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Handbuilding I
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Handbuilding I

Clay with Jade Thayer | Designed for beginners and returning makers alike, each class introduces a new technique and project while building your confidence, creativity, and connection to clay.

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Handbuilding II: Functional Tableware
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Handbuilding II: Functional Tableware

Clay with Jade Thayer | Elevate your ceramic craft in this 6-week advanced handbuilding cohort. Designed to help you refine your technique and deepen your unique artistic process, this course invites makers to design and create a complete, custom tableware set.

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Garden Sculptures: Fall Week 3 Clay Workshop
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Garden Sculptures: Fall Week 3 Clay Workshop
$60.00

Handbuilding I Fall Series | Hosted Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 5:30 P.M. - 8 P.M.

Bring a little handmade personality to the garden! In this beginner-friendly workshop, you'll explore basic sculpting and handbuilding techniques to create a small ceramic sculpture designed for the outdoors. Make a garden gnome, woodland creature, mushroom, or a character entirely of your own imagination while learning how to build, shape, add texture, and bring personality to clay.

  • All Levels Welcomed!

  • Materials Included

  • Ages 12 and up

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Mugs: Fall Week 4 Clay Workshop
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Mugs: Fall Week 4 Clay Workshop
$60.00

Handbuilding I Fall Series | Hosted Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 5:30 P.M. - 8 P.M.

There's something special about drinking from a mug you've made yourself. Learn the fundamentals of slab building as you shape, join, and construct your own functional mug, complete with a handmade handle. Add texture, stamps, carving, or other details to create a one-of-a-kind piece that brings a little handmade joy to your morning coffee or tea.

  • All Levels Welcomed!

  • Materials Included

  • Ages 12 and up

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Baskets: Fall Week 5 Clay Workshop
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Baskets: Fall Week 5 Clay Workshop
$60.00

Handbuilding I Fall Series | Hosted Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 5:30 P.M. to 8 P.M.

Explore the unexpected possibilities of clay by creating a ceramic basket. Using slab-building and handbuilding techniques, you'll experiment with form, openings, handles, texture, and pattern to transform clay into a basket that's both sculptural and functional. The finished piece can stand on its own as an object of art or be used to hold favorite things at home.

  • All Levels Welcomed!

  • Materials Included

  • Ages 12 and up

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Bud Vases: Fall Week 6 Clay Workshop
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Bud Vases: Fall Week 6 Clay Workshop
$60.00

Handbuilding I Fall Series | Hosted Wednesday, Oct. 28 | 5:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.

Small in scale but full of possibilities, the bud vase is a wonderful introduction to building three-dimensional forms in clay. You'll learn simple handbuilding techniques to create a vessel designed to hold a single flower or small arrangement, while exploring shape, proportion, texture, and surface details. The result is a small, functional piece that is beautiful with—or without—a bloom.

  • All Levels Welcomed!

  • Materials Included

  • Ages 12 and up

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