The Clinton St. Gallery

Focuses on the essentials of making pots on the potter's wheel. Centering the clay, pulling walls,
and shaping. Learn to make bowls, cups, mugs, and small vases. Students will try out 3 different types of clay: Terra Cotta, Stoneware, and Raku.

Focuses on making larger vases, plates, lidded jars, and teapots.

Independant sessions with an emphasis in a certain area:
Teapots
Urns
Dinnerware
Raku
Bathroom accessories
Altered forms
Yard art

The hand building Class will cover the basic techniques of hand building ceramic sculptures and pots. We will start with making pinch pots, and move on to adding coils to pinch pots. We will then move to creating 1 soft slab project as well as 1 hard slab project. We will then finish the class with exploring some glazing techniques to finish each project, such as cone 6 glazing, low fire glazes, under glazing, and staining.

The Clinton St. Studio's pottery program teaches many techniques and offers students the opportunity to work with clay in a variety of methods.  Students will have the opportunity to create projects on the potter's wheel as well as hand building them the way they did in the olden days. Price includes everything from the clay to the glazes, just come prepared to get covered in mud!