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 Tile Design/Mold Making
Mon., February 14, 21, 28 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Ages 16+ $90 ($80 Members)
Students will use plasticine clay to develop their tile design, cast a mold in plaster, then press and glaze multiples of their fine art clay tile. Glaze firing scheduled 2 weeks after last class.

Clay Slab House Tiles

Clay Slab House Tiles
Sat., February 26 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Ages 6-8 $7
Using a variety of clay building techniques students will design a building facade.

 

Clay Animal Pinch Pots

Clay Animal Pinch Pots
Sat., January 29 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Ages 6-8 $7
In this beginning clay class students will learn the basics of forming a pinch pot with the fun of adding animal features. Pick up after February 4.

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.

NCCA-Artsplace Exhibit: West Michigan Potters Guild

West Michigan Potters Guild
February 4 through 23
Reception: Saturday, February 23 – 10:00 a.m. – Noon
This exhibit showcases a selection of WMPG members creating clay work in a wide variety of processes and styles. Stop in and expand your knowledge of ceramics and support these West Michigan artists!

West Michigan Potters Guild began in 1983 as a group of clay artists organized to improve their own ceramic skills by providing a stimulating and inspirational discussion of technical problems, mutual interests and shared successes, also to acquaint the general public with standards, ethics and appreciation of ceramic art. This is accomplished through lectures, discussions, seminars, workshops and group exhibitions. These events are organized and sponsored by the guild and its members. Membership is open to all who are interested in the goals of this organization. The guild is currently over 80 members who specialize in a variety of firing techniques and construction methods in both functional and non-functional forms. The public is invited to attend workshops and bi-annual shows sponsored by the guild and experience the wealth of talent and knowledge that this guild has to offer.

Charter members of this organization have seen many changes, from a beginning of less that one dozen the guild has now grown to over 70 members. The guild sponsors and organizes two members sales each year. The Spring Show is held in April and the Fall Show in November at the St. Nicholas Antioichian Orthodox Church. Each show is an opportunity for art patrons to see the amazing diversity of technique and product. The guild sponsors 1 or 2 workshops each year. These educational workshops bring icons of the ceramic world, to demonstrate their own approach to this art form. Monthly meetings are held at members studios or community centers in the West Michigan area.

Members participating in this exhibit include:

Neven Allan

Judy Bregman
Mike Bryant
Richard Brinn
Lisa Carnell
Julie Devers
Mari Star Golub
Rosemary Hayes
Bonnie Knapp
Jane Kropewnicki
Mary Kuilema
Jerri Puerner
Tonya Rund
Rita Shields
Eric Strader
Mike Vermerris
Amber Wallour