Pottery

Experience the ancient art of clay cooking vessels! In this class, you’ll hand-build a traditional bean pot using micaceous clay from New Mexico. Learn how to coil, slip-coat, burnish, and open-pit fire your piece using authentic Pueblo Indian techniques. The result is a beautiful, heat-tolerant pot that’s perfect for light cooking or display.

No experience needed—just curiosity and a love of making!

This four-week intermediate workshop is designed for potters who can quickly and accurately center clay and confidently pull a consistent cylinder. The ability to throw to gauge—matching forms to a specific size or weight—will be helpful but is not required; it’s a skill we’ll introduce and reinforce throughout the course to help you create a cohesive dinner set.

 

In this course, students explore the basic physical properties of clay by practicing a variety of hand-forming techniques used to create functional objects. Hand-forming techniques will include pinch pottery, slab and coil building, mold slumping, and texturizing surfaces. The objective of this class is not to make pieces to take home, but rather to learn what is possible and give students a chance to get their hands dirty and feel what it's like to work with clay. No previous experience with clay is needed for this class. This class is a prerequisite to attend  open studio.

Take your pottery skills to the next level with Wheel Throwing II! This class is designed for those who have completed our Beginning Wheel Throwing class or have basic experience on the pottery wheel. Under the guidance of a professional ceramic artist, you’ll deepen your understanding of the techniques learned in Wheel One, with a focus on refining your forms and exploring more complex shapes.