Our Pottery Wheel Classes
WE OFFER 4 WEEKS OF CLASSES, MEETING ONCE A WEEK FOR 2 HOUR SESSIONS. PRICE FOR THE MONTH LONG CLASSES IS $125 AND INCLUDES ACCESS TO A WHEEL, ONE 25-POUND BAG OF CLAY YOUR OWN POTTERY TOOLS, AND ACCESS TO GLAZES AND TO THE KILN TO COMPLETE YOUR CREATIONS. THERE IS NO LIMITATION TO THE AMOUNT OR SIZE OF PIECES YOU MAKE. INDEPENDENT STUDIO TIMES, OUTSIDE OF CLASS HOURS, ARE AVAILABLE BUT MUST BE SCHEDULED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.
CLASS 1
YOU WILL LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE WHEEL. DURING THE INSTRUCTOR'S DEMONSTRATION, YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT CENTERING, OPENING AND LIFTING THE WALLS OF THE CLAY. THEN IT'S YOUR TURN ON THE WHEEL WITH HELP AND TIPS BEING GIVEN AS YOU GO. YOU'LL ALSO LEARN HOW TO CLEAN YOUR WHEEL AND YOUR STATION AT THE END OF THE SESSION. BIGGEST THING TO REMEMBER - HAVE FUN!
CLASS 3
CHALLENGE TIME - THROWING BIGGER PIECES. WILL YOU CREATE THE PERFECT BOWL OR VASE OR SOME OTHER FORM OF ARTWORK? YOU LEARN THROUGH PRACTICE AND MAKING MISTAKES. BY THE END OF THIS THIRD CLASS SESSION, YOU'LL HAVE THROWN SEVERAL PIECES READY TO GO INTO THE KILN FOR THE FIRST (BISQUE) FIRING.
WANT TO PLAY IN THE MUD SOME MORE?
YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR MORE CLASSES (4 TWO-HOUR, ONCE A WEEK, SESSIONS)! YOU ALREADY KNOW THE BASICS, HAVE YOUR OWN TOOLS, AND CAN PRACTICE EVERYTHING YOU'VE LEARNED ... AND MAYBE A FEW MORE TECHNIQUES ALONG THE WAY. CLASS PRICE ($125) INCLUDES A BAG OF CLAY AND ACCESS TO GLAZES AND THE KILN AS BEFORE, AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT STUDIO TIMES, OUTSIDE OF CLASSES, BEING AVAILABLE.
CLASS 2
IT'S MORE WHEEL WORK AND PUTTING INTO PRACTICE WHAT YOU LEARNED IN THE FIRST CLASS SESSION YOU'LL GET MORE HELP WITH TECHNIQUES AS NEEDED. EXPECTATIONS BY THE END OF THIS SESSION - MORE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR SKILLS AND DISCOVERING PLAYING IN THE MUD IS LOTS OF FUN!
CLASS 4
YOU'LL GET A DEMONSTRATION AND THEN PRACTICE ON CREATING A "FOOT" TO FINISH A GREENWARE PIECE. AFTERWARDS, IT'S ONTO GLAZING YOUR BISQUE CREATIONS. YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT WAX RESIST AND APPLICATION OF GLAZES. YOUR GLAZED PIECES WILL THEN GO INTO THE KILN FOR THERE FINAL FIRING AND YOU WILL BE CONTACTED WHEN TO PICK UP YOUR FINISHED POTTERY.
MORE TECHNIQUES? LIKE WHAT?
HOW ABOUT LEARNING TO PULL HANDLES FOR MUGS OR PITCHERS? COLLARING TO CREATE THIN NECKED VASES. ALTERING PIECES TO ADD MORE TEXTURE TO YOUR CREATION OR TO CHANGE THE SHAPE OF BEING ROUND TO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. CARVING OUT YOUR GREENWARE TO MAKE A CANDLE HOLDER OR MAYBE A COLANDER. PUTTING YOUR "FOOT" DOWN ON YOUR PIECES TO FINISH THEM. AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE YOU CAN IMAGINE!
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
LYN STEWART
IS A NATIVE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND SHE AND HER FAMILY HAVE BEEN HERE IN ROCK HILL SINCE 1979. SHE FIRST LEARNED ABOUT CLAY AT A VERY YOUNG AGE FROM HER
MULTI-TALENTED ARTISTIC MOM BUT DISCOVERED THE WHEEL WHILE FINISHING HER STUDIES AT CLEMSON. A FEW YEARS, A COUPLE OF KIDS AND JOBS, AND SOME OTHER POTTERY CLASSES LATER, SHE PURCHASED HER OWN WHEEL AND HAS BEEN PLAYING IN THE MUD EVER SINCE. LYN IS EXCITED TO SHARE WHAT SHE'S LEARNED WITH OTHERS.
