Classes and training upon request to area champion.

Jeff Mann

Email Cookmann@gmail.com

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; Time consisting 1-2 hours of instruction and hands on training.

• Hand Building- Coils, Pinch and basic techniques
• Slab Construction- Advanced hand building techniques and larger work.
• Slip Casting - Basics, cleaning greenware, glaze techniques or painting bisque.
• Pottery Wheel - The basic cylinder (1 to 3 person class by request)
• Pottery Wheel - Advanced forms of the cup and bowl
• Pottery wheel - Advanced forms of the vase
• Pottery wheel - Advanced forms, thoughts of design and decoration
• Embellishment of surface with colors before firing
• Embellishment of surfaces after firing
• All About Glazes 101

Possible projects;

• How to make a bat and reclaim clay.
• Make tile trivet
• Throw cup, bowls and plates
• Broken pottery to mosaic
• Slip cast birds, bunnies, dragons, figures
• Making silicone push molds for clay

Most classes are going to be free, I would like donations to the area.

My Ceramic Resources

• 7pm - Beginning Ceramics: Ceramics 101

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

Cheers,
DL