Immersive Art Classes
for Beginners and
Advanced Students
Beginning Wheel 1: 4-Week Pottery Course in Dania Beach
$280 per person. Start dates and times change from month to month; the class calendar lists the next Beginning Wheel 1 courses.
Includes: (4) 2 hour class sessions, 25 lbs. of clay, studio time, firing and glazing, 1 additional week, for wrap up studio time.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Beginning Wheel 1 is designed for students who have never touched clay before.
Students will learn the basic mechanics of the potter’s wheel and the fundamental sequence required to create wheel-thrown pottery. The course introduces clay preparation, wedging, centering, opening, pulling walls, shaping, finishing, trimming, and basic handles.
Students should expect to make mistakes. The purpose of this course is not to produce perfect pottery, but to develop the physical understanding and muscle memory necessary to continue improving.
By the end of the four-week course, students should be comfortable sitting at the wheel, preparing clay, centering clay, creating basic cylinders and bowls, trimming leather-hard work, and understanding the basic progression from wet clay to finished pottery.
Class Schedule:
Week 1: Centering clay on the wheel
Week 2: Throwing forms
Week 3: Trimming, surface decoration and attaching handles
Week 4: Glazing and decoration
Week 5: Wrap-up of final work and additional studio time for glazing
Class Includes:
4 classes (2 hours each)
25 lbs of clay
Studio practice time (5 weeks total)
Firings and studio glazes
We look forward to helping you create beautiful pottery and explore your creativity!
Beginning Wheel 2 — Developing Control & Consistency 4 Week Course
$280 per person. Start dates and times change from month to month; the class calendar lists the next Beginning Wheel 2 courses.
Includes: (4) 2 hour class sessions, 25 lbs. of clay, studio time, firing and glazing, 1 additional week, for wrap up studio time.
This course is designed for students who have successfully completed Beginning Wheel 1 or have equivalent beginner-level wheel experience. Students will revisit foundational techniques while learning how to work with larger amounts of clay, create taller and wider forms, control wall thickness, alter basic forms, and improve consistency.
Students should have completed Beginning Wheel 1 or demonstrate equivalent beginner wheel experience.
Students entering Wheel 2 should already understand:
· Wedging
· Centering
· Opening
· Pulling
· Basic cylinders
· Basic bowls
· Basic trimming
Beginning Wheel 2 should not function as a repeat of Wheel 1.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Beginning Wheel 2 is the next step for students who have established the basic mechanics of wheel throwing and are ready to develop greater control.
The course focuses on:
· Throwing larger amounts of clay
· Increasing height
· Increasing diameter
· Maintaining consistent wall thickness
· Improving centering
· Developing controlled shapes
· Creating taller cylinders
· Throwing larger bowls
· Altering forms
· Collaring
· Belly shaping
· Refining rims
· Improving trimming
· Repeating forms with greater consistency
Students will begin to understand that successful throwing is not simply about getting the clay to “go up.”
It is about controlling pressure, speed, thickness, shape, moisture, timing, and proportion simultaneously.
Class Includes:
4 classes (2 hours each)
25 lbs of clay
Studio practice time (5 weeks total)
Firings and studio glazes
We look forward to helping you create beautiful pottery and explore your creativity!
