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Holiday Pie Pans
Friday, 6:00 p.m.
November 21st | Ages 16-99+

Class:

Prepare to warm your home and fill your bellies! This class is sure to entice the creative chef in your life. In this two-part class, students of all skill levels learn how to create their own hand-built ceramic pie pan AND will have a cooking class where they will learn create all the elements needed to make their very own pie at home.

What You’ll Learn:

During the first part of this two-hour class you will learn fundamental hand-building skills, how to use basic pottery tools, how to prep materials to make your own pie, and how to safely use your new pie pan. The second part of this workshop, you will visit the Baker Hunt learning kitchen to learn how to make a crust, pie filling, and prepare the pie for baking in their newly made pie plate.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of the two-part workshop, you will have learned and experience first-hand all the steps of how to build your own pie pan and how to make your own pie with it. Students will also leave the second class with a ready to bake pie they created in the kitchen in their newly made pie dish.

Instructor: Amy Pellegrino

All Supplies included.

Beginner Handbuilding
Thursdays, 6:30 pm
September 25 – November 13 | Ages 16-99+

Learn the uniquely expressive qualities of clay to create pottery and sculpture.  Develop various hand-building techniques including pinching, coiling, and slab-making.  Students will create beautifully glazed and fired ceramic ware as they work on teacher-led projects and practices.

Students are required to follow the instructor’s curriculum. Only work produced from that curriculum will be fired.

No makeup classes will be made available in the case of illness or inclement weather.

Instructor: Amy Pellegrino 

Supply List

Students will need to bring:

  1. Own set of clay tools
  2. Small clay work sponge
  3. Approximately 2ft x 2ft piece of canvas
  4. (Optional but recommended) Small/detail paintbrushes for glazing
  5. (Optional but recommended) Plastic bags for wrapping work

Students will be provided:

  1. Shelf space as close to their creation station as possible
  2. (1x) bag of clay

Links to Class Required Items:

  1. Clay / Throwing Tools
  2. Small clay work sponge
    • We recommend buying a basic toolkit with a small sponge included.
  3. Canvas
    • We recommend a minimum of 2ft x 2ft piece.

Beginner Handbuilding
Wednesdays, 9:00 am
September 24 – November 12 | Ages 16-99+

Learn the uniquely expressive qualities of clay to create pottery and sculpture.  Develop various hand-building techniques including pinching, coiling, and slab-making.  Students will create beautifully glazed and fired ceramic ware as they work on teacher-led projects and practices.

Students are required to follow the instructor’s curriculum. Only work produced from that curriculum will be fired.

No makeup classes will be made available in the case of illness or inclement weather.

Instructor: Amy Pellegrino 

Supply List

Students will need to bring:

  1. Own set of clay tools
  2. Small clay work sponge
  3. Approximately 2ft x 2ft piece of canvas
  4. (Optional but recommended) Small/detail paintbrushes for glazing
  5. (Optional but recommended) Plastic bags for wrapping work

Students will be provided:

  1. Shelf space as close to their creation station as possible
  2. (1x) bag of clay

Links to Class Required Items:

  1. Clay / Throwing Tools
  2. Small clay work sponge
    • We recommend buying a basic toolkit with a small sponge included.
  3. Canvas
    • We recommend a minimum of 2ft x 2ft piece.

Intermediate Handbuilding
Tuesdays, 6:00 pm
September 23 – November 11 | Ages 16-99+

Develop more advanced handbuilding techniques from previous handbuilding classes, to create both functional and sculptural work. Students will explore advanced pinching, coiling, slab making, and surface alteration as they work on teacher-led projects and practices.

Beginner Handbuilding courses are preferred before registering for this class.

Students are required to follow the instructor’s curriculum. Only work produced from that curriculum will be fired.

No makeup classes will be made available in the case of illness or inclement weather.

Instructor:  Charity Rust-Jordan  

Supply List

Students will need to bring:

  1. Own set of clay tools
  2. Small clay work sponge
  3. Approx. 2ft x 2ft piece of Canvas
  4. (Optional but recommended) Small/detail paintbrushes for glazing
  5. (Optional but recommended) Plastic bags for wrapping work

Students will be provided:

  1. Shelf space as close to their creation station as possible
  2. (1x) bag of clay

Links to Class Required Items:

  1. Clay / Throwing Tools
  2. Small clay work sponge
    • We recommend buying a basic toolkit with a small sponge included.
  3. Canvas
    • We recommend a minimum of 2ft x 2ft piece.

Beginner Handbuilding
Tuesdays, 3:30 pm
September 23 – November 11 | Ages 16-99+

Learn the uniquely expressive qualities of clay to create pottery and sculpture.  Develop various hand-building techniques including pinching, coiling, and slab-making.  Students will create beautifully glazed and fired ceramic ware as they work on teacher-led projects and practices.

Students are required to follow the instructor’s curriculum. Only work produced from that curriculum will be fired.

No makeup classes will be made available in the case of illness or inclement weather.

Instructor:  Charity Rust-Jordan 

Supply List

Students will need to bring:

  1. Own set of clay tools
  2. Small clay work sponge
  3. Approx. 2ft x 2ft piece of Canvas
  4. (Optional but recommended) Small/detail paintbrushes for glazing
  5. (Optional but recommended) Plastic bags for wrapping work

Students will be provided:

  1. Shelf space as close to their creation station as possible
  2. (1x) bag of clay

Links to Class Required Items:

  1. Clay / Throwing Tools
  2. Small clay work sponge
    • We recommend buying a basic toolkit with a small sponge included.
  3. Canvas
    • We recommend a minimum of 2ft x 2ft piece.

Beginner Sculpture: Animal Studies
Monday, 6:30 pm
September 22 – November 10 | Ages 16-99+

Dip your hands into the world of ceramic sculpture! Learn how to use handbuilding techniques and underglaze decoration to create sculptures of household pets or even your favorite wild animal! This beginner level class introduces sculpting techniques to students who have had prior experience with clay working.

Students are required to follow the instructor’s curriculum. Only work produced from that curriculum will be fired.

No makeup classes will be made available in the case of illness or inclement weather.

Instructor: Amy Pellegrino

Supply List

Students will need to bring:

  1. Own set of clay tools
  2. Small clay work sponge
  3. Approximately 2ft x 2ft piece of canvas
  4. (Optional but recommended) Small/detail paintbrushes for glazing
  5. (Optional but recommended) Plastic bags for wrapping work

Students will be provided:

  1. Shelf space as close to their creation station as possible
  2. (1x) bag of clay

Links to Class Required Items:

  1. Clay / Throwing Tools
  2. Small clay work sponge
    • We recommend buying a basic toolkit with a small sponge included.
  3. Canvas
    • We recommend a minimum of 2ft x 2ft piece.