Adult Clay Classes - Fall 2017

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Fall 2017 Adult Clay Classes September/October/November

Friday/Saturday Date Night Click on Available Dates Skill Level: All Levels to Enroll Instructor: Varies $50 per couple ($60 on 10/13) Location: 2100 Walnut St.

Enjoy a creative Friday night date in the Crossroads! Bring your sweetheart and learn to throw on the potter's wheel. Decorate the best pots you make and Belger Arts will glaze and fire them.* Afterward, check out one of the many restaurants in the Crossroads. *Finished items can be picked up on the following First Friday of the month. Must be over 18 to sign up. Call 816-474-7316 or e-mail gallery@belgerarts.org to reserve your spot. Space is limited, must register at least 48 hours in advance.

Available Dates Friday Date Night

Saturday Date Night

+ September 15

+ September 16

6pm - 8pm

5pm - 7pm

+ September 22 + Friday the 13th (10/13)

+ October 14

+ October 20 + November 10

+ November 11

+ November 17 + December 8 + December 15

+ December 9

September Classes

Luscious Layers:

Decals

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+ Click Here to Enroll Now Skill Level: All Levels Instructor: Kelly Daniels $100 + $35 Lab Fee Location: 2011 Tracy Ave.

Dates: Tuesdays September 5 - 26 Time: 6pm - 9pm

Looking for one more layer of decoration for your pieces? This class is just what you're looking for! We will use vintage waterslide decals, laser printed/sepia-toned iron oxide decals, luster, and solid decal sheets to build successive layers of information to give your pieces that finishing touch.

We will design decals as well as use commercial and homemade decals.

Processes are applicable for sculptural and functional work and are appropriate for all types of clays and glaze temperatures.

Previous experience in a Luscious Layers series class is not a prerequisite for taking this class and it is appropriate for all levels of experience.

Sculpture 101

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+ Click Here to Enroll Now Skill Level: All Levels Instructor: Kim LaVonne $100 + $20 Lab Fee Location: 2011 Tracy Ave.

Dates: Tuesdays September 5 - 26 Time: 6pm - 9pm

This class will be an intensive look into ceramic sculpture addressing various hand-building methods such as coil, slab, pinch, and solid-to-hollow construction. This class is perfect for someone wanting to overcome hurdles and tap into their creativity. Each participant will be able to choose a style such as figurative, architectural, realistic, or abstract and focus on a specific project. We will also cover various methods for slip, glaze, and “cold� surface treatments.

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Beginning Wheel

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Skill Level: All Levels Instructor: Sarah Olsen $100 + $20 Lab Fee Location: 2011 Tracy Ave.

Dates: Wednesdays September 6 - 27 Time: 6pm - 9pm

Perfect for anyone with little or no experience with the potter’s wheel, in this class you’ll make your own cups and bowls from scratch! We’ll focus on everything from the basics of “wedging”, “centering”, and “throwing” to glazing and finishing your pieces. Come learn a new skill or revisit an old hobby with this fun hands-on class!

Intermediate Wheel

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+ Click Here to Enroll Now Skill Level: All Levels Instructor: Pierce Haley $100 + $20 Lab Fee Location: 2011 Tracy Ave.

Dates: Thursdays September 7 - 28 Time: 6pm - 9pm

This class is geared toward those with basic wheel-throwing skills and knowledge who want to improve and progress their abilities. Focused on bowl and vase forms, we will use throwing exercises such as making multiples to improve forms and effectiveness when throwing on the wheel.

Mold Making

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+ Click Here to Enroll Now Skill Level: All Levels Instructor: Joey Watson $200 + $40 Lab Fee Location: 2011 Tracy Ave.

Dates: Sundays Sep. 17 - Nov. 5 Time: 1pm - 4pm

Unlock the mysteries of working with plaster where everything from the working properties of the material, fabrication of models, creation of molds and the casting of objects will be covered.

Stretched over eight weeks, there will be a solid foundation for beginners and a solid grounding for those seeking advanced skills.

The class takes place in the Belger Crane Yard Studios dedicated plaster room, complete with ventilation and plenty of light.

October Classes

Figure Sculpture

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+ Click Here to Enroll Now Skill Level: All Levels Instructor: Kim LaVonne $100 + $20 Lab Fee Location: 2011 Tracy Ave.

Dates: Tuesdays October 3 - 24 Time: 6pm - 9pm

Aimed at learning the basics or brushing up on fundamentals, this class explores how the body is constructed. Working from photographs and fellow classmates for reference, we will learn how to build an anatomically correct 3D figure through clay. Weekly demonstrations given. We’ll discuss construction methods, armatures, clay modeling and more. Bring a sketchbook and reference material to the first day of class.

Luscious Layers:

Stencil Mania

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+ Click Here to Enroll Now Skill Level: All Levels Instructor: Kelly Daniels $100 + $35 Lab Fee Location: 2011 Tracy Ave.

Dates: Tuesdays October 3 - 24 Time: 6pm - 9pm

We will use a variety of stencil techniques to build successive layers of information at each stage in the making process. We will make and practice primarily on flat tiles. Processes are applicable for sculptural and functional work. We will work with mid-range white stoneware.

