This intermediate class is for people who are beyond the beginner level of throwing on the wheel and whom are looking to expand their knowledge of pottery. The class is designed to further refine throwing skills and advance people in their independent artistic journey. Some classes take things beyond the wheel for a deeper dive into the world of ceramics to advance our craft, such as assembling vessels which require multiple components and attachments.
This course is two times a week, held on Mondays and Thursday and are each 2.5 hours long. There are 12 classes over a 6 week period (totaling 30 hours of class time) as well as allocated open-studio time when classes are not in session. Everything students will need for class and open-studio time are provided to them by Wheelhaus Studio for the duration of the 6 week class.
Because this class is for intermediates only, after introducing ourselves and a quick tour of the studio, we will start working with clay right away. Students are expected to know how to center and throw cylindrical forms on the wheel. From there, early sessions are focused on throwing teapots, taller vessels, bottles, bigger and wider bowls, and handling larger amounts of clay on the wheel. Students will grow comfortable with their skills and gain control over the material limits as we expand our forms.
Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to use their open-studio time to complete their projects as every artist has their own idea on how they want the final outcome of their piece to be. New techniques, tools and skills will be introduced every class in order to take things beyond the wheel for a deeper into the world of ceramics. This includes using the slab roller, clay extruder, coil-building, some glaze theory and more.
Classes are limited to 6 people per class and are from 19:00 to 21:30 on Mondays and Thursdays.
