Pottery Classes

Spring registration is now open. Session begins the week of March 9th

Explore Hand-Building

8 weeks/3 hours each $375 - Thursdays 9 am - noon
Instructor: Joe Netta

Who? Teens 13+ and adults. Open to all skill levels (novice and above) who want to elevate their hand-building skills.

ncludes:

Up to 25 lbs of clay, bisque, and glaze firing (more clay may be purchased in studio)
Tech supported open studio/week - independent practice

Basic toolkit required (add to your cart or bring your own).

You've asked for it: a whole session dedicated to the art of hand-building! Learn how to make unique work using pinch, coils, slump, and slab techniques -- as well as compound combinations -- in this project-based curriculum that culminates with surface design. After this session, you'll be able to apply these concepts to functional and sculptural ceramic forms. This class is designed to refine your handwork with clay.

Basic Wheel, Hand-Building & Beyond

8 weeks/3 hours each $375 - Multiple days and times offered:

Tuesday mornings or evenings, or Thursday evenings

Instructors: Rachel Bevis, Alison Begala, Genevieve Conlin

Who? Brand new beginners/all levels - Teens 13+ and adults

This pottery course is full of ways to fall in love with clay! Whether you’ve never worked with clay or are returning, you’ll start with the basics of hand-building to make functional pieces like plates, mugs, and vases using slabs, textures, and coil. You'll also learn wheel throwing, centering and opening cylinders, cups, and bowls. If you've taken a previous lesson, continue where you left off with new demos and techniques. This class blends levels and is super fun and encouraging. We meet you at your level! Learn finishing techniques, firing, and glazing. Class time will be hands-on with time to practice.

Includes:

Up to 25 lbs of clay, bisque, and glaze firing (more clay may be purchased in studio)
Tech supported open studio/week - independent practice

Basic toolkit required (add to your cart or bring your own).

Bring your own apron, or buy our new Centered Clay branded split leg apron, and prepare to get muddy!

Beginners' Pottery Wheel

8 weeks/3 hours each $375 - Thursday evenings or Saturday mornings
Instructors: Genevieve Conlin, Alison Begala

Who? Teens 13+ and adults. First-time wheel throwers and those who have taken an introductory wheel class.

Have you always wanted to try the potter's wheel, or have you taken an introduction to wheel class and want to continue to practice and learn? In this basic potter's wheel throwing course, you will focus on centering, opening, and making cylinders, cups, bowls, and more. If you've taken an intro class already, we will work with you to throw higher and make different forms. You'll experiment with trimming and surface treatments, plus learn glazing and under-glazing techniques. The class is hands-on instruction, and practice, practice, practice!

Includes:

Up to 25 lbs of clay, bisque, and glaze firing (more clay can be purchased in studio). Specialty clays are available for additional fee.
One 2- or 3-hour tech-supported Open Studio/week - independent practice (studio techs are available for questions).

Basic toolkit, reclaim bucket with lid and aprons required. Add to your cart if you need a new one and start your pottery tool obsession.

Bring your own apron, or buy our new Centered Clay branded split leg apron, and prepare to get muddy!

Mixed levels Wheel, Hand-building & Surface

8 weeks/3 hours each $375 - Saturday mornings 9am - noon
Instructor: Joe Netta

Who? All levels! beginner through intermediate. Teens 13+ and adults who are further along on their pottery journey.

This pottery course offers a unique opportunity for early learners as well as independent advancement. New to clay? Get grounded and learn the basics in wheel and handbuilding.

Further along? Learn new techniques along with the basics that will elevate your pottery skills to the next level! You'll explore advanced forms in both wheel and hand-building, with a focus on creating more complex projects and shapes. We add in surface decoration for that personal artistic touch.

Includes:

Up to 25 lbs of clay, bisque and glaze firing (more clay can be purchased in studio). Specialty clays are available for additional fee due at the start of the session.
3 hours/week of Open Studio to practice.

Basic toolkit required. Add to your cart if you need a new one and start your pottery tool obsession.

Bring your own reclaim bucket and lid and apron, or rock it in our new Centered Clay Studio split leg apron - and get muddy!

Prerequisite: able to throw a 6" cylinder, create open forms and know hand-building basics, or have taken two 8-week classes.

Intermediate Wheel & Surface

8 weeks/3 hours each $375 - Wednesday mornings or evenings begins March 10th through April 30th
Instructors: Joe Netta, Debby Wyatt

Who? Teens 13+ and adults who are further along on their pottery journey. We recommend being able to throw a 6" cylinder, bowls, and simple forms consistently.

This intermediate pottery course is designed to build on and challenge your skills. You'll learn to build higher and more consistently, learn new throwing techniques, alter shapes, and create compound forms. You'll also continue adding new decorative applications.

Students will have 3 hours of Open Studio/week to practice.

Includes:

Up to 25 lbs of clay, bisque and glaze firing (more clay can be purchased in studio). Specialty clays are available for additional fee due at the start of the session.
Sometimes we get very experimental, such as with colored clays and dramatic surfaces. Additional materials fee may apply, but you can opt out of that demonstration.

Basic toolkit required. Add to your cart if you need a new one and start your pottery tool obsession.

Bring your own reclaim bucket and lid and apron, or rock it in our new Centered Clay Studio split leg apron - and get muddy!

Are you proficient in pottery, able to work independently, and need time and space to practice? Inquire to become a Studio Member with the link below.

Click here to complete the studio membership application form.

POLICY FOR CANCELLATIONS, REFUNDS, AND CHANGING CLASSES:

• If you register for the wrong class, please email debby@centeredclaystudio.com to be transferred. Do not double book, or you will be charged a change of registration fee of 6%. (Our registration system requires an admin to make the change, or a new order is generated, hence the 6% fee.)

• Cancellations 48 hours or more before the class start time will be processed minus a 6% transaction fee.

• Withdrawals on week 1 of class will get a 50% refund.

• No refunds are given after the first week.

• If you need to make a class change within the same semester, please email debby@centeredclaystudio.com or call 717-860-1507.

We require a minimum of 6 students to hold a class. We will notify you within 7 days of the class start time and refund 100% of the price if a class cannot be held.

Thank you for understanding. Our instructors schedule far in advance and we want to be respectful of their time.

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