Previous experience in a Luscious Layers series class is not a prerequisite for taking this class and it is appropriate for all levels of experience.

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Beginning Wheel

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Skill Level: All Levels Instructor: Ron Taylor $100 + $20 Lab Fee Location: 2011 Tracy Ave.

Dates: Wednesdays October 4 - 25 Time: 6pm - 9pm

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Perfect for anyone with little or no experience with the potter’s wheel, in this class you’ll make your own cups and bowls from scratch! We’ll focus on everything from the basics of “wedging”, “centering”, and “throwing” to glazing and finishing your pieces. Come learn a new skill or revisit an old hobby with this fun hands-on class!

Glaze Craze

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+ Click Here to Enroll Now Skill Level: All Levels Instructor: Sarah Olsen $100 + $20 Lab Fee Location: 2011 Tracy Ave.

Dates: Wednesdays October 4 - 25 Time: 6pm - 9pm

Get acquainted with testing base glazes in this intermediate level course. The focus will be on understanding the materials in some of our studio base glazes with limited prior knowledge of glaze chemistry. This class is perfect for anyone with little or no experience with glaze chemistry. We will make test tiles, mix line blends, and explore glaze combinations and additives for cone 5 and 10 firings. Build your skills and have fun with this hands-on, group-sharing glaze class.

Fall Fantasies

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Dates: Thursdays October 5 - 26 Time: 6pm - 9pm

Using wheel throwing and handbuilding techniques, we will create Fall-themed decorative and functional items. Perfect as centerpieces for Fall decorations or gifts for the coming holidays! To get the best Fall look, we will be using mid-range red clay for these projects.

November Classes

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Beginning Wheel

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Skill Level: All Levels Instructor: Rachel O’Flannagan Dates: Wednesdays November 1 - 29 $100 + $20 Lab Fee Time: 6pm - 9pm Location: 2011 Tracy Ave.

Perfect for anyone with little or no experience with the potter’s wheel, in this class you’ll make your own cups and bowls from scratch! We’ll focus on everything from the basics of “wedging”, “centering”, and “throwing” to glazing and finishing your pieces. Come learn a new skill or revisit an old hobby with this fun hands-on class!

Luscious Layers:

Surface and Decals

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+ Click Here to Enroll Now Skill Level: All Levels Instructor: Kelly Daniels $100 + $35 Lab Fee Location: 2011 Tracy Ave.

Dates: Tuesdays November 7 - 28 Time: 6pm - 9pm

Combining the best of both worlds, come learn techniques for enhancing your pieces with enticing surfaces that incorporate decals. Want to learn how to immortalize your photographs onto glazed ceramics? We will be creating successive layers to create depth and enhanced surfaces as well as designing decals and using commercial and homemade decals. Come to class with pieces that have already been glaze fired. We will make and practice on other in and out of class-made pieces as well. We will work with mid-range porcelain.

Intermediate Wheel

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+ Click Here to Enroll Now Skill Level: All Levels Instructor: Pierce Haley $100 + $20 Lab Fee Location: 2011 Tracy Ave.

Dates: Thursdays November 2 - 30 Time: 6pm - 9pm

This class is geared toward those with basic wheel-throwing skills and knowledge who want to improve and progress their abilities. Focused on bowl and vase forms, we will use throwing exercises such as making multiples to improve forms and effectiveness when throwing on the wheel.

Winter Lights

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Dates: Thursdays November 2 - 30 Time: 6pm - 9pm

Looking for some romantic lighting to help you make it through those long winter nights? This class focuses on using hand building and wheel throwing techniques to create oneof-a-kind pierced lantern lights. We will be using a mid-range white clay for these projects.

Kelly Lynn Daniels “My overarching goal is to initiate a process of investigation and discovery where students explore the development of their authentic ideas and interests within a stimulating and exciting art environment.”

Pierce Haley “My favorite part of making ceramics is taking an idea and making it a reality. It is fun and I feel a sense of accomplishment when my ideas turn into things that can be held, touched and used.”

Kim LaVonne “My classrooms are a place for exploration, discussion and focus. I am excited to navigate new ideas with students and guide them to the best methods possible with clay to see that project through.”

Joey Watson "I want to enable students to create with as few inhibitions as possible. The more liberating the creative environment is, the more exciting the work that gets made in that space."

Rachel O’Flannagan “When I teach a class I really just want every person to take something new away from clay. Whether that be a new throwing technique, new ideas for surface treatment, or new ways to use various studio tools. We all learn from each other and I really enjoy being a part of that process.”

Sarah Jewell Olsen “I want everyone to take away the same thing that I take away from every class: that new experiences are meaningful in and of themselves, that the clay community is welcoming and supportive, and that having fun and learning something new and difficult leads to more confidence in our abilities in life overall.”

Ron Taylor

"I encourage a casual, open, friendly and educational class environment where no question is too small. I've put in the time and I want to share my storehouse of knowledge and experiences. If I can give students confidence through instruction and practice while introducing them to the long history of ceramics, I'd consider it a successful class."

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