Description
SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEGINNING WHEEL THROWN POTTERY WITH LAUREN MORALES / BFA Goshen College
(8 Week Session) From Sunday, APRIL 7, 2024 through Sunday, JUNE 2, 2024, from 3:30pm – 6:30pm.
,Location: Elkhart Art League Studio, 132 Tyler Street, Elkhart IN 46516 in the west end of the Depot Building South of the Elkhart Post Office
Cost: Members $153; Non-members $186 for the 8 week class
Stoneware clay (25 #), glaze, and firing are included. Students are able to attend our Thursday night Open Studios from 6-9 pm at no charge. (Teachers don’t usually attend Open Studio.) CLASS SIZE IS STRICTLY LIMITED TO 7 STUDENTS DUE TO THE NUMBER OF POTTERY WHEELS IN THE STUDIO.
In this class, you will learn the basic techniques of throwing clay on the potters’ wheel. You will go through all the steps of creating clay forms from the initial step of centering the clay to making forms such as cylinders, bowls, plates, mugs, and pitchers. You will learn how to use the various tools involved in the throwing process, as well as how to trim, glaze, and fire your creations. Whether you are a beginner or if you have some advanced experience with working on the pottery wheel, you’ll be sure to enjoy learning and being creative with this exciting medium! You will also learn new glazing techniques and finish several projects.
Lauren Morales is our new Wheel Thrown Pottery teacher. She has a Bachelor of FIne Art in Ceramics from Goshen College and taught in the Goshen Community Schools and at the Boys&Girls Clubs. She is a certified teacher and visual arts artist, her specialty being acrylic custom jewelry which she sells at local shows and her Etsy and FaceBook sites under the business Moon+Flower Studio. Lauren can be reached at moonflowerstudio3@gmail.com.
Email us at mail@ealonline.org with questions.
