Learn the basic techniques of hand building including the methods of pinch, coil, and slab. Create functional, sculptural, and decorative wall pieces. Learn to control clay while understanding its physical changes through observation and experience. Students will be trained in a variety of surface design techniques and finishing embellishments. An intensive class for all levels.
Materials fee covers clay and most glazes.
Ms. Cooper brings her strong background in figurative sculpture to this unique class designed for the beginning or intermediate sculpture student. Working from a nude model, students will learn to model clay into pedestal-size figures. Materials fee covers clay. Register by May 30 Learn to decorate your ceramic surface in a variety of fascinating ways. We will explore colored clay applications, texture, decorative brushwork, majolica-type decoration, and varying glaze applications on simple bowls, platters, and large tiles that students will make.