Sat Morning Beginner Level Pottery Class & Handbuilding Class

Event Phone: 609.419.4278

Pennington Location

Beginner class

In this 8-week class students will be introduced to clay beginning with hand building projects that will introduce students to clay and wheel throwing. We will explore various techniques that will teach the basics of clay and how to manipulate it from mud to useable items. After the first half we will move to the wheel and learn how to center clay and create objects on the pottery wheel. The class will also cover different decorating and embellishment techniques. The instructor Christina Johnson believes that am introduction to clay as a beginner should be a fun start on a journey and aims to demystify the process and create a fun space to learn and explore. 

Instructor: Christiana Johnson, BFA Savannah School of Art

Includes: 25lbs of clay, glaze and firings are included in the price. Up to 12 hours of open studio is available for Free to work on your skills for the duration of your 8 week class. If you miss class you can take the hours missed to use towards open studio time or in another class if there is availability. There is a sign in sheet for the open studio hours. Open studio hours ends 1 week after the last day of class. You might have clay left over, you can take the clay with you. Depending on your level and projects it is possible to not get through a whole bag of clay in one session. You can use it for the next session or take the clay with you. Bring your own tools & apron. You can purchase additional studio time for $10/hr.

Please note: students are expected to clean up after themselves during classes and open studio. Leftover studio hours cannot be rolled over. You cannot bring in ANY OUTSIDE clay or take your work in progress pieces home to work on.  All work MUST be done on premise. Any pieces 12 inches or over will incur an additional $45 per firing.

Students need to bring/purchase their own tools & apron.