Join master potter, teacher, and writer Jack Troy for this immersive two-day hands-on workshop exploring the transformation of wheel-thrown forms through alteration and intuitive process. Using the potter’s wheel as a starting point, participants will create a range of bottle forms that evolve beyond their original shapes through paddling, shaping, and manipulation at both soft and leather-hard stages.

Through guided demonstrations and studio exploration, participants will develop sensitivity to clay’s changing responsiveness while learning how enclosed forms can be altered around trapped air pockets into dynamic organic and geometric shapes that are both sculptural and functional.

The workshop will also introduce Troy’s ongoing exploration of ishi no sasayaki—Japanese for “stone with secret voice.” These enclosed ceramic forms contain hidden rattles that create subtle, shifting sounds unique to each finished piece, bringing an unexpected sense of life and mystery to the work.

This lively workshop encourages curiosity, experimentation, and the expansion of personal form vocabulary beyond familiar approaches.

Participants should be comfortable throwing bottles 6" tall or larger.

Please bring a ceramic object you have lived with for several years that holds personal meaning and that you would be willing to share with the group.

Calling all teens and tweens eager to enhance their artistic abilities! Join the Teen Drawing and Painting Class to sharpen both your eyes and hands while delving into a variety of drawing and painting techniques. Learn essential principles such as composition, values, shading, color mixing, and traditional methods using pencils, pastels, and acrylic paints. Enroll now to unleash your creativity, with personalized instruction at your own pace and all materials provided for in-class exploration!

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This class is for students who have a basic understanding of wheel throwing from wedging to shaping on the wheel. Our goal is to provide an open environment for pushing limits and experimentation. I base demonstrations off of class interests but we will focus on altering forms on and off the wheel as well as creating multi-part forms. 

This class is held in a ADA accessable studio space

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Step into the world of pottery with our All About the Wheel class, offering basic to advanced wheel-throwing techniques! Beginners kick off by learning to center and throw cylinders and bowls, while returning students refine their personal style and dive into advanced techniques and individual projects. Explore glaze application and decoration in a vibrant group setting. Plan to unleash your creativity, and focus on crafting functional pots for specific foods and events this spring! Enroll now and let the wheel-spinning adventure begin!

This class is scheduled to be held in CCS, which is only accessable by stairs.

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Create functional or sculptural work designed specifically for atmospheric soda firing in this hands-on ceramics course. Participants will make work throughout the session and take part in a shared soda firing. Through demonstrations and discussion, you will discover how the introduction of a sodium carbonate solution into the hot kiln creates unique flashing and surface textures, considerations for making and glazing work for this firing process, and participate in the loading, firing, and unloading of the kiln.  Tuition includes a half-share in the class firing.

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This special topics class will focus on wood firing. It’s process, surfaces, and expectations. Fee includes one share of the firing on December 19–20. Share size is 12x24x30. Intermediate to advanced. 

This class is scheduled to be held in CCS, which is only accessable by stairs.

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Explore the world of clay in Building with Clay, a hands-on class that delves into various handbuilding techniques for crafting unique pots. Learn the art of constructing with drape molds, press molds, and other innovative methods. Enhance your creations with slips, oxides, and surface treatments like trailing, inlay, masking, and wax resist – all contributing to the emphasis on the finished form. Join us, regardless of your experience level, and enroll now to shape your pottery skills!

This class is scheduled to be held in CCS, which is only accessable by stairs.

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This is your chance to relax aand learn about the oldest way to wake up your surface designs! Bring one or two leatherhard pots to work on or experiment with leatherhard tiles we provide.  

In the morning we will learn about this ancient technique and demo modern ways to use it.  You will want to stay all day because in the afternoon will be your chance to procatice what you've learned as you enjoys everyone's company.

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