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Practice time - adult classes only
Join Jeff Rottman and Pottery Supply House and learn how to make flatware including large platters, divided forms and plates using GR Pottery Forms. Each participant will have the opportunity to try out various forms and will take home a approximately $30 of product.
Cost: $65 BPG members; $75 non-members (select appropriate pricing option at check out)Workshop: Jeff Rottman GR Pottery Forms
Topic: Rabbit Sculpture and Garden Tiles
Time: 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Starts: Mar. 23 2020
Ends: April 6 2020
Every garden needs a rabbit! This mini-course will teach you how to sculpt a hollow clay rabbit that is perfect for your spring garden. With the use of sculpting clay, we will work with the use of pictures of real and sculpted rabbits. The best sculpting tools are our hands, so be prepared to get dirty. Each finished rabbit will be high fired once, or it can be glazed. There will also be time available to make a hand-sculpted garden plaque or bowl.
No previous sculpting skill is required; previous clay experience is helpful, but not required. Workshop suitable for teens and adults.
Sculpting tools will be available, but if you have your own, please bring them. Clay will be available for purchase by the 1/2 bag for $12.
Adult Mini - Mar. 23 - Apr. 6
Topic: Decorative Slip Trailing
Time: 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Starts: Feb. 24 2020, Ends Mar. 9 2020
Learn the basics of slip trailing. You will be coached to make slip, make design decisions, practice slip trailing and glaze fired pieces. You will decorate and glaze 2 to 3 pots. Open to intermediate and advanced potters. Please bring 3 leather hard pots made of Clayworks Cone 6 Stoneware. We will be decorating, not making the pots, during this class. You will need a slip trailer or #1 round piping tip and pastry bag. (tips will be available for purchase from Emily) Bone dry scraps of your pot clay will also be needed. A full list of tools, supplies and optional supplies will be emailed to you before the first class.
Adult Mini - Feb 24 - Mar. 9
Topic: Beginners Wheel Throwing"Boot Camp"
Time: 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Starts: April . 27, 2020 Ends: May 11 2020
Throw faster, larger, and more consistently. In this course you will master centering and refine your throwing. We will practise basic throwing techniques of cylinders, bowls and plates as well as trimming your pots and finishing your work. This workshop is great for those just starting out or more experienced potters looking for a refresher. Potters should bring basic throwing tools: a sponge, cutting wire, rib, pin tool and trimming tool. A beginners kit is available for purchase at the studio. Clay is also to be purchased at the studio.
Adult Mini - April. 27 - May 11
Classes and minis for adults, youth and children
Winter 2020 registration begins January 1, 2020 at 12 noon. Please see the calendar for registration dates and times for upcoming sessions.
Classes (adult): $270
Classes (child and youth): $120
Minis: $90
3-week mini courses: each focuses on a single topic for a three-week investigation. Some minis are geared to beginners and some to intermediate and advanced potters (as described). ages 16+, Membership not required.
Dates for minis (details tba):
I January 27, February 3, 10
II February 24, March 2, 9
II March 23, 30, April 6
Bags of clay (must be purchased from ClayWorks): $24.00
Toolkits: $20.oo
