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Absolute beginners and those who are returning to ceramics after a long break will get the most value from this class, though artists of all levels are welcome.
Price: $295 for 5 weekly classes
Week 1: Introduction
Studio tour, wedging, and centering on the wheel. In this first class, you are not trying to make a vessel to keep, but rather just exploring your relationship with the clay.
Week 2: Centering
Master wedging and centering. This week you’ll aim to make and keep a vessel to be trimmed the following week.
Week 3: Trimming
You will refine your vessel(s) through trimming, where excess clay is removed.
Week 4: Practice / Make-Up Day
Practice what you have been learning the past 3 weeks with an instructor by your side.
We receive many student requests for make-up classes for our small team to accommodate. Thank you for understanding that this class will serve as the make-up for any students who have to miss another class.
Week 5: Glazing
The pieces that you trimmed on week three will be ready for glazing by your last session. Your instructor will teach you the fundamentals of brush-on glazing, and you’ll glaze the pieces that are ready.
Studio Pass Access During 5 Week Course (For folks who will sign up for a 3 month membership after the course. Email - ceramics@artillery-ag.com to get set-up with a studio tour and shelf. )
What to bring
All clay, tools, equipment, and aprons will be provided.
Clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, & dress warmly; our studio tends to be on the colder side.
Our Studio Values
At Artillery, we center our practices in three simple, but powerful core values: Nature, Culture, and Family.
We connect to and honor all Indigenous Cultures.
We activate our connection with the Earth and preserve nature.
We grow and empower our BIPOC Community through the arts.
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Enjoy leveling up your Wheel Throwing skills in this exclusive course. Investigate new techniques or improve your current workflow.
Price: $295 for 5 weekly classes or 1 session for $75
Some of the topics include centering & trimming review, exploring slump molds, exploring handles, researching glazes and finishes and painting with underglaze.
These lessons are focused and personalized, allowing you to learn more and select the topics you want to concentrate on and advance your creative ceramics process.
This class can cover a variety of topics to grow your capacity to understand the ceramic medium and develop the skills to begin to create anything that you desire.
We will explore the following:
- 6 stages of clay benefits and disadvantages
- Water flow
- How to scale your work
- Tips on tools and workflow
- Creating with less mess
- How to prepare for glazing (under glazing and different techniques)
- Texture and simplicity to elevate your work
- Most importantly how to enjoy the rhythm and speed of ceramics.
- Project Focus is picked by the students in the series.
* Do you have a topic you want to practice? Message us, letting us know we can possibly add it to the session.
Yes, we are customizing this next class series just for you!
Studio Pass Access During 5 Week Course (Available for free for signing-up for a 3 month membership after course .)
Get access to the studio outside class hours to hone what you’ve learned.
What to bring
All clay, tools, equipment, and aprons will be provided.
Clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, & dress warmly; our studio tends to be on the colder side.
Our Studio Values
At Artillery, we center our practices in three simple, but powerful core values: Nature, Culture, and Family.
We connect to and honor all Indigenous Cultures.
We activate our connection with the Earth and preserve nature.
We grow and empower our BIPOC Community through the arts.
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Top three reasons you should start pottery with handbuilding
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Perfect for aspiring ceramicists, this engaging course offers a comprehensive introduction to hand-building techniques. Whether you're brand new to ceramics or looking to refresh your skills, you'll find this class both educational and enjoyable.
Price: $295 for 5 weekly classes
or $75 for one workshop (See “Single Sessions”)
Upcoming Dates: Every 5 Weeks rotation.
Course Overview:
Learn the fundamentals of hand-building and clay properties
Explore various techniques: pinch pots, coil building, slabs, surface decoration, and glazing
Hands-on experience with each technique to enhance your understanding and skill
Progress at your own pace with guidance from our experienced instructors
Weekly Projects:
Each week, you'll apply your newfound knowledge to create unique and functional pieces:
1st: Gratitude Bowl & First Offering Sculpture with Pinch Pots
2nd: Coil Building + Extruder
3rd: Slab Building and Surface Design
4th : Free Form Design with Combining Techniques
Glazing techniques + Community Potluck
Flexible Participation:
Feel free to join us for a single session or all five weeks, depending on your interests and availability.
