• 7 classes
• Location: 1027 Grand street Brooklyn, NY
• Every MONDAY
• (March 9-April 27)
• NO CLASS APRIL 6th
• 6:30-9:30pm
• Age: 18+
• Teacher: Alyssa Beza
• Capacity: 7 students
• ONE makeup allotted per session
• Firing is .07 per cubic inch.

This wheel throwing class is for students with little to no experience. I will teach you the basics of how to center a ball of clay on the wheel and shape your clay into finished functional pieces. You will leave the course with at least 4 finished pieces. Output is highly dependent on open studio attendance.

Curriculum: 

• Week 1: Introduction to the basics of wheel throwing. (mugs) 

• Week 2: Introduction to trimming, optional: add a handle. More throwing practice. 

• Week 3: Intro to the basics of glazing

• WEEK 4: Introduction to bowls

• WEEK 5: Introduction to shaping cylinders into vase shapes. 

• WEEK 6: Introduction to plates: Beginner level set making

• WEEK 7: Glazing. If time: great pottery throw down challenge.

• This class includes 2 hours of open studio on Sundays mornings. Open studio is not a class, you will have 2 hours of access to the studio each week to practice learned skills independently.

CLASS SCHEDULE:

• 6:30-6:50: Demonstration
• 6:50-9:10: Guided and Independent practice. Additional demos by request. I will circulate providing one-on-one attention on the technicality of your wheel thrown or hand built projects.
• 9:10-9:30: Clean up and closing meeting

INCLUDED:

• 1 bag of stoneware clay
• Underglaze, assorted brush on glazes and a clear dipping glaze.
• Tools available for use. (**All outside tools must be clearly labeled).

CLASS SCHEDULE:

• 6:30-6:50: Demonstration
• 6:50-9:10: Guided and Independent practice. Additional demos by request. I will circulate providing one-on-one attention on the technicality of your wheel thrown or hand built projects.
• 9:10-9:30: Clean up and closing meeting

EXTRA FEES:

• Firing is .07 per cubic inch. **Firing fees are accepted via cash, Venmo or Zelle.

WHAT TO BRING

• Clothes that can get dirty
• Tools: if you’d like to use your own
• An apron and a hand towel that you will bring home with you at the end of each class.

 

WITHDRAWAL POLICY

If a student decides to withdraw after the semester begins, there are no refunds unless if there is a replacement student available.

MAKE UPS AND REFUNDS

One makeup class allotted per session. No make ups after the class ends. Full refunds are offered if cancellation happens up to 2 days before a class starts. No refunds less than 48 hours before the class begins. A substitute attendee may be named by the booking party at any time