NorthCoast Mudworks is offering two pottery classes this summer. Sign up at
www.northcoastmud.com/pottery-lessons
Beginner Wheel Throwing w/ Tara Spires-Bell
This 4-part class meets weekly on Tuesdays 4:00-6:30 pm
July 11, 18, 25, and August 1st
Learn the basics of throwing on the wheel: centering, opening, and pulling up a wall. We will focus on fundamental forms such as cylinders, cups and mugs then branch into how to shape pots from the inside to create volume and a pleasing shape.
You will also learn how to finish pieces and add your personal aesthetic by trimming, adding texture, making and attaching handles. The final class will be an introduction on glazes and how to apply them.
Instruction by local potter Tara Spires-Bell will include demonstrations, individual coaching, and personalized feedback. This class is designed for those with little or no experience in clay. Get an introduction into the ways you can explore form, function, color, texture, and design on the pottery wheel!
The class fee includes 15 pounds of clay and one 3-hour uninstructed practice session during Mudworks’ Open Studio hours.
Intro to Clay w/ Lindsay Ka’iulani
This 4-part class meets weekly on Wed.12:00- 2:30 pm
July 26, August 2, 9, 16
An Intro to Clay is designed to explore the many aspects of ceramics, as an introduction to both wheel-throwing and hand-building with clay.We will explore several techniques – utilizing the potters wheel, slab building and more.
Lindsay will work with students individually to meet their goals and explore their interests. She will make presentations, offer examples, and provide demonstrations.
The class will include fundamental skills and allow students to explore and play while focusing on a specific form to create and walk away with.The level of lecture and demonstration is varied according to the experience of the students.
The class will be taught by a very accomplished local ceramicist, Lindsay Ka’iulani, and is perfect for those new to clay.
The class fee includes 15 pounds of clay and one 3-hour uninstructed practice session during Mudworks’ Open Studio hours.
