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.

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.

• Wed 01/28/15 7pm - Beginning Ceramics: Ceramics 101
• Fri 01/30/15 7pm - Beginning Ceramics: Ceramics 101
• Mon 02/02/15 7pm - Beginning Ceramics: Ceramics 101 - Canceled
• Wed 02/04/15 7pm - Beginning Ceramics: Ceramics 101
• Mon 02/09/15 7pm - Beginning Ceramics: Ceramics 101
• Wed 02/11/15 7pm - Polymer Clay - Making Beads
• Sun 02/22/15 10am - Glaze, Paint or Stain your project
• Mon 03/02/15 7pm - Beginning Ceramics: Ceramics 101
• Sat 03/07/15 1pm - Plaster bat-reclaiming and drying clay
• Wed 03/11/15 7pm - Polymer Clay - Making Charms
• Wed 03/25/15 7pm - Weave a May or Easter Basket
• Sun 03/29/15 10am - Glaze, Paint or Stain your project

You can contact me either through the makerspace google groups or clayplayce@gmail.com

My Ceramic Resources

Cheers,
DL