Monday
9:00am - 12:00pm

Wheel: bob mcwilliams

For beginning and moderate skilled students, Bob will help you to develop your technique and comfort on the wheel. For advanced students, Bob will help you to get where you would like to go in developing your style or technique. This class will explore different ways to begin a shape on the wheel and then cut, add, subtract, turn inside out and then put things back together to achieve a certain shape or form. We’lll also explore decorative and glaze techniques.

Clay Recommendation for Beginning Students:
Soldate, Rod’s Bod, or Recycled. Order 1 bag only to start.

Monday
6:30pm - 9:30pm

wheel: JOEL PARK

This class is for wheel throwers of all skill levels. My objective is to build your abilities so you can create the work you want to make. Strong fundamentals are a large part of the focus for the class as well as new forms. We will be working on utilitarian pieces and decorative work. Most of all my hope is that you enjoy the work and embrace clay as a positive medium.

I suggest for the beginners soldate as a clay body to start as it is easier to throw and form. For the more advanced I suggest working with a body you are comfortable with. I am looking forward to a fun and productive class with you all.

Clay Recommendation for Beginning Students:
Soldate; whatever you're comfortable with for experienced potters. Order 1 bag only to start.

Tuesday
6:30pm - 9:30pm

Wheel: mark white

Starting with the basics at the potter’s wheel, the first 5 weekly lessons consist of increasingly interrelated techniques to build up a student’s pottery skills.  At the mid-point students will get a detailed look at glazes and glazing techniques, including the spray booth.  The 2nd half of the class offers a variety of more advanced forms that students will find challenging and inspiring.  Students should plan on practicing once a week outside of class to build proficiency and confidence.  All skill levels welcomed.  Please do not come to class with long fingernails.

Clay Recommendation for Beginning Students:
Recycled or Bmix clay for beginners; Soldate 60 for experienced students. Order 1 bag only to start.

Wednesday
9:00am - 12:00pm

Wheel: gerarld toyama

This wheel throwing class is for all levels. Beginning students will learn basic wheel throwing skills and techniques to create a variety of shapes and forms. Advance students will learn different techniques and design skills to improve their throwing skills as well as thinking about the aesthetics and feel of their artwork. 

Clay Recommendation for Beginning Students:
Soldate 60. Order 1 bag only to start.

Wednesday
6:30pm - 9:30pm

Wheel: daven hee

This class is open to all levels from the beginner to the advanced. Emphasis will be on functional forms but with a personal flair. Classes will start with demonstrations followed by questions and answers. During class discussions, the class will decide on what they want to make/learn next. Glaze demonstrations and kiln theory will be discussed.

Clay Recommendation for Beginning Students:
Soldate 60 or any clay with grog. Order 1 bag only to start.

Friday
9:00am - 12:00pm

Handbuilding: dee oliva

I see clay as a blank canvas with endless possibilities. In this class, hand building basics shall be applied to the functional and non-functional side of ceramics. Each week we’ll explore pinch pots, hollow forms, coiling, and various slab building methods. Surface design techniques using glaze, underglaze, stencils, wax resist, textures, clay tools, and organic impressions will be covered. Refine your own style or experiment in your own clay projects. Open to all skill levels, feel free to bring in your own ideas and designs.

Clay Recommendation for Beginning Students:
Soldate 60 or Bmix with grog. Order 1 bag only to start.

Saturday
9:00am - 12:00pm

Handbuilding: SANFORD MURATA

Handbuilding techniques, including pinching, coiling, slab building and carving, will be used to create functional and nonfunctional pottery.  Clay craftsmanship and artistry expressed by altering and deforming pieces and application of various surface treatments will be explored.  We will demonstrate and discuss the interrelationship of forms, designs and structural aspects in clay handbuilding.  Sharing of ideas and concepts and the undertaking of independent projects are welcome.

Clay Recommendation for Beginning Students: Bmix with grog or Soldate 60. Order 1 bag only to start.

Saturday
9:00am - 12pm

Wheel: KEN KANG

The class is open to all levels covering a variety of thrown forms. I’m open to questions, requests for demonstrations and individual help during the class. The last class will be at my home with students participating in a raku firing.

Clay Recommendation for Beginning Students:
Rods Bod or any clay with grog. Order 1 bag only to start.