CERAMICS
Check it out! Interested in pottery but feeling shy about signing up for a class? Come on down to the pottery studio and just try it! Each three hour session will cover either the basics of hand building or throwing on the potters wheel. Additional techniques will be demonstrated as time allows. All materials provided.
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CERAMICS - 8 Week Session
Adult classes are for ages 16 and up.
Tuition covers the use of the studio tools, glazes, firings and your first bag of clay. Additional clay may be purchased as follows:
$20 for a 25lb. bag of stoneware or terra cotta and $25 for porcelain. Tool kits are available for $20 as well as a selection of individual tools. Please bring a towel with you to the first class for all wheel throwing classes.
Open Studio
Open Studio is available only to students (ages 16 and up) currently enrolled in an 8 week ceramics class. Tech support is available during most open studio times. Registration fee of $25. Hours: Monday 9am - 12pm, Tuesday 1 - 4pm, Wednesday 1 - 4pm, Thursday 9am - 3pm, Friday 1 - 4pm, Saturday 12 - 6pm.
MONDAYS
Clay Your Way
Level: All levels, Limit 10 students
Instructor: Jeanie Silver
Length: 8 weeks
Dates: April 16 - June 11 (No Class May 28)
Time: 12:30 - 3:30pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $230 Member, $250 Non-member
This is a hand building/wheel class with emphasis on surface that will help your grow into clayworking your way. Weekly demos will be tailored to the interests of individuals as each person discovers what intriguing things clay offers. Emphasis is on individual growth and class participation. Both low-fire and hi-fire options can be explored. Learning with each other and from the clay puts intriguing pots in your hands.
This class has reached maximum enrollment
Wheel Throwing: Functional and Decorative
Level: All levels, Limit 10 students
Instructor: Jeanie Silver
Length: 8 weeks
Dates: April 16 - June 11 (No Class May 28)
Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $230 Member, $250 Non-member
Open to students of any skill level, beginners will learn wheel basics based on clay behavior. More advanced students will pursue independent directions with plenty of individual instruction and group participation. Emphasis in this class is on building skills and a group exploration of the possibilities of complex wheel/hand built forms with weekly demos.
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TUESDAYS
All About the Wheel
Level: All levels, Limit 10 students
Instructor: Susan Bankert
Length: 8 weeks
Dates: April 17 - June 5
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $230 Member, $250 Non-member
For those new to clay, we will work on the basic skills that will allow you to create your own personal pottery. For those who have already spent some time on the wheel, we will focus on new techniques and individual projects.
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Throwing Concentration
Level: All levels, Limit 10 students
Instructor: Suzanne Kent
Length: 8 weeks
Dates: April 17 - June 5
Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $230 Member, $250 Non-member
The underlying premise of this class is to afford students, whose principal interest is the wheel, the opportunity to develop and strengthen their skills, to understand the complete throwing process and to work towards having a personal voice in their clay work. Individual instruction will be emphasized with attention given to form, function, surface decoration, and glazing. The class will include weekly demonstrations and projects.
This class has reached maximum enrollment.
WEDNESDAYS
Working with Porcelain
Level: Intermediate/Advanced, Limit 10 students
Instructor: Nell Hazinski
Length: 8 weeks
Dates: April 18 - June 6
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $230 Member, $250 Non-member
“I Like Porcelain Because Blood Shows Up Better On It”, was the title of an article on porcelain by Sandy Simon. The title suggests that porcelain is a daunting material. Not so! While porcelain is a beautiful clay which provides a luscious white background for color, it is not particularly demanding if you learn to work with it.
This class is for students who have had some experience making pots and who would like to learn to handle this soft and sensuous clay. We’ll be decorating with color, carving on porcelain, and taking advantage of the characteristics of porcelain that makes it so appealing. This class will include both hand building and wheel throwing.
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The Potter’s Wheel
Level: All levels, Limit 10 students
Instructor: Susan Bankert
Length: 8 weeks
Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm
Dates: April 18 - June 6
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $230 Member, $250 Non-member
We will learn to use the potter’s wheel and work on the basic skills. For those who have been in class before, we will continue to focus on individual assignments and set goals for the session. We will also work to master the glazing process by familiarizing ourselves with the cone 6 glazes.
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FRIDAYS
Pottery Basics
Level: All levels, Limit 10 students
Instructor: Nell Hazinski
Length: 8 weeks
Dates: April 20 - June 8
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Clay Studio
Tuition: $230 Member, $250 Non-member
Making useful, handsome pots that embody the spirit of the maker is the goal of this class. Learn and explore the process and techniques of hand building and wheel throwing to allow you to bring form to your ideas. This is a comprehensive class for all skill levels.
This class has been canceled.
WOODFIRING
Members’ Wood Firings
Level: All levels, 6-12 participants
Date: June 2nd and 3rd
Location: Clay Studio/Wood Kiln
Cost: $75 Member
Chester Springs Studio offers its members a chance to fire their work in our wood kiln. A ceramic artist with experience in wood firing will oversee the firing which takes places over a weekend. Participants are required to be there all day Saturday and sign up for a shift(s) on Sunday. Each participant will be guided in glazing suitable for the wood kiln, help load the kiln, split and stack firewood and stoke the wood kiln until it reaches temperature (cone 10). Please contact Heidi Brett before registering at hbrett@yellowsprings.org