• 7 classes
• Location: 1027 Grand street Brooklyn, NY
• Every MONDAY
• (May 18-June 29)
• 6:30-9:30pm
• Age: 18+
• ** May 25 (memorial day) class may be rescheduled to Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday depending on desires of the class.
• Teacher: Alyssa Beza
• Capacity: 7 students
• ONE makeup allotted per session
• Firing is .07 per cubic inch.

This class is fully booked and reserved for payment. Please do not purchase unless you received the link via email.

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 5 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. Missed open studio time does not roll over.

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, 15 Dipping glazes, assorted brush on glazes.
• Tools available for use.

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
• 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