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Intermediate Wheel Throwing – Taller Cylinders, Handled Vases

Dates for this Pottery Class: 

• Week 1: Class Session 1: Saturday, Jan. 4 - 01/04/2025 - 10AM-12PM
• Week 2: Class Session 2: Saturday, Jan. 11 - 01/11/2025 - 10AM-12PM
• Week 3: Class Session 3: Saturday, Jan. 18 - 01/18/2025 - 10AM-12PM
• Week 4: Class Session 4: Saturday, Jan. 25 - 01/25/2025 - 10AM-12PM

In our Intermediate Wheel Throwing Pottery Class in San Diego at Wheel & Fire Pottery, students will cover the step-by-step process of throwing larger, taller forms, adding variation to cylinders and serving bowls, making handles, and shaping vases and vessels. We’ll explore underglaze techniques like relief, scraffito, and various glaze combinations.

This class is designed for those with prior experience on the wheel or completion of Intro to Pottery Wheel. Students will build on foundational skills like wedging, centering, and raising walls, and there will be plenty of time for specific questions and project-based feedback.

Pre-requisite: Ability to center 3 lbs. of clay, throw small bowls, or completion of Intro to Pottery Wheel.

Pottery Class Structure:

• Duration: Four weekly class sessions, each lasting two hours (total of 8 hours of guided instruction): 
  • Week 1: Class Session 1: Saturday, Jan. 4th - 01/04/2025 - 10AM-12PM
  • Week 2: Class Session 2: Saturday, Jan. 11th - 01/11/2025 - 10AM-12PM
  • Week 3: Class Session 3: Saturday, Jan. 18th - 01/18/2025 - 10AM-12PM
  • Week 4: Class Session 4: Saturday, Jan. 25th - 01/25/2025 - 10AM-12PM

Pottery Studio Access: 

Enrollment includes unlimited 24/7 access to our pottery studio (excluding designated class times) for the duration of the course, allowing you to practice and refine your skills, and connect with the San Diego pottery community.

What You'll Learn: 

By the end of Intermediate Wheel Throwing, students will be able to throw cylinders at least 6" tall, form vases or vessels with varied form, attach handles to smaller forms, and apply more intricate surface decoration and glazing techniques.

Pottery Class Outline:

• Week 1: Review of centering and basic shaping, introduction to larger forms, and understanding wall thickness, centering larger amounts of clay.
• Week 2: Throwing techniques for large bowls and cylinders, exploring form and function, techniques for raising more clay.
• Week 3: Advanced trimming techniques, adding handles, and surface decoration methods like carving and stamping.
• Week 4: Glazing techniques for more complex pieces, sgraffito, underglaze techniques, final demonstrations, and individual project time.

Materials Included in Pottery Class:

• Each student receives 25 pounds of clay for use during the course.
• Use of aprons, tools, and glazes is included with registration.
• Students receive keycode access to the studio on the first day of class.

Join us at Wheel & Fire Pottery to take the next step of throwing larger forms on the pottery wheel.