EDUCATION
BH3: Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Instructor: Moz Rude
June 18 – July 16
Fee: $190 + $60 (5% member discount)
BH4: Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Instructor: Moz Rude
July 23 – August 20
Fee: $190 + $60 (5% member discount)
INTERMEDIATE-TOADVANCED CLASSES
Looking to refine your techniques and further develop your voice in clay? Intermediate-to-Advanced classes will take your skill set to the next level and deepen your understanding of clay! Many of these classes have a specific focus but leave room for personal interests and growth. If you’re unsure which level to register for, our education staff will happily assist you in finding the appropriate class, via phone or email: 612.339.8007x309 or education@ northernclaycenter.org. As with all NCC classes, please wear old clothes and bring an old towel, a bucket no larger than one gallon, and a set of tools to the first class. Tool kits are available for purchase at NCC. Lab fee includes one 25 pound bag of clay up to a cost of $26, all glazing materials, firings, and open studio access.
INTERMEDIATE-TO-ADVANCED WHEEL THROWING
Take the next step on your journey with the potter’s wheel, build on your
foundations, and discover the secrets of making great pots during these 9- and 10-week classes. Improve your skills and learn new techniques for throwing forms such as cylinders, bowls, vases, and more using the pottery wheel as a tool. You will learn surface treatments like glazing, staining, and slipping, and be introduced to firing procedures. These classes are designed for those with previous wheel-throwing experience, who have taken some beginner classes (or equivalent), and who feel comfortable navigating basic forms on the wheel.
Marbling, Facets, and Flare!
Learn to create novel, funky texture and pattern in your work by using a variety of common and uncommon techniques. Technical demonstrations will include marbling clay, creating different kinds of facets, hammering with custom stamps and paddles to create texture, and even some new and unconventional ways to put feet on our pots. If you've been in a rut and looking for a signature flourish to incorporate into your pots, this is a class for you.
AW1: Mondays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Instructor: Erin Holt
June 16 – August 18
Fee: $380 + $120 (5% member discount)
Pots
for the Home
In this course students will focus on refining the core forms that make up functional pottery: mugs, cups, bowls, pitchers, and vases. Students will
explore the feeling conveyed through manipulating various forms, while placing an emphasis on functionality. Throughout the class, students will have the opportunity to reference historical pots, experiment with different textures and gestures, and focus on making beautiful, utilitarian pots for the home.
AW2: Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Instructor: Olivia Jenson
June 17 – August 19
Fee: $380 + $120 (5% member discount)
Thrown and Altered
Learn more about thrown and altered techniques to make pots that break out of the traditional mold. Instructor demonstrations will teach you how to cut, add, and alter your pottery to create new shapes, forms, and textures.
AW3: Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Instructor: Paola Evangelista
June 18 – August 20
Fee: $380 + $120 (5% member discount)
Dinner Party
Ready to throw a dinner party using your very own handmade ceramic dishes? Then this is the class for you! Elevate your wheel throwing skills to the next level and learn the craft of consistency. You'll learn how to make multiple sets of work, whether that be cups, plates, bowls and beyond. Plus, discover new design techniques and surface methods to enhance your work. Find your unique style to impress your guests, and yourself!
AW4: Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Instructor: Alysha Hill
June 18 – August 20
Fee: $380 + $120 (5% member discount)
Focus on Form
Learn the essential elements of form and function in this class tailored to individuals interested in honing their skills in crafting pottery that combines aesthetic appeal with practical usability.
AW5: Thursdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Instructor: Leila Denecke
June 26 – August 21
Fee: $342 + $120 (5% member discount)
Surface Decoration
Explore the rich possibilities of surface decoration to enhance your ceramic forms. Do a deep dive in pottery decoration techniques like scraffito, inlay, and brushwork. This class will help you develop the imagery you are creating on your pots and expand your artistic voice in the process.
AW6: Sundays, 10 am – 1pm
Instructor: Lisa Himmelstrup
June 22 – August 24
Fee: $380 + $120 (5% member discount)
INTERMEDIATE-TO-ADVANCED HANDBUILDING
Take a break from crouching over the potter’s wheel and come over to Studio C for some handbuilding! Learn new techniques in coiling, pinching, and slab-building, and delve into concepts that offer new perspectives and ways to reimagine working with clay. Bring your
favorite tools and challenging ideas to the first class.
Modern Artifacts
This 10-week class will look at historic ceramic forms made from the oldest techniques in ceramics - handbuilding. What kind of forms were made and for what uses in times before the pottery wheel? This class will learn about functional and small-scale sculptural forms from ancient history and apply them to their creative process and modern uses. This class is for those who want to dive deeper into the history of handbuilding and explore themes of prehistoric uses for clay. These classes are designed for those with previous handbuilding experience, who have taken some beginner classes (or equivalent), and who feel comfortable navigating basic handbuilt forms.
AH1: Saturdays, 10 am – 1 pm
Instructor: Moz Rude
June 21 – August 23
Fee: $380 + $120 (5% member discount)
Cultivating Chaos
Clay is unique in the possibility for its individual particles to come to rest in near infinite arrangements. This makes it a pliable language to approach the complexities of what may not be seen to the naked eye including cosmic vortexes, unique neural webs, plant energies, spiritual bodies, and ideologies. In this sculptural hand building course, we will tap into the experiential and expressive properties of clay and disentangle the