What to bring:
All clay, tools, equipment, and aprons will be provided.
Glaze Day - A potluck dish to share with group.
Clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, & dress warmly; our studio tends to be on the colder side.
Enroll Today:
Secure your spot in our Beginners Hand-Building Ceramics Course and unleash your creativity while developing essential skills in the art of ceramics. Sign up now to embark on your ceramics journey!
Studio Pass Access During 5 Week Course (Free if you sign-up for a 3 month membership after the course. Email ceramics@artillery-ag.com to activate your membership. )
Get access to the studio outside class hours.
Our Studio Values
At Artillery, we center our practices in three simple, but powerful core values: Nature, Culture, and Family.
We connect to and honor all Indigenous Cultures.
We activate our connection with the Earth and preserve nature.
We grow and empower our BIPOC Community through the arts.
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Enjoy leveling up your hand-building skills in this exclusive course. Investigate new techniques or improve your current workflow.
Price: $295 for 5 weekly classes or 1 session for $75
Course Overview:
WEEK 1 — Coils, Slabs, Pinch & Altered Forms
Objective: Refresh coil/ slab/ pinch skills and teach controlled alteration techniques so every student completes the shell of a refined mid-sized altered vessel (8–12").
Class Flow (2.5 hours)
Welcome, objective, quick warmup
Demo: Coils & Coil Reinforcement
Demo: Slabs & Pinched Additions
Demo: Controlled Alteration Techniques
Student Building Time
Refinement & Finishing
Group Wrap up & Clean Up
WEEK 2 — Lidded Forms, Feet & Functional Attachments
Objective: Teach lid galleries, fitting lids, foot construction and secure attachments. Students will complete a lidded jar or footed vessel (finish leather-hard stage).
Class Flow (2.5 hours)
Check-in, show examples, learning targets.
Demo: Lid Types & Galleries
Demo: Foot Types & How to Make Them
Student Work Time
Attachments Demo: Handles & Spouts
Group Wrap Up & Clean Up
WEEK 3 — Surface Design: Slips, Carving, Underglaze & Texture
Objective: Teach surface vocabulary and techniques; students will decorate 1–2 pieces using at least two surface methods.
Class Flow (2.5 hours)
Review goals, show inspirational images & plan composition
Demo: Slip & Underglaze Wash Techniques
Demo: Carving & Sgraffito
Student Decorating Time
Minor Demo: Slip Trailing & Texture Additions
Prep for Bisque & Wrap Up
WEEK 4 — Glazing, Wax Resist, Taping, Dipping & Troubleshooting
Objective: Teach glaze application methods, wax resist/taping, and common glaze troubleshooting. Students will glaze at least one bisqued piece using two different glaze techniques. Students will also be finishing unfinished pieces.
Class Flow (2.5 hours)
Safety briefing, review kiln schedules, show glaze examples.
Demo: Wax Resist & Taping
Demo: Dipping, Pouring, Brushing
Student Glazing Time
Troubleshooting Clinic
Clean up
WEEK 5 — Finishing Glazing & Critique
Objective: Final finishing techniques and glazing, group critique of some fired pieces; students present 3–4 refined pieces and receive constructive feedback.
Class Flow (2.5 hours)
Setup for critique: arrange works, remind critique norms (positive + specific).
Group Critique
Demo: Final Finishes
Student Finishing Time
Course Close
What to bring:
All clay, tools, equipment, and aprons will be provided.
Week 5 - (Optional) A potluck dish to share with the group.
Clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, & dress warmly; our studio tends to be on the colder side.
Enroll Today:
Secure your spot in our Intermediate Hand-Building Ceramics Course and unleash your creativity while further developing and enhancing essential skills in the art of ceramics. Sign up now to embark on your ceramics journey!
Studio Pass Access During 5 Week Course (Free if you sign-up for a 3 month membership after the course. Email ceramics@artillery-ag.com to activate your membership. )
Our Studio Values
At Artillery, we center our practices in three simple, but powerful core values: Nature, Culture, and Family.
We connect to and honor all Indigenous Cultures.
We activate our connection with the Earth and preserve nature.
We grow and empower our BIPOC Community through the arts.