Along the Intermediate Wheel Throwing Path

Summary of Options outlined below:

• Thursday evening course: see description, prerequisites, time, and fees below.

• Supplemental Course Options include: Course Recording Supplement, Open Studio+, Open Studio with Course Registration, and Time-Saver Package.

Course Description:

Take the next step along your pottery path! Can you make a cylinder with a height you are proud of and find you’re curious about shaping? Are you interested in learning techniques that take your pieces beyond the fundamentals? In this 8-week course, we’ll delve into pulling cylinders taller, shaping vessels, and adding handles and spouts. Explore mug and pitcher styles, as well as functional vase forms. We’ll spend time creating curved and angled vessels, exploring function, discerning form, and discussing aesthetics. Experience the joys of creating vessels you love and pieces you’re proud to place in your cupboard, use daily, and share with others.

Course prerequisites: Ability to center, open, and pull reliably and consistently. Demonstrated ability to throw a cylinder that is 4-5 inches tall.

Dates: Thursdays, January 14th - March 11th, 6-8:30 p.m., includes 2 hours 15 minutes of instruction and 15 minutes for clean-up. No class on February 18th. Snow date: March 18th, if needed.

Class fee: $345 per person. Including group and personalized instruction, clay, use of additional community tools and materials, glazing, and firing.

Required tools: A basic wheel throwing kit.

Optional Tools: (2) 12” hardboard or Medex bats.

Supplemental Course Options:

Course Recording Supplement:

All primary demonstrations for the first seven classes will be recorded live, edited for ease of viewing, and available until April 9th or 12 weeks after the first week of class. This is an excellent option for students of azure arts who are enrolled in the in-person course and are interested in researching and studying skills beyond the live course and would like to practice with the guidance of the videos during open studio sessions. It is also an option for those who may miss one or more classes.

Recording Availability: January 17th- March 9th. Recordings will be available weekly after in-person course sessions.

In-Person Student Rate: In-person students receive the recordings for 50% of the standard online course rate. Recordings are available for $20 per single class recording, or you can purchase all seven course recordings for only $120 per session.

Open Studio+

Bring your clay and questions! This new open studio option is available to all students who want more time for independent practice of skills, techniques, throwing, and trimming learned in class. During this 8-week open studio option, a pottery instructor will be available to answer general questions. This is the perfect open studio option for those just starting classes or who want a little extra guidance during practice. Work at your own pace, build confidence, and enjoy having a little help nearby. Adults over age 18.

We will not provide formal instruction or demonstrations during this time. Studio time is available for about 10 hours per week before classes and on weekends.

Studio access aligns with the 8-week course session. Students have access to pottery wheels, table space, community materials, and tools. Students also receive a 10% discount on 25 pounds of stoneware clay. This option is $175 per person per course session, which is only $22 per week. The drop-in rate for each 2-hour session is $30 per person.

Access to the studio coordinates with the 8-week course session. Students have access to pottery wheels, table space, community materials, and tools. Students also receive a 10% discount on 25 pounds of stoneware clay. This option is  $175 per person per course session, which is only $22 per week. The drop-in rate for each 2-hour session is $30 per person.

Open-Studio Membership with a Course Registration:

An open studio session for students confident in their throwing abilities, comfortable with the studio, and who crave time for independent practice, experimentation, and creative exploration. Student members will receive approximately 40 hours of full access to the studio weekly from the first day through the last scheduled day of their class, during the 8-week course session in which students are enrolled.  This includes pottery wheels, table space, community materials and tools, and a 10% discount on 25 pounds of stoneware clay. This membership is only available to students who have previously taken at least three classes through azure arts studio. This option does not include formal instruction or demonstrations. This membership is 40% off the Studio Artist Membership. $145 per person per 8-week class session, or only $18 per week.

Note: This membership does not include the Open Studio+ option.

Time-Saver Package:

Do you value time on task, travel long distances, or loathe the clean-up involved with pottery? This package may be your answer. Enjoy your pottery time, feel at peace, and leave class feeling more fulfilled. With the time-saver package, you can stay focused during class, relax and feel calm afterward, and head home a bit earlier. For only $15 a week, you can get up at the end of instructional time, put your pots away, wash your hands, and head home. We’ll clean your wheel, station, wedging board, and tools each of the 8 weeks and make sure you’re ready to jump back in the following week. Instructional time is from 6-8:15 p.m., with clean-up beginning at 8:15.

For more information or if you have questions, email christina@azureartisans.com, call/text 315 858-8899, or complete the contact form.