Description

HEART SHAPED CLAY WALL POCKETS WORKSHOP

with Cathy Ireland

***New 2-Hour Workshop***

LIMITED CLASS SIZE

TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE, SELECT YOUR DATE AND TIME ABOVE

Questions? Text us at 757-324-5489

Saturdays 9 to 11am – SEE DROPDOWN BOX ABOVE FOR DATES

This workshop is a beginner hand-building class in our CREATING WITH CLAY hand-building series. Students will be introduced to the basics of working with and hand-building with clay  and will learn basic construction techniques in order to create a unique heart-shaped clay wall pocket plus a bonus trinket dish.

Students will learn the properties of clay in different stages, the purpose of various tools and implements, along with various techniques necessary for constructing their own unique vessel.. We will also touch on how glaze can be applied successfully to achieve various affects.

Students will each receive a complimentary 2-hour Open Studio session at our main Studio at 1511 Colley Ave where they will be able to apply glaze and complete their projects.

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Class size limited – No previous experience necessary

STUDENTS WILL LEARN

• How to construct a functional, heart-shaped hanging wall pocket and trinket dish
• Basics of working and hand-building with clay
• Use of tools and implements
• Construction techniques
• Surface design and decoration techniques
• Basics of glaze application and theory
• Students will leave with at minimum one wall pocket and trinket dish pair.

No experience is necessary for this class. Most supplies will be provided.