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Resident Artist Series: June Beginner Potter’s Wheel
Using the potter’s wheel to make functional objects can be a very rewarding experience. This class will cover the basics of working on the potter’s wheel. If you have never tried this before, please expect some difficulty in the initial stages. The focus will be to learn centering and then to pull shapes such as bowls (ex. berry bowls, soup bowls, colander, cereal bowls, etc) and cylinders (ex. Mugs, tumblers, sippers – based on the learning curve). The second week of class will be trimming and practicing more shapes. Glazing will take place the final week. Some experience may be necessary.
Class Meets:
June 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 18th
Resident Artist Series: "Tis the Season" in July using the Slab Machine
“Tis the Season” in July using the Slab Machine – Learn the basics of how to use the slab machine to make a Holiday Themed Luminary. We will create templates and use texture pads and rollers to embellish the surface.
Class Meets:
July 7th – 10th, 16th
All Ages Pottery - Treasure Shelf (July)
Make a shelf with nooks for all your tiny treasures.
Ages:
7 and up
All Ages Pottery - Leaf Trays
Use a real leaf to imprint texture in clay and decorate with whatever you can imagine. Feel free to bring in a leaf, or choose from the ones we will have available.
Ages:
5 and up
All Ages Pottery - Fairy Doors (August)
Create a clay fairy door for indoor or outdoor display.
Ages:
5 and up
Resident Artist Series: August Totems
In this class we will use the slab machine and/or the potter’s wheel to make various shapes that will be stacked together on a metal pole/rebar for either garden art or inside your home. Students will need to source their own rebar and mounting base/block before class and have it ready on the first day of class. Various hand building techniques will be demonstrated as well as student created templates and studio forms used to construct shapes. Students need to bring resource materials for inspiration such as pictures, sketches, etc.
Class Meets:
August 4th-7th and 13th
All Ages Pottery - Pinch Pot Animals (August)
Use the pinch pot technique to create a clay creature, real or imaginary.
Ages:
5 and up
Resident Artist Series: September Halloween Pumpkins
Learn a variety of techniques for making clay pumpkins. We will make pumpkins the first week of class and glaze on the 24th.
Class Meets:
September 16th, 17th, 18th, 24th
All Ages Pottery - Pottery Pumpkin
Make a clay pumpkin to keep and some tiny ones to share in our Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt.
Ages:
5 and up
All Ages Pottery - Ghosts
Get ready for spooky season by creating ghosts using slabs and texture tools.
Ages:
5 and up
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Visit: 323 Franklin Road
Highlands, NC 28741 (Map It)
Call: 828-526-4949 (Main)
828-787-2892 (Ceramics Studio)
This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Learn more at NCArts.org
Funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. Learn more at SouthArts.org.
Funding is due in part to a Tourism Grant with Visit Highlands, NC. Learn more HighlandsChamber.org