Wagon Wheel Pottery at Beginagin Farm 391 Chloe Drive * Lafayette, Georgia 30728 Lorri Hayward-Vincent 1-423-488-0460 * Anne Hayward 1-865-363-6045 Hand-Building with Clay Hand-building is the oldest and most primitive form of working with clay. Long before the invention of the pottery wheel, these ancient techniques were employed to create the necessary tools for everyday living. With a rich history stretching back to the beginning of the civilized world, hand-built ceramics are amongst the earliest artifacts found on earth. Our classes will explore many aspects of creating with clay off the wheel. You will become very comfortable working with pinch pots, slab building, and coiling, then using these techniques in combination to model your work. You will also learn to use wax resist, stains, and glazes for decoration. Focus will be on the following basic techniques: Pinch Pot – This is a method of pinching clay between your fingers to form a bowl shape. By combining pinch pots, you will learn to create closed forms and more complex projects. Slab Building – This technique is achieved by rolling clay into flat slabs, you will work to create a “box” shape…the square shape can only be achieved by hand-built techniques. You will learn to score and slip the places where you join your slabs, and then add coils to insure the strongest bond and best practices of construction. Clay slabs can also be draped or slumped over various shaped surfaces to create masks, bowls, and platters. Coiling – This technique was used long before the invention of the potter’s wheel. By using coils built one onto the next, pots were turned by hand on a wooden or stone turnstile and paddled with a flat object to blend them and achieve a smooth finished surface. After the basics are mastered, you will learn to combine these techniques increasing in complexity, and allowing greater diversity in the projects you are able to create. Creativity is encouraged and the possibilities for individual and unique creative expression are infinite! J Winter 2015 Pottery Class Sessions for Beginners & Intermediate Students: Day Date Time Notes/Cost Monday 1/5 –2/23 6:00-8:30pm 8 weeks, $320.00 Thursday 1/8 – 2/26 10:00am-12:30pm 8 weeks, $320.00 Note: Classes are once weekly for 8 weeks. Each class is 2- ½ hours long. Class fee includes instruction, materials, clay (up to 25lbs), equipment, tools, glazes, and kiln firing (bisque & glaze firing). If you are interested in taking a class, please call, text, or email us to register: 1-423-488-0460 or HaywardDesignsLtd@gmail . Class size is limited, payment reserves your space! J For the 8 week courses a payment of $160.00 up front, reserves your space, with the balance of the class fee, $160.00, due on Week 3. We also accept VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. Hand-building Class Curriculum for Beginners: Week Project 1 Introduction, Studio Protocol, Clay Prep, Wedging, Pinch Pots 2 Clean Up Pinch Pot Green ware, Coiling, Welding 3 Instruction on use of Slab Roller, Building a Box 4 Clean Up Green ware, Slab Construction, Use of Forms 5 Clean Up Green ware, Wax Resist, Staining, Glazing, Detailing 6 Workshop - Glazing 7 Workshop- Glazing 8 Finish Up Glazing, Final Questions, Studio Cleanup, Class Party J (***** Students will be contacted when glazed pieces are ready for pick-up. *****) Classes for Intermediate Students will Include Advanced Techniques in Pinch, Coil, Slab Construction and Glazing Wagon Wheel Pottery at Beginagin Farm 391 Chloe Drive * Lafayette, Georgia 30728 Lorri Hayward-Vincent 1-423-488-0460 * Anne Hayward 1-865-363-6045 Special 2 Session Pottery Course for Beginners & Intermediate Students The course offered will be set up in 2 Sessions, 2 weeks apart or as decided; each class is 2- ½ hours long. During the first session you can expect to build one to two pieces. During the second session you will be able to glaze your piece. Between your two sessions we will clean up and bisque fire your green ware. Cost for the 2 Session Course is $90.00. The class fee includes instruction, materials, clay, equipment, tools, glazes, and kiln firings (bisque & glaze firing). You will be contacted when the glaze firing is complete and your pieces are ready for pick up! J The dates and times will be in conjunction with our 6:00 Monday evening, or 10:00 Thursday morning classes, or contact us if you would like to set up another day and time for groups of 4 or more. J Call: Lorri Hayward-Vincent – 1-423-488-0460 3
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