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Ceramics Area
Open Studio - Tuesdays from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Pottery Wheel Demo, following general meeting.
Area Champion will be around to answer questions or play with clay.
Classes Available
Ceramics 101 - Basics of working with clay, health and safety, references and resources.
This class is required, to work in the Ceramics area.
Basic Classes;
Polymer Clay - Basics, texturing, making canes, finishes and firing
Metal Clay - Basics, texturing, using molds, settings for stones, using a torch or small kiln.
Slip Casting - Basics, cleaning greenware, glaze techniques or painting bisque.
Hand forming and weaving - Basics, texturing and finishes
Pottery Wheel - Basics, Dip or paint. (1 to 3 person class by request)
Possible projects;
How to make a bat and reclaim clay.
Polymer & Metal Clay beads, pendants, charms.
Weave a May or Easter Basket
Make tile trivet
Roll cut and build a crooked house
Throw cup, bowls and plates
Broken pottery to mosaic
Slip cast birds, bunnies, dragons, figures
Making silicone push molds for clay
Make your own plaster bat for reclaiming and drying clay
Most classes will be between $3-$10 to cover cost of materials. The only exception would be the metal clay and that would be between $20 to $40 depending on if we use copper, bronze or silver.
Class Dates Available
You can contact me either through the makerspace google groups or clayplayce@gmail.com
My Ceramic Resources
Cheers,
DL