ABOUT 406 POTTERY LESSONS

I am a local teacher  with 10+ years of pottery experience offering private summer lessons to children of all abilities who are interested in the arts! Students will have the opportunity to develop skills that they can build upon lesson after lesson. Their confidence will grow and your child will start to develop more creativity and passion as they hold the ability to create whatever their heart desires. Classes are held in my backyard pottery studio.

• We will start by learning about clay and learn the steps to throw a cylinder on the wheel.

•  The second class they will have more freedom on the wheel to experience the trials and errors of throwing clay! There are many teachable moments, but they foster a deeper understanding of the art.

• The third class is based on slab building. In this class we will roll out even slabs of clay and learn how to bind pieces together to make a creative container, platter, bird house, or whatever the imagination can create.

• Our fourth and final class is all about finishing the several pieces of art with glaze. This is one of the most favored classes!

We then will schedule a time after the pieces have gone through their final firing in the kiln to be picked up. The enthusiasm they feel when seeing their finalized projects will be a lasting impression in their lives.

You are welcome to continue classes after the first four sessions if desired!

I hope to see you and your children this summer!

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For the first time this year I am offering open studio and renting this space out to other ceramic artists. I am looking forward to sharing this space and creating!

-Bonnie Smith

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