HIGHLANDS, N.C., July 3, 2009 – A three-day course with North Carolina potter David Stuempfle, currently featured in the exhibition "The Three Potters" in The Bascom’s Loft Gallery, is just one of 17 adult classes and workshops offered at The Bascom in August.

Stuempfle, who lives and works in a private studio in the Seagrove area of North Carolina, will teach “Coil Building Large Vessels” Aug. 13-15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for intermediate to advanced pottery students. Stuempfle’s process-oriented workshop will focus on the skills necessary to make large wheel-turned vessels. The class will learn how to roll and attach coils, as well as use the paddle and anvil and other shaping tools. Students will experiment with new techniques and make pots of their own design. Cost is $400 ($375 Bascom members), basic materials and firing included.

Other August classes and workshops include the following:
Aug. 3 – “Rush Over Molds Basket,” Peggie Wilcox, cost $150 ($125 Bascom members)
Aug. 3-5 – “Painting the Figure in Watercolor,” Marie Matthews, cost $165 ($150 Bascom members)
Aug. 5 – “Sweet Tea” (family activity), Jessica Stewart, $95 ($80 Bascom members), includes basic materials and firing
Aug. 7-8 – “A Book at the Heart of Things,” Diane McPhail and Amy Strickland, cost $220 ($195 Bascom members)
Aug. 10 – “Bulrush Pouch,” Peggie Wilcox, cost $150 ($125 Bascom members)
Aug. 10 – “Figure Study Sessions with a Live Model,” Laurence Holden, cost $20 ($15 Bascom members)
Aug. 12 – “Dinner Time” (family activity), Jessica Stewart, $95 ($80 Bascom members), includes basic materials and firing
Aug. 15 – “Rubber Stamping” (family activity), Fayne Ansley, cost $25 ($20 Bascom members)
Aug. 15 – “Botanical Sketching and Watercolors,” Fayne Ansley, sketching, 2 to 4 p.m., cost $25 ($20 Bascom members)
Plus many others

Registration is going on now for these and more than 50 other Bascom classes and workshops. To register or for more information, visit www.thebascom.org or call (828) 526-4949.