Intermediate and Advanced Wheel Thrown Pottery: Projects and Challenges

Adult Course | Available

200 Grant Street Denver, CO 80203 United States

B7

Intermediate, Advanced

6/4/2024-7/2/2024

9:30 AM-12:30 PM MDT on Tue

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$321.25

$280.00

***If you are unsure you have the skill set to join this class, please contact the studio manager, j.hamilton3@asld.org***

Join Heidi Meissner as she guides you through working on the potters wheel. In this Intermediate to Advanced class, students will focus on throwing functional work while planning ahead to focus on glazing and decoration. Designing great functional work is directly related to how that work will be ultimately used, and decoration is key to that use. Various decoration methods will be presented as they relate to thrown forms.

Discussion and Techniques
Week 1: Decoration methods for various clay bodies and types of glaze
Week 2: Sgraffito and Inlay Week
3: Carving and Appliqué Week
4: Painting and Staining Week
5: Evaluation

  • Each class includes a standard weekly lab fee which covers the cost of firing and glazing. In addition to the standard lab fee, students will need to purchase clay through the registration office at ASLD and must be done in person: $20 for 25lbs of stoneware, $25 for 25lbs of porcelain, $10 for 12lbs of our reclaim clay.  Please only purchase clay from ASLD, unless approved by the studio manager.  No low-fire clays may be used at ASLD.


    New students, arrive 15-30 minutes early to your first class in order to allow time for the purchase of clay.

    Currently enrolled students have access to Ceramic open studio for a $5 fee. Please see the whiteboard in the hallway for updated open studio hours.


    Please review the ceramics studio policies before attending the first class: CERAMICS STUDIO POLICIES

  • Community tools are available for student use, in exception of a small sponge. If you prefer personal tools, a basic ceramics tool kit, small sponges and large clean up sponges may be available for purchase at ASLD on a first come, first served basis. We welcome you to bring any new, used, found and repurposed tools you may have.

  • Please bring to class:

    Throwing tools, Various - Ball stylus, potters knife, bamboo paintbrushes

  • -Your favorite tools
  • -Clean up sponge

  • Optional
  • -Apron
  • -Towel

  • If you purchase your own tools, we suggest you assemble a basic tool kit that includes:

  • - Potter's rib (wood and or rubber)
  • - Metal rib
  • - Wood modeling tool
  • - Needle tool
  • - Trimming tool(s)
  • - Throwing sponge

  • Local Ceramic supply stores:

  • Rocky Mountain Clay 1220 W 1st Ave, Denver, CO 80223

  • Continental Clay 5303 East 47th Ave., Denver, CO 80216

  • Stoneleaf Pottery 6611 W 58th Pl, Arvada, CO 80003

  • Meiningers 499 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203