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Ceramics Classes-Painted Sky Center for the Arts Fall 2022 Catalog Issue 5
Check out our new fall ceramics classes!
Go to https://paintedskycenter.com/ceramics to register.
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Genevieve Paddock
Like so many other potters, I was first introduced to clay in a high school ceramics class. By senior year, I was taking most of my lunches in the ceramics room with the other art geeks, spending as much time playing with clay as I could. But, again, it was the clay’s versatility that I was drawn to. You can make it look like anything you can imagine - tree bark, skin, leather, metal - you name it! And the meditative spin of a wheel, who can resist that?
BEGINNING HAND BUILDING & WHEEL THROWING Mondays and Thursdays, September 12 - October 06, 6:00 PM 8:00 PM (8 sessions)
This is a great class for beginners to do ceramics! In this class, students will learn the principles of hand building and wheel throwing and become familiar with the clay process. The first half of the course will cover the techniques of pinch, slab, and coil building as students build and glaze their own plate, bowl, and mug set to take home. Next will be an introduction to the potter's wheel, focusing on the core skills of wedging, centering, opening, and pulling walls to create a cylinder, steps which are the foundation of all thrown pots.
Kara Mae Doescher
I started doing pottery in high school and instantly fell in love with it. I took as many ceramics classes in college as I could fit into a busy schedule. I can't resist the methodical but messy nature of making pottery, and I love being able to make beautiful but useful pieces. Since moving to Grant County, I've been so happy to find a ceramics studio with such an incredibly kind, welcoming community of artists. When I'm not playing with mud in the studio you can find me doing something (anything!) outdoors with my border collie, baking, and trying out any kind of arts and crafts.
BEGINNER WHEEL THROWING Saturdays, October 29 - November 12 1:00 PM 4:00 PM (3 session)
Come learn the basics of throwing on the wheel! We will learn how to center clay, open a form, pull walls, shape, trim, and glaze through demos and lots of hands-on practice.
