Ceramics

From the beginning of recorded time, humans have worked with clay to solve life ’ s problems – for shelter, for cooking, for storage, for record keeping, and for the pursuit of beauty. In our highly technological age, clay also serves as a medium of expression. Our ceramic program affords our students growth and development of personal aesthetics as well as mastery of technical skills.

We recommend that beginning students start their ceramic journey in handbuilding, which provides a basic grounding for further exploration on the wheel.

CERAMIC STUDIO TIME

Studio monitor No senior discount All levels This is an opportunity to continue your work in the studio outside of class, during the hours listed below. You must be enrolled in a ceramics (CER) class to be eligible. The price is $10 per session (this is a flat fee with no incremental pricing). Please sign in and pay in the studio before starting your work, and make sure to observe the posted studio rules and regulations.

Wednesdays* 9:15 AM to 12:15 PM, Mar 28-May 30

Fridays* 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Apr 6-Jun 8

Saturdays* 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, Apr 7-Jun 16 No studio time on Saturday, May 26. *provided a monitor can be found.

ON THE WHEEL

Marilyn Dale 18S CER282: Sundays, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Apr 8-Jun 10 No class on May 20 or May 27. 8 sessions $268 ($273 after Mar 15) Material fee Beginner Firing fee Join us in the studio for this fun beginner class and focus on your wheel-throwing skills. Learn the ten steps to a perfect pot and then practice, practice, practice! This course breaks down the steps of throwing; each week’s skill will be built on the previous classes. Please note: You will need to park offsite if attending on Sunday; the parking lot is reserved on Sundays by the Demarest Baptist Church for services.

WHEEL OF FORTUNE

Marilyn Dale 18S CER214: Mondays, 9:15 AM to 12:15 PM, Mar 26-May 14 8 sessions $268 ($273 after Mar 15) Material fee Beginne r Firing fee Start with wedging and end with admiring your pots. Learn how to use the pottery wheel, guided by ten specific steps developed over two decades of teaching. The skills taught are adapted to emphasize your strengths. Special focus is on centering the clay to support your desired form. Students finish their pots with the glazes of their choice; a range of beautiful glazes is provided.

PERFECTING TECHNIQUES

Marilyn Dale 18S CER289A: Mondays, 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, Mar 26-May 14 18S CER289B: Sundays, 11:45 AM to 2:45 PM, Apr 8-Jun 10 No class on May 20 or May 27. 8 sessions $268 ($273 after Mar 15) Material fee - Firing Intermediate fee and advanced In this class, students will practice and perfect their techniques for throwing on the potter’s wheel. Advanced forms and throwing and finishing larger amounts of clay will be taught. Special emphasis is given to each student’s throwing style. We will also explore glazing and finishing techniques to fit specific forms. Please note: You will need to park offsite if attending on Sunday; the parking lot is reserved on Sundays by the Demarest Baptist Church for services.

EAT, DRINK, & BE MERRY

HAVING IT ALL

Eric Lawrence 18S CER234: Mondays, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Mar 26-Jun 4 No class on May 28. e 10 sessions $335 ($340 after Mar 15) Material fee All - Firing levels fee The wheel, slab roller, extruder, and our hands are just some of the tools available in the studio to help us make things. But all too often and all too quickly, we tend to gravitate towards one method and forget about the rest. Taking a look at all of our resources is a great way to begin making pots or sculpture, and it’s a wonderful way for experienced clay hands to find new inspiration. Come open to experimentation and bring a sense of humor.

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CONE SIX: YOU CAN DO IT!

Raye Cooke 18S CER163: Tuesdays, 9:15 AM to 12:15 PM, Mar 27-May 29 10 sessions $335 ($340 after Mar 15) Material fee All - Firing levels fee This course in handbuilding and wheel-throwing uses mid-range cone six glazes, engobes, and underglazes. Electric firing, the most accessible to urban potters, allows a wide range of surface finishes and color. Instruction will be given in making and applying glazes and slips, as well as using and firing the electric kiln. Experimentation is encouraged; a notebook is necessary. Lessons and demonstrations are directed towards individual needs and development. Susan Bogen 18S CER242: Tuesdays, 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, Mar 27-May 29 10 sessions $335 ($340 after Mar 15) Material fee All - Firing levels fee Come make luscious pots designed to hold, serve, and prepare food. We will start with drinking vessels and move on to pitchers and teapots, then create serving bowls, platters and baking casseroles. Wheel-throwing and altering are the primary methods explored; emphasis will be on glazing and decorating as well. Bring a strong appetite for making beautiful pots; our goal will be a potluck lunch at the end of the semester to try out our new pieces.

LARGER FORMS

Sang Joon Park 18S CER262: Tuesdays, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Mar 27-May 29 10 sessions $335 ($340 after Mar 15) Material fee All - Firing levels fee

Develop your personal pottery style in this wheel class as you learn to create large vessels, platters, altered forms, surfaces, and lids. Beginners will practice their throwing skills while intermediate and advanced students further develop their ideas and techniques with individual projects.

ALTERED POTS

Susan Bogen 18S CER279: Wednesdays, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Mar 28-May 30 10 sessions $335 ($340 after Mar 15) Material fee All - Firing levels fee We use the potter’s wheel to make nice, round, even pots, right? So that’s where we will start, but then we will push, paddle, cut, stretch, and coax the clay into new forms. Flattened, oval, bulbous, fluted, and lobed pots will emerge. What fun - and still functional and beautiful! We’ll also spend time discussing and experimenting with different methods of decorating and glazing our finished pots.

MAKING POTTERY SETS

MENTOR PROGRAM

DeBorah Goletz 18S CER284: 18S MEN131: Total 3 hours - to be arranged with faculty Thursdays, 9:15 AM to 12:15 PM, Mar 29-May 31 $180 Work No senior discount or membership fee All levels one-on-one with a faculty mentor towards a personal goal or 10 sessions $335 Material fee - Firing Intermediate ($340 after Mar fee and advanced 15) specific accomplishment. Includes: periodic meetings to review and Learn to create sets of functional or decorative pottery. critique work, evaluations of progress, and recommendations for We will make nesting bowls, stacking jars, tea sets that future study. nestle or dishes that store together. Fanciful or functional, we aim to make a stylish impact. Demonstrations and discussions include ways to create harmony within a set and, technically, CONE SIX & CONE TEN how to make pieces that fit together and hand-builders are welcome. formally and visually. Wheel-throwers Raye Cooke 18S CER298: Wednesdays, 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, Mar 28-May 30 10 sessions $335 ($340 after Mar 15) Material fee - Firing Intermediate fee and advanced You don’t have to choose - you can have it all! This class will allow you to compare and contrast reduction and oxidation firing. Find a firing to suit your needs as you refine wheel and handbuilding skills. Demonstrations and project ideas will be offered. Individual needs will be met within a group setting. Keep track of your progress with a notebook - a great way to see where you are and where you might want to go.

ALTERNATIVE FORMING TECHNIQUES

Michael Porfido

18S CER307:

Thursdays, 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, Mar 29-May 31 10 sessions $335 ($340 after Mar 15) Material fee All Firing levels fee Students will explore a variety of forming techniques for the potter’s wheel. The challenge of taller forms will be examined using stacking, slab and coiling, and Eastern and Western ’pulling’ techniques. Learn how to add texture to thrown forms using conventional and unconventional tools. Discover something new each week to incorporate into your pottery making vocabulary!

Please bring a notebook or sketch pad and a pencil to the first class.