Wheel Throwing: Beyond the Basics

Ready to deepen your connection with the wheel and truly expand your pottery capabilities? Our Wheel Throwing: Beyond the Basics class is the ideal next step for those eager to build on their foundational knowledge and achieve greater control.

In this progressive course, you’ll move beyond the basics, focusing on:

• Form Refinement: Achieving more consistent shapes and precise dimensions for cylinders, bowls, and plates.
• Expanding Your Repertoire: Learning to throw more diverse and complex forms, such as vases, bottles, or vessels designed for handles and lids.
• Mastering Trimming: Exploring various trimming techniques to create elegant foot rings and refined bases.
• Problem-Solving: Developing strategies to troubleshoot common throwing challenges and improve your overall technique.
• Glazing Strategies: Gaining insights into how form influences successful glaze applications.

Through dedicated practice, targeted demonstrations, and personalized feedback from our instructors, you’ll gain the confidence to approach a wider range of functional and artistic ceramic pieces. Get ready to transform your ideas into beautiful, finished pottery!

What to Bring:

• Wear old clothes: Pottery can get messy!
• Old towel
• Closed-toe shoes: For safety in the studio.
• A positive attitude: Be ready to learn and have fun!

Included in the course fee: 32 hours of studio time, a 25 lb bag of clay, a firing allotment for this clay, and access to all necessary studio tools and glazes.