional Thursday evening open studio times in the month of May. *See below for the rundown of class agenda* The goals of this class are: #1- Encourage deeper comfort in the whole clay process #2- Gain new throwing techniques outside of general tableware #3- Learn how to glaze and layer colors thoughtfully