Hand building with slabs can be fast and fun, in this 6-week class we will learn the basics while pushing boundaries. We will learn the differences between hard slab and soft slab, as we make cylinders and boxes to start. Each technique can be whimsical or architectural, perfect for plant pots, boxes, and garden lanterns, etc. Decorating our slab creations will be just as fun - with bold colors and patterns using screen-printing and monotype techniques. Learn the difference between slip and underglaze as we mix and match these bold printing techniques.

Handbuilding is an ancient pottery-making technique that involves creating forms without a pottery wheel, using the hands, fingers, and simple tools. Handbuilding techniques allow for a wide range of creativity which allows us to create simple cups, bowls, and sculptures and imbue them with interesting textures, found and created. This class with concentrate on building several useful and sculptural forms and conclude with 2 weeks of slip and glaze decoration.

This class meets in the ceramics studio of the Art Association, located on the first floor of the Center for the Arts.

Your class fee provides one bag of clay, firing, glazing and open studio for the duration of the class. Additional clay $15 to $20 per bag. Max: 8 students

This daytime class is perfect for the beginner who wants to learn to create bowls, dishes, vases, tiles and more without the potter’s wheel. Sculptural forms will also be created and how they may be transformed into utilitarian objects. We will create basic but fun forms using hand building and then learn to add that personal touch using sculpting, alteration, stamps, stencils, painting, slip, stains, sgraffito, found objects and more.