This class is geared towards any level of experience and is designed as a continuous offering. Demonstrations will be geared towards the students needs and interests. Absolute beginners are welcome! The spirit of the class is meant to foster an open social space for creativity and exploration. Sign ups are available for one or two months. Coffee and doughnuts provided. Clay not included in the price.
Instructor: Terry O’Brien
Class starts November 7, 9:30AM - 12:30PM.
Join us on October 9th 12-3Pm for an afternoon of decoration with John Vorstadt. John will lead us through his surface decoration techniques as we paint terracotta tiles. Ticket includes materials, firing, and three hours of studio time with John. Tickets are $10 off for current RIT students and Studio members. Give us a call or come in for discounted tickets.
Transform a lump of clay into a handmade ceramic vessel in this two-session beginner pottery class. Night 1 focuses on throwing a vessel on the pottery wheel, beginning with a studio tour and an introduction to basic wheel-throwing techniques. After the first session, staff will trim, fire, and glaze the pieces in preparation for the next class. On Night 2, students personalize the glazing on their own vessel, exploring decorating techniques to add individual style. Following a final firing, completed pottery will be ready for pickup within two weeks of the second class.
Please Note: This is a two-part class on Monday, October 19th and October 26th; students must plan to attend both sessions.
Spend a creative evening together in this two-hour beginner pottery class in Rochester! Couples will learn the basics of wheel throwing, with each participant shaping a vessel such as a cup, bowl, or trinket dish. The experience offers a playful introduction to working with clay while making memories together. Finished pieces will be glazed by the studio in a color selected from six options and ready for pickup within two weeks. No previous pottery experience is necessary.
Please Note: This class is priced per couple and includes two participants. Please bring a change of clothes, as working with clay can get messy.
Sign up through the Roc Brainery website!
For the maker looking to further develop personal style and advanced forming techniques. In this class students will begin to learn skills including advanced lid systems, throwing larger, and pouring forms. Students will begin to explore the art in craft. This is an 8 week course. Recommended skills include consistency in throwing and exploring alternative forms, and the ability to throw a cylinder over 4 inches tall.
Class is currently in progress. Sign-up is still available in person.
For the intermediate student, this class will hone in the basic fundamentals to develop more intricate forms. Students will begin to develop practical knowledge of proportions, balance, and understanding of functional vessels and decorative techniques. This is an 8 week course. Recommended skills before taking this class are comfortably centering and throwing a balanced cylinder over three inches tall.
Class is currently in progress. Sign-up is still available in person.
Learn the fundamentals of throwing on the pottery wheel in this 8 week beginner friendly class. Practice the essential techniques to make your first pot on the wheel. This class will cover centering clay, throwing essential forms, and glazing.
Class is currently in progress. Sign-up is still available in person.
For the intermediate student, this class will develop and hone in on handbuilding skills to make sculptures and functional forms. This is an 8 week course. Recommended skills before taking this class are the ability to roll a consistent coil, throw a slab, and make an even pinch pot.
Zara Bronwyn - Wednesday 2:30-5:30PM, 9/23-11/11
Class is currently in progress. Sign-up is still available in person.
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