Visiting A r t i s t

Start with the basics and learn what it takes to turn mud and rock into objects that last a lifetime. Whether you’re shaping clay on the potter’s wheel or sculpting with your hands, you will be amazed with each step along the way. Students are encouraged to supply their own towel/rag. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.

AUTUMN LEAF TILE with Mike Daddario

Saturday & Sunday

Sept. 9 & 10 10am-1pm

Work within the print and ceramics studios to create your own textured set of autumn themed tiles! The first day, work in the print studio where you'll choose your image and carve your linocut. Practice printing with your carving by making a set of cards. The following day, meet in the ceramics studio where you'll use your linocut to press your image into a slab of clay, resulting in a handmade set of 4"x4" tiles. $60 / $51 (member)

2 Day Workshop

MINI FIGURATIVE BUST with Carol Seigel

Session A: 3 Wednesdays

Oct. 11 - 25

1-4pm

Session B: 3 Wednesdays

Nov. 1 - 15

1-4pm

Bust out of your typical ceramics style to make a small scale sculpture. Working with clay tools, learn how to sculpt mini figurative proportions and facial expressions. Through demonstrations and personal guidance, learn to successfully make a bust as you prepare each piece for firing. Create two sculptures as you increase your knowledge.

$148.50 / $126.23 (member)

More Ceramics Workshops

Dia De Finados Candle Dish Bring Your Own Adult pg. 1

CERAMIC SPOOKY HOUSE with Zoungy Kligge

INTRO TO WHEEL THROWING FOR TEENS with Paola Mateo

Saturday Sept. 30 1-5pm

INTRO TO HANDBUILDING with Chloe Theodosiou

6 Wednesdays

Oct. 11 - Nov. 15 6-9pm

Screen

PRINTED CERAMICS TRANSFERS

with Bri Shimer

3 Mondays

Sept. 11 - 25 6-9pm

Let's combine clay with screen printing! Learn how to utilize screen printing ceramic slips for transferring designs and patterns onto ceramic surfaces. In this course, we will spend one class in the print studio exposing screens and printing transfers on rice paper and newsprint. Then we will head down to the ceramics studio to learn how to bring those designs into clay. In this class, you will create a few coasters and trays with ready-made designs provided for you.

$148.50 / $126.23 (member)

NEXT STEPS: GLAZE SURFACE EXPLORATION with Heidi Sensenig

5 Fridays Oct. 13 - Nov. 10 10am-1pm

Color, shine, and surface can take your pottery to the next level. Let's learn the ins and outs of glazing, so you can feel comfortable and confident in finishing your creative piece. We'll discuss how the structure of your ceramic objects can influence the finished glaze results.

Prerequisite of Intro to Handbuilding, Intro to Wheel Throwing, or equivalent.

$247.50 / $210.38 (member)

Using clay slab construction and sculpting tools, handbuild your own spooky ceramic house with see-through windows that glow in the night! An electric tealight candle is included with your project.

$75 / $63.75 (member)

1 Day Workshop

5 Mondays Oct. 2 - 30 5-7pm

Looking for the next steps in your ceramic art? Jump on the wheel in this clay wheel throwing intensive designed for teens. Learn how to center, compress, and pull clay while you make functional art.

Instructor is bilingual in both English and Spanish.

$165 / $140.25 (member)

Get your hands dirty learning introductory skills for handbuilding ceramic objects. We will cover basic techniques: pinching, building with coils, and soft slab construction. Each class will begin with some ceramic vocabulary, a look at pictures of completed work using the technique covered that day, and a short project demonstration.

$297 / $252.45 (member)

REDWARE SGRAFFITO WORKSHOP WITH ROBESONIA REDWARE with Robesonia Redware

Session A: Saturday Oct. 28 10am-1pm

Session B: Saturday Oct. 28 3-6pm

In celebration of the City of Reading's 275th anniversary, GoggleWorks has teamed up with redware artists Michelle and Curt from Robesonia Redware. In this workshop, decorate your own 7” redware plate and oval shaped ornament as you learn about Pennsylvania German redware pottery and the decoration technique of “sgraffito” (the Italian word for scratch).

$75 / $63.75 (member)

1 Day Workshop

INTRO TO WHEEL THROWING with Laura Bierly

6 Mondays Nov. 13 - Dec. 18 6-9pm

HANDSCULPTING with Paola Mateo

5 Sundays (no class Nov. 26) Nov. 5 - Dec. 10 10am-1pm

Learn the basics of handbuilding, hollowing work, and seamlessly connecting pieces together as you observe and recreate your own hand. With this knowledge, you are encouraged to explore your creativity by constructing a unique hand that is all your own.

Instructor is bilingual in both English and Spanish.

$247.50 / $210.38 (member)

MONOPRINTING IN CLAY with Sharon Delong

Saturday Nov. 11 12-4pm

A monoprint is a unique way to create a surface design in ceramics by transferring an image you create. The process involves painting layers of underglazes on newsprint before placing the paper, glazed side down, onto a wet slab of clay. Peel back the paper and the results will be magical. Create small forms such as a tray, budvase, or a bowl.

$75 / $63.75 (member)

1 Day Workshop

Dia De Los Santos Pinch Pot Flower Vase Bring Your Own Adult pg.1

Ceramic Winter Tree Sculpture Bring Your Own Adult pg. 1

Ceramics Maker Date pg.3

Percious Metal Clay pg.4

Crafting a Cup of Tea pg.5

Throw it down on the potter's wheel and have fun learning to make bowls, mugs, and vases! Learn at your own pace and develop your own style. Already have some wheel throwing experience and want to refine your skills? Try incorporating complex attachments and surface designs on your favorite forms.

$297 / $252.45 (member)

NEXT STEPS: SLIPS, STAMPS, SGRAFFITO! with Chloe Theodosiou

4 Wednesdays

Nov. 29 - Dec. 20 6-9pm

Slips, Stamps, Sgraffito, oh my!

Expanding on your studio skills and knowledge of surface, apply slips, create your own stamps, and decorate using various carving techniques.

Prerequisite of Intro to Handbuilding, Intro to Wheel Throwing, or equivalent.

$198 / $168.30 (member)

LIDDED VESSELS with Bri Shimer

3 Fridays Dec. 1 - 15 10am-1pm

Using advanced techniques, develop your skills on the wheel to create a variety of lidded ceramic forms. We'll discuss different ways to make lids and discover the best way for your lids to fit on a vessel.

Prerequisite of Intro to Handbuilding, Intro to Wheel Throwing, or equivalent.

$148.50 / $126.23 (member)