We will be using polymer clay cane slices, assorted colors and shapes to cover scrap clay to make beads that can be used for making earrings, necklaces or bracelets.

Note:There is a supply fee of $10 payable to instructor (cash or check) on the first day of class.

We will be covering various-shaped glass ornaments with a thin layer of polymer clay. Then, using cutters to make clay shapes, such as stars, petals, and dots, we’ll create designs on the surface that can be decorated with beads and pearl-x powders. Several ornaments can be made.

Note:There is a $10 supply fee payable to instructor (cash or check) on the first day of class.

Learn to build a sculptural goblet using a variety of pottery techniques. Each project will be original and unique. Construction in the first class, final decorating in the second session. All ability levels are welcome and all supplies included.

We will be covering and decorating a small, lidded, steel tin with polymer clay. There will be several shapes and sizes available. They make sweet little gifts for all occasions.

Note:There is a $10 supply fee payable to instructor (cash or check) on first day of class.

Students will design and build a mask using slab and coil techniques with carving and piercing decoration if desired. Building will be completed in the first class and final decorations will be in the second class. All abilities are welcome and all supplies included.

A-Tisket, A-Tasket, it's time to make a basket! Ceramic, woven, basket forms make great gifts as well as being functional. In this course, students will incorporate coils or clay slats to construct a basket form of the maker's choice. Potters will make their baskets during the first session and glaze them in the second session. Supplies and clay are included. All skill levels welcome.

Have you ever wanted to have fresh, just-picked herbs at the ready for your favorite culinary dish? Now you can grow fresh herbs all year long.

We'll create a beautiful terra cotta planter and embellish it with surface design appliqué as you desire. We'll discuss how to plant, what to plant, what soil to use and how to tend our potted herbs.

Potters to supply their own herbs. All levels welcome. Pottery supplies included.

Have you ever wanted to have fresh, just-picked herbs at the ready for your favorite culinary dish? Now you can grow fresh herbs all year long.

We'll create a beautiful terra cotta planter and embellish it with surface design appliqué as you desire. We'll discuss how to plant, what to plant, what soil to use and how to tend our potted herbs.

Potters to supply their own herbs. All levels welcome. Pottery supplies included.

Eco-friendly and whimsical, a toad house makes a beautiful addition to any lawn or garden. Did you know toads eat 100 or more insects per day?

Our toad houses will be clay slab constructed and embellished in whichever way you choose. Ceramicists can make two toad houses during the class. All skill levels welcome. Supplies included.

In this course, students will make a multi-purpose wine cooler/kitchen tool caddy. This pot can be used interchangeably due to its size. Potters will create their wine cooler and decorate the pot's exterior in bas relief, or additive clay pieces, as desired.

We'll make our pots in the first class session and glaze it on our second. All supplies included and all levels of expertise welcome.

In this course, students will make a multi-purpose wine cooler/kitchen tool caddy. This pot can be used interchangeably due to its size. Potters will create their wine cooler and decorate the pot's exterior in bas relief, or additive clay pieces, as desired.

We'll make our pots in the first class session and glaze it on our second. All supplies included and all levels of expertise welcome.

'Tis the season to make a family heirloom Christmas tree. These trees are easy slab-built-cone construction and decorated to your personal preferences. Trees can be embellished with surface treatments such as family members' names and birth dates, ornament depiction and/or any surface treatment you choose. Come join the fun this season and relieve some stress playing with clay. All skill levels welcome. Supplies included.

'Tis the season to make a family heirloom Christmas tree. These trees are easy slab-built-cone construction and decorated to your personal preferences. Trees can be embellished with surface treatments such as family members' names and birth dates, ornament depiction and/or any surface treatment you choose. Come join the fun this season and relieve some stress playing with clay. All skill levels welcome. Supplies included.

This workshop will focus on thrown forms from the cylinder and thrown-and-altered forms created on the wheel. It will combine practical clay knowledge with an altered approach to the thrown form. Various wheel-throwing techniques will be used to make bowls, cups, serving pots and other functional vessels. Potters will be encouraged to expand their technique.

Inquisitive thought, conversation and good fun will abound. Intermediate throwing skills required. Class meets two days per week over three consecutive weeks. Clay available from the instructor at $30 per 25-lb. bag and includes firings.

In this course, we will utilize pinch, coil, slab and additive/reductive techniques to create a hand-built clay sculpture. Each student will make a sculpture of their own imaginative expression, using any of these techniques as they are applicable. Sculptures will be built using a durable, once-fired sculpture clay body. Supplies are included.

It's time to play in the mud on the potter's wheel! Potters will develop skills for creating wheel thrown pots of form and function for everyday use. The potter's wheel and ideas will be the foundation for exploring personal expression in these wheel-thrown pots. There will be an abundance of one-on-one instruction for individual skill building in a small class setting. Fee includes tools, 12 pounds of throwing clay and firings.

It is time to play in the mud, again! In this course, potters will employ previously developed throwing abilities to create functional pots. Potters will also expand their throwing skills learning multiple approaches in wheel forming and tool use.

The focus will be on making bowls, cups and other functional ware. There will be lots of time for one-on-one instruction in this small class setting.

Fee includes tools, 12 lbs. of throwing clay, and firings. Additional throwing clay will be available for purchase from the instructor.

It is time to play in the mud, again! In this course, potters will employ previously developed throwing abilities to create functional pots. Potters will also expand their throwing skills learning multiple approaches in wheel forming and tool use.

The focus will be on making bowls, cups and other functional ware. There will be lots of time for one-on-one instruction in this small class setting.

Fee includes tools, 12 lbs. of throwing clay, and firings. Additional throwing clay will be available for purchase from the instructor.

This course is an open studio session chuck full of great fun and creative energy for all ceramicists. It is designed for clay artists with prior hand-building experience. Artists should have a sufficient understanding of basic methods of hand-building and glazing properties. Projects must have instructor approval. Clay and glazes included.

This course is an open studio session chuck full of great fun and creative energy for all ceramicists. It is designed for clay artists with prior hand-building experience. Artists should have a sufficient understanding of basic methods of hand-building and glazing properties. Projects must have instructor approval. Clay and glazes included.