BEGINNERS CLASSES:
Hand-Building I, Wheel Throwing I,Sculpture, Ceramics for Seniors, Surface Design
Hand-Building I
This course covers a variety of hand-building techniques including pinch, coil and press molding, with instruction in elementary techniques of glaze application.
Wednesday 4 - 6 pm: Karen Mealiffe - Start date: 8/20/2008
Wheel-Throwing I
This course provides an introduction to working with clay on the potter's wheel and lays the foundation for personal development of basic skills in throwing, trimming and glaze application.
Monday, 6 - 8 pm: Carol Aronowsky - Start date:8/25/2008
Tuesday, 10 - 12noon: Ray Yocum - Start date: 8/19/2008
Tuesday, 8 pm - 10pm: Jim Heuston – Start date: 8/19/2008
Wednesday, 10 - 12 noon: Ray Yocum - Start date: 8/20/2008 Please note: this is a class for Advanced Beginners
Friday, 10 - 12 noon: Jim Heuston - Start date: 8/22/2008
Saturday, 11am – 1pm noon: Carol Aronowsky - Start date: 8/30/2008
Sculpture
An introduction to basic principles of ceramic sculpture and the building of hollow sculptural forms from clay without the use of armatures.
Tuesday, 6 - 8pm: Biliana Popova - Start date: 8/19/2008
Ceramics for Seniors:
For Seniors of all ages! Explore a variety of ceramic techniques at a more leisurely pace. This course will cover wheel and hand-building techniques, with an introduction to surface decoration and glazing.
Wednesday, 6 - 8 pm: Karen Mealiffe - Start date:8/20/2008
Beginners Surface Decoration:
An introduction to the choice and application of ceramic surface treatments, including the use of slips, underglazes, glazes and overglazes.
Monday, 6 - 8pm: Biliana Popova - Start date: 8/19/2008
INTERMEDIATE CLASSES:
Wheel Throwing II, Figure Sculpture, Intermediate Surface Decoration Part I and II
Wheel-Throwing II
This course provides further instruction and support in the development of throwing, trimming and glaze application techniques.
Monday, 8 - 10 pm: Carol Aronowsky: Start date: 8/25/2008
Tuesday, 6 – 8 pm: Jim Heuston: Start date: 8/19/2008
Wednesday, 12 - 2 pm: Ray Yocum: Start date: 8/20/2008
Friday, 12 - 2pm: Jim Heuston: Start date: 8/22/2008
Saturday, 9 am - 11 am: Carol Aronowsky: Start date:8/30/2008
Figure Sculpture
For students with previous ceramics experience - an introduction to modeling the figure in clay, working from a live model.
Fees: $240 + model fee = $290
Monday, 8 - 10pm: Biliana Popova - Start date:8/18/2008
Surface Decoration Part II
Decoration can be applied at any stage of the ceramics process. This course covers the following:
Colored clay techniques:
Use of Oxides and Underglazes:
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Painting
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Pencils and Crayons
Glaze application:
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Brushing
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Resisting
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Dipping
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Pouring
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Spraying
Decorative Glazing techniques:
Tuesday, 8 - 10pm: Biliana Popova - Start date: 8/18/2008
Surface Decoration Part I
This class introduces a wide range of decorative techniques for use on plastic clay, leather-hard clay and fired pieces.
Developing Texture:
- Impressing and carving
- Using and making stamps.
Formulation and decorative applications of Slips and Oxides:
- Painting
- Sgraffito
- Mono-printing
- Resist
- Terra Sigillata
Making and application of custom decals and the application of gold luster.
Tuesday, 3 - 5 pm: Biliana Popova - Start date: 8/19/2008
ADVANCED CLASSES: Glaze Calculation
Glaze Calculation (class duration: 12 weeks)
Learn to make your own glazes. This course is designed for students and professional potters who have mastered the basic concepts of technical ceramics and have some familiarity with ceramic materials, basic bodies, various oxides and stains in glazing. This class meets every second Saturday over a 12-week period, to allow enough time for experimentation and firing of student work between class meetings.
Fees: $240 +$45 (lab materials) = $285
Saturday, 1 - 3 pm: Roger Porter - Start date: 010/18/2008
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