The following workshops and classes will all take place at the
Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
Adult Hand Building Class
Instructors: Mike McNutt & Shevon Sullivan
Learn to shape clay into vessels, plates, tiles, etc. through slab construction. Using press molds students will add figures and press mold shapes to the pieces they have constructed. This class offers a tool kit and 8 hrs of instruction.
Cost is $240 or $325. All materials are included.
For more information, and to register for the three workshops above,
please contact the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
Call (805) 646-3381 or send an e-mail.
Or, you may contact Anam Cre' Pottery Studio, (805) 896-6197.
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Wheel Throwing Workshop
Instructors: Mike McNutt & Shevon Sullivan
1:00 - 3:00 pm glazing -- works can then be picked up or shipped to students.
Students will learn how to throw on the wheel. All skill levels are welcome. Friday 4:00 - 6:00 pm is a lecture and demonstration. Saturday will include centering and throwing in two class sessions. 10:00 am - 12:00 pm or 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Sunday students learn to trim a foot on the bottom of a bowl, embellish the ones they threw on Saturday and alter a form. Two separate Classes are held in two sessions 10:00 am - 12:00 pm or 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Evening Open Studio Saturday 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
This class will involve the fundamentals of making pottery. Beginners will learn the basics of wheel throwing and will see they go from making a simple cylinder to an altered carved vase. Hand-building techniques will also be introduced and incorporated with the thrown vessels. Students will also learn to trim a foot on the bottoms of the bowls. All skill levels welcome.
Cost is $495 for 1 session or $550 for 2 sessions. All Materials are included.