Pottery Classes
Our 8-week pottery classes are for you
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Registration is open for classes running from
May 12th - July 8th
Each 3-hour class session comes with up to 3 additional hours of Open Studio per week, 25 lbs of clay, 33 glazes, make-up options, and a 20% discount on in-house workshops.
We offer classes for those who have never tried pottery to experienced potters looking to enhance their skills and find their style.
Want a 1/2-day pottery experience? Visit our 1/2-day workshop page!
New This Summer
New This Summer
Explore Handbuilding
Explore Handbuilding
The details: 8 weeks/3 hours each $350 - Thursday Mornings 9am - noon
Instructor: Joe Netta
Who? Teens 13+ and adults. Open to all skill levers, novice and above who want better hand skills
You've asked for it! A whole session dedicated to the art of handbuilding! Learn how to make unique work using pinch, coils, slump and slab and 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
Beginner Levels
Basic Wheel, Hand-Building & Beyond
Beginner Levels
1 & 2
1 & 2
The details: 8 weeks/3 hours each $350
Instructors: Rachel Bevis, Alison Begala, Jenny Wood
Who? 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:
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 one of ours and prepare to get muddy!
Beginners' Pottery Wheel
Beginners' Pottery Wheel
The details: 8 weeks/3 hours each $350 - Thursday evenings or Saturday mornings
Instructors: Genevieve Conlin or 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:
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!
Prerequisite: abile to throw a 6" cylinder, open forms and handbuilding basics, Or have taken two 8-week classes.
Intermediate Wheel & Surface
Intermediate Wheel & Surface
The details: 8 week/3 hours each $350
Instructors: Joe Netta, Debby Wyatt
Who? Teens 13+ and adults who are further along on their pottery journey.
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, altering shapes and compound. Continue adding new decorative applications.
Students will have 3 hours of Open Studio/week to practice.
Includes:
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!
Would you like to become a Studio Member?
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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