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Pottery for Beginners
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Pottery for Beginners

$165

with Chris Bolton

Calendar Current session started Sep 25, 2023 at 6 pm, runs for 10 weeks

Develop your pottery skills by taking this class! It’s a chance to spread your wings and create with clay. This class is for beginning potters and covers levels of hand-building and wheel-throwing technique working with cone 6, mid-range clay and glazes with instruction in both. The first bag of clay is included. No discounts or waivers.

Intermediate/Advanced Pottery

$165

with Chris Bolton

Calendar Next session starts Sep 26, 2023 at 6 pm, runs for 10 weeks

Returning potters, develop your pottery skills to a new level by taking this class! It’s a chance to spread your wings and create what you want. This class is for intermediate and advanced potters and covers levels of hand-building and wheel-throwing technique working with cone 6, mid-range clay and glazes with instruction in both. The first bag of clay is included. No discounts or waivers.

Full Course

Intermediate/Advanced Pottery

$165

with Chris Bolton

Calendar Next available session starts Sep 27, 2023 at 6 pm, runs for 10 weeks

Returning potters, develop your pottery skills to a new level by taking this class! It’s a chance to spread your wings and create what you want. This class is for intermediate and advanced potters and covers levels of hand-building and wheel-throwing technique working with cone 6, mid-range clay and glazes with instruction in both. The first bag of clay is included. No discounts or waivers.

Pottery - Studio

$80

with Chris Bolton

Calendar Next available session starts Sep 28, 2023 at 6 pm, runs for 10 weeks

Must be registered for Pottery as well to take the studio session.

Studio time to develop your pottery skills to a new level by taking this class! It’s a chance to spread your wings and create what you want. This class is for beginning to advanced potters and covers levels of hand-building and wheel-throwing technique working with cone 6, mid-range clay and glazes with instruction in both. Clay is not included, but can be purchased from the CGCC Bookstore. No discounts or waivers.

Batik: Basics and Beyond

$290

with Hepker / Sargent

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 7, 2023 at 10 am, runs for 4 weeks

Batik is an ancient art dating back to the time of the pharaohs. In this four-day class, you will design and create three projects to develop your skills using several waxing and dyeing techniques. Each project will build on the previous one to improve your skills and understanding. No previous experience is required.This is a hands-on class and the technique is messy. Bring an apron and/or wear old clothes, rubber gloves, a dust mask and a clean jar lid (peanut butter, mayonnaise, pickles, etc.) The dust mask is to protect you from dye and chemical dusts while mixing solutions. Suitable for age 16 and older. $15 fee for supplies. No discounts or waivers.

Sumi-Brush Painting

$46

with Yvonne Pepin-Wakefield

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 13, 2023

Using traditional Japanese calligraphy kits, participants in this two-part workshop will learn and expand on the fundamentals of brush and ink painting. No prior experience is needed. Participants may want to incorporate their own color mediums, pencil, pen, watercolor or pastel into 9”x12” works on paper.

 

6:00pm-8:00pm (Friday)

11:00am-1:00pm (Saturday)

Basket Weaving – Barbara’s Tote

$70

with Chris Bush

Calendar Next session starts Oct 14, 2023 at 12 pm

Have you ever wanted to learn how to weave a basket? This is your chance to weave a tote style basket. You will learn every step and leave with a completed basket. The techniques you will learn in this basket are a standard start stop weave, twining for locking in the base, and weaving in leather straps. This particular basket is named Barbara’s Tote because it was originally designed for someone named Barbara. No discounts or waivers.

Full Course

Basket Weaving – Jessica’s Garden Basket

$70

with Chris Bush

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 28, 2023 at 11 am

Have you ever wanted to learn how to weave a basket? This is your chance to weave a garden style basket. The techniques you will learn in this class are an open style base, twining to lock in the base, start and stop weave, and using a push in style wooden handle. You will leave with a finished basked.





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