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Ceramics Area
Classes and training upon request to area champion.
Jeff Mann
Email Cookmann@gmail.com
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; 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
Class Dates Available
You can contact me either through the makerspace google groups or clayplayce@gmail.com
Cheers,
DL