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Paint a Pumpkin Mug!
Saturday, 12:00 pm
October 17 | Ages 7-10

Class:

Just in time for spooky season, make your own hand-built ceramic pumpkin! Walk through all the steps to design your own custom ceramic pumpkin mug, decorate, and pick up your finished cozy piece!

What You’ll Learn:

During this class, students will learn the fundamental steps to decorating their own ceramic pumpkin.

These include :

  • Introductory surface decoration techniques
  • Painting with underglazes and glazes

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of this class, students will have learned some introductory skills to painting pottery and will have their own personalized pumpkin mug!

(Student work will go through one firing after the workshop has been completed. Students will be contacted, via email, once their pottery has finished firing and is available for pick up on a later date.)

Instructor: Kat Hardy

 

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Spooky Ceramic Cats & Dogs!
Friday, 6:00 pm
October 2nd | Ages 14-99+

Class:

Just in time for spooky season, make your own hand-built ceramic cat OR dog! Walk through all the steps to complete your own custom ceramic cat, then pick out a glaze (yes, there is black), and pick up your finished, fired four-legged friend in time for Halloween!

What You’ll Learn:

During this class, students will learn the fundamental steps to create their own ceramic cat or dog.

These include :

  • Slab building
  • Slipping and scoring
  • Basic finishing techniques
  • Simple surface decoration

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of this class, students will have learned some introductory skills to hand building and will have their very own ceramic cat or dog!

(Student work will go through two firings after the workshop has been completed. Baker Hunt will provide glaze options for the students and will glaze their work for them. Students will be contacted, via email, once their pottery has finished firing and is available for pick up on a later date.)

Instructor:  Charity Rust-Jordan 

Recommended: Ages 14-15 years of age be accompanied by a paying Adult (16+).

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Ghostly Luminaries!
Friday, 6:00 pm
October 16 | Ages 14-99+

Class:

Just in time for spooky season, make your own hand-built ceramic ghost luminary! Walk through all the steps to complete your own custom ceramic ghost, then pick out a glaze, and pick up your finished, fired spooky friend in time for Halloween!

What You’ll Learn:

During this class, students will learn the fundamental steps to create their own ceramic ghost.

These include :

  • Students will learn the pinch pot method, how to shape and fold the clay to resemble ghosts billowing in the wind, and learn how to use various shape hole punchers to create luminaries to let light through their ghosts

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of this class, students will have learned some introductory skills to hand building and will have 1-2 of their own ghost luminaries!

(Student work will go through two firings after the workshop has been completed. Baker Hunt will provide glaze options for the students and will glaze their work for them. Students will be contacted, via email, once their pottery has finished firing and is available for pick up on a later date.)

Instructor:  Amy Pellegrino

Recommended: Ages 14-15 years of age be accompanied by a paying Adult (16+).

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Spooky Ceramic Pumpkins!
Saturday, 12:00 pm
October 3rd | Ages 9-13

Class:

Just in time for spooky season, make your own hand-built ceramic pumpkin! Walk through all the steps to complete your own custom ceramic pumpkin, decorate, and pick up your finished, fired spooky friend in time for Halloween!

What You’ll Learn:

During this class, students will learn the fundamental steps to create their own ceramic pumpkin.

These include :

  • Pinch pot method
  • Introductory surface decoration techniques
  • How to carve simple designs (if desired)

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of this class, students will have learned some introductory skills to hand building and will have 1-2 of their own pumpkin friends!

(Student work will go through two firings after the workshop has been completed. Students will be contacted, via email, once their pottery has finished firing and is available for pick up on a later date.)

Instructor: Kat Hardy

 

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All Supplies Included

Ceramic Bobbleheads!
Friday, 6:00 pm
November 6th | Ages 9-13

Class:

Learn to make your very own ceramic bobblehead! In this class students will learn the steps to design and hand build their very own bobble head out of clay.

What You’ll Learn:

During this class, students will learn the fundamental steps to create their own bobble head.

These include :

  • Building and shaping clay from pinch pots
  • Basic finishing techniques
  • Simple surface decoration

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of this class, students will have learned some introductory skills to hand building and will have their very own custom ceramic bobblehead!

(Student work will go through two firings after the workshop has been completed. Students will be contacted, via email, once their pottery has finished firing and is available for pick up on a later date.)

Instructor:  Charity Rust-Jordan 

Supply List

All Supplies Included