Pottery on the Wheel
Wednesdays, February 12, 19, 26 and March 5 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Ages 16 – Adult $100 ($95 Members)
Learn to center, open, raise walls and shape a wheel thrown form. Practice is encouraged during open studio hours in between classes. Students will glaze their work on the last day of class.
Pottery on the Wheel
Pottery Basics with Cheryl Jordan
Pottery Basics with Cheryl Jordan
Saturday, April 20, May 4, May 18 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Open studio available between classes.
Ages 16-Adult $175 (Members $165)
Get a taste of the vast possibilities of working with clay. Learn the fundamental skills needed to throw on the potter’s wheel and to hand-build with clay. Throwing basics will be demonstrated and coached by a master potter in classes 1, 3, and 5, with studio time set aside for clay practice in classes 2 and 4. Students will be exposed to hand-building techniques such as coil, pinch, and slab methods of working with clay.
Pottery Place Ornament Painting Day
Pottery Place Ornament Painting Day
Sat., November 25 Between 10:00 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
All Ages $3 per ornament
We have lot of bisque ornaments ready to glaze, so we’re having a $3.00 ornament painting day! Please pre-register to paint your ornaments any time between 10:00 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. Saturday, November 25. Ornaments will be ready for pick up on Saturday, December 2.
NCCA-Holiday Artist Market
November 18 – December 30
It’s that time again! Time to visit NCCA-Artsplace to shop for great personal holiday gifts! The Holiday Artist Market opens on Saturday, November 18 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Make your selections from handmade functional or decorative pottery, unique paintings, prints, textiles, candles, photography, wood turning, sculpture and jewelry. Decorate your tree this year with a variety of handmade ornaments or give them as the perfect holiday gift! Whether you’re looking for fine hand made jewelry for that special someone, new ornaments for the tree or an original painting, you’ll find it all at NCCA-Artsplace Holiday Artist Market!
Beginning Potter’s Wheel with Lindsay Isenhart
Beginning Potter’s Wheel with Lindsay Isenhart
Mon., Nov. 20, 27, Dec. 4 & 11 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Ages 16+ $90 ($85 Members)
Learn to use the wheel! Develop the techniques of centering the clay, pulling up the sides, trimming, and finally glazing your own clay pieces. In between sessions students are encouraged to work in our pottery place and practice these techniques on their own. Class limited to 3.
Extruded Form Pottery Vases/Bottles
Extruded Form Pottery Vases/Bottles
Tues., August 9 and 23 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Ages 16 to Adult
$45 ($40 Members)
Use hollow and solid extruded clay along with slab, pinch and texture methods to create vases or oil bottles. Day one is building with the second day focusing on glazing after a drying and firing gap. Pieces can be picked up on or after August 25.
Clay Tile Design/Mold Making
Clay Slab House Tiles
Clay Animal Pinch Pots
Clay Explorations
Clay Explorations
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – Noon November 23, 30, December 7, 14
Class Fee: $65 ($55 Members) Ages 15-Adult
This four day course is a brief introduction to throwing pottery
on the wheel and hand building techniques, wrapped
up with finishing green-ware and glazing bisque-ware. The
first three weeks will focus on building clay sculptures and
the last week will focus on glazing. Students can picked
up final fired work one week after last class. Materials
included, open studio time encouraged.