Intermediate Wheel Throwing
Wednesdays, 9:00 am
January 7 – February 25 | Ages 16-99+
Class:
Create challenging functional, decorative, and sculptural forms using the pottery wheel. Develop various throwing techniques introduced from previous beginning-level throwing classes.
What You’ll Learn:
In a small group learning environment, you will learn step-by-step instructions to improve existing wheel-throwing skills, create more advanced forms, and explore advanced glazing methods by working on teacher-led projects and practices. With these new skills, you will learn how to throw the three basic forms on a potter’s wheel such as: plates, lidded forms, throwing larger forms, more unique shaping techniques, and surface manipulation.
We prefer that students have taken a couple beginner wheel-throwing classes before registering for this class.
***(Students are required to follow the instructor’s curriculum. Only work produced from that curriculum will be fired.)***
What You’ll Leave With:
Depending on the disciplinary skill of the student, a student may leave with 7-12 completed pieces of pottery from 25lb bag of clay.
(Students will submit glazed works for final firing on the last class of the session. Students will be contacted, via email, once their pottery has finished firing and available for pick up on a later date)
Deadline to register by: January 3rd
Instructor: Sage Hummel
Supply List
Students will need to bring:
- Own set of clay or throwing tools
- Large cleaning sponge
- Small clay work sponge
- Approx. 2ft x 2ft piece of Canvas
- Small bucket for cleaning and tool storage
- (Optional) Small/detail paintbrushes for glazing
- (Optional) Plastic bags for wrapping work
- Any sized notebook
Students will be provided:
- Shelf space as close to their creation station as possible
- (1x) bag of clay
Links to Class Required Items: (These are recommendations, not the required brands
- Clay / Throwing Tools
- Large Cleaning Sponge
- Small clay work sponge
- We recommend buying a basic toolkit with a small sponge included.
- Small Bucket for cleaning
- Any clean, small to medium sized bucket will do.
- Canvas
- We recommend a minimum of 2ft x 2ft piece.

