Learn colorful pottery making in this 8-week ceramics course in NYC!
This listing is for the Friday night two-hour class that meets from 6-8pm. This class runs for eight consecutive weeks starting with the first class date.
Clay is such an exciting and creative medium to work with and adding color makes it so much more interesting! In this class you will learn the fundamentals of mixing and preparing your own colored clay and then how to throw it on the wheel for really beautiful effects. Some traditional methods include nerikomi, neriage, agateware, scroddleware, and nemadji. This class is a really fun opportunity to not only explore color in clay but also to experience wheel throwing, some hand techniques, mason stains and porcelain all in one term.
See our course outline below:
- Week 1 Mixing primary and shading colors (no wheel time)
- Week 2 Throwing on the potters wheel
- Week 3 Color part II, secondary and custom colors.
- Week 4 stacking vs inlay vs spiral
- Week 5 Nerikomi and laminating the cylinder. Trimming.
- Week 6 Bisque deadline if overglazing.
- Week 7 Glazing (or naked clay)
- Week 8 Final Class wrap. All fired works to be picked up in one week.
Students are assigned their own shelf for the duration of the course and open studio slots can be scheduled with Julie. Four quarter pound stains and 25lbs of clay are provided at the beginning of the term. Students who need more clay must purchase their own. Firing fees are extra and cost $0.03 per cubic inch per firing.
What you'll get
- All (basic) tools and materials are provided.
Knowledge required
- Basic pottery wheel techniques recommended
What to bring
Session repeats
- This class series runs over 8 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.
