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"Pottery Club (Ages: 7-9)"
Saturdays, April 13 - June 1, 2024
 

Bring your young artists to join us in the ceramics studio as we learn various hand-building methods for creating and decorating ceramic masterpieces. Each week's project will include a method of constructing clay by hand (pinch, coil, slab, etc.) and plenty of opportunities for self-expression and experimentation. After the students construct a clay piece and paint it with colorful glazes, projects will be fired in electric kilns. Students should bring their imagination and be prepared to get messy as we dive into the world of functional and sculptural ceramics. This is a 6-week, 1.5 hour Saturday morning class.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Nicole Lee
Cost: $165
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Pottery Hand & Wheel (Ages: 9-13)"
Saturdays, April 13 - June 1, 2024
 

Throw yourself into the art of making pottery! Learn hand-building, wheel throwing, and glazing skills in this popular ceramics class while creating functional and sculptural forms. Spend the first few sessions building your pieces, then experiment with design and colorful glazes. This is a 6-week, 1.5 hr. class.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Nicole Lee
Cost: $165
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Teen Potter's Wheel (Ages: 12+)"
Mondays, April 15 - May 20, 2024
 

Curious about learning how to use a wheel in the ceramics studio? Want to make beautiful pieces you can use at home? Throw yourself into learning all about "The Potter's Wheel"! In this course, students will learn wheel-throwing, hand-building, and glazing techniques with the end goal of creating function art pieces. Class time will be spent honing fundamental skills on the wheel and how to make basic forms such as bowls, cups and vases. Students will gradually learn more advanced techniques--like throwing plates, trimming techniques, and attaching mug handles. Come to class with ideas, energy, and ready to learn all about the world of clay! This is a 6-week, 1.5 hour, after school class. All materials are included.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Shannon Wolsky
Cost: $165
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Elevate Your Pottery"
Mondays, April 15 - May 20, 2024
 

Want to make a couple of really cool pots this session? In this workshop style class, we will be exploring multi-piece pots that will be a combination of wheel thrown sections, hand-built sections and a variety of surface design techniques to complete larger pots. We will be focusing on, designing our pots, building each section, adding coils, slabs, carving and finishing with stains and glazes. This class is designed to elevate your pottery into eye catching works of art. Prior wheel throwing knowledge required. Class tuition includes your first bag of stoneware clay as well as glazes and firing fees for coursework completed in class.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Eva Hozinez
Cost: $300
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Making & Formulating Your Own Glazes"
Mondays, April 15 - May 20, 2024
 

This Introduction to Glazes is an introductory class in formulating, making, and using glazes for your work. Why make/formulate your glazes? Using other people’s recipes for your glazing runs contrary to your best needs as an artist; control of your materials and the look-identity of your work. Other advantages include cost, fit, and durability of the ware and the uniqueness and beauty of your glazes. We will focus on developing glazes free of defects and teach you how to correct those that occur, such as crazing. The goal of this class is to improve your glazing! Students will keep a journal containing printed handouts from the instructor and extensive notes about the lectures and glaze tests they conduct.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Jerry Bennett
Cost: $205
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Pottery: Exploring the Coil Pot"
Mondays, April 15 - May 20, 2024
 

Coil pots are one of the most traditional ways of creating with clay. In this class, we will honor that tradition while each artist adds their own personal flair to their projects. We will be learning how to create, decorate, bend, attach, pinch, smash, and explore coils of many sizes and variety. Coil pots have a whole new set of rules and possibilities to navigate with an endless number of outcomes so bring your creativity and get ready for fun! This class has a slower and more relaxing pace for anyone ready to feel calm while creating. Grab your apron and a friend and get ready for a great class! Tuition includes a bag of clay, plus glazes and firing fees.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Veronica McLaughlin
Cost: $300
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Pottery for Adults and Teens"
Mondays, April 15 - May 20, 2024
 

From entry level to advanced wheel and handbuilding skills, all are welcome here! Bring your creativity and ability to think outside the box into the studio and watch your clay projects come to life. Do you have something you have always wanted to make out of clay? Bring your idea to class and we can make it happen. Ready to learn the basics or fine tune the mechanics of the potters wheel? Great! Veronica will be there with a potters wheel demo every week. Handbuilding on thrown pieces have endless possibilities so come and join the fun! Tuition includes your first bag of stoneware plus glazing and firing of work completed in your coursework.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Veronica McLaughlin
Cost: $300
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Pottery Club (Ages: 7+)"
Tuesdays, April 16 - May 28, 2024
 

Bring your young artists to join us in the ceramics studio as we learn various hand-building methods for creating and decorating ceramic masterpieces. Each week's project will include a method of constructing clay by hand (pinch, coil, slab, etc.) and plenty of opportunities for self-expression and experimentation. After the students construct a clay piece and paint it with colorful glazes, projects will be fired in electric kilns. Students should bring their imagination and be prepared to get messy as we dive into the world of functional and sculptural ceramics. This is a 7-week, 1.5 hour, after school class.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Michelle Schamis
Cost: $190
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Pottery Hand & Wheel (Ages: 9-13yrs)"
Tuesdays, April 16 - May 28, 2024
 

Throw yourself into the art of making pottery! Learn hand-building, wheel throwing, and glazing skills in this popular ceramics class while creating functional and sculptural forms. Spend the first few days building your pieces, then experiment with design and colorful glazes. This is a 7-week, 1.5 hr. after-school class held on Tuesdays.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Shannon Wolsky
Cost: $190
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Pottery Hand & Wheel (Ages: 9-13yrs)"
Wednesdays, April 17 - May 29, 2024
 

Throw yourself into the art of making pottery! Learn hand-building, wheel throwing, and glazing skills in this popular ceramics class while creating functional and sculptural forms. Spend the first few days building your pieces, then experiment with design and colorful glazes. This is a 7-week, 1.5 hr. after-school class held on Wednesdays.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Susan Branco
Cost: $190
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Pottery: Hand and Wheel"
Wednesdays, April 17 - May 29, 2024
 

Bring your creativity and ideas into the studio! In this class we will be creating functional and non-functional pieces with an added flair. Projects will be wheel thrown to start, then altered, trimmed, and finished with handbuilding. Turn your plates into birdbaths, your mugs into face mugs, and your candlestick holders into goblets. The possibilities are endless. This class is for beginner to advanced level skills. Your first bag of stoneware clay plus glazing and firing fees for pieces completed as part of your coursework are included.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Veronica McLaughlin
Cost: $350
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Beginner/Intermediate Guide to Wheel Throwing"
Thursdays, April 18 - May 30, 2024
 

Satisfy your curiosity about clay! Come get your hands dirty in this fun and thorough introduction to throwing pots on the pottery wheel. After throwing pots you’ll learn how to decorate and glaze your ceramic work for the final firing. What have you always wanted to make? Coffee mugs, bowls, a decorated plate or vases. You will have the opportunity to learn the skills required to make these wheel thrown forms. First bag of stoneware clay plus glazes and firing fees for work completed as part of the coursework are included. Tools are available to purchase at Wayne Art Center, or you can bring your own. What to wear? Wear old clothes or a smock……throwing is dirty but fun!
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Peter Murray
Cost: $350
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Pottery for Adults & Teens"
Thursdays, April 18 - May 30, 2024
 

In this class we will learn to throw a variety of functional pottery forms. This will include cups, mugs, bowls, plates, jars, and more. We will learn the basics of different pottery forms found in most kitchens around the world. Beginners and advanced students are welcome.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Ryan Wheeler
Cost: $350
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Pottery Hand Building"
Thursdays, April 18 - May 30, 2024
 

Interested in trying your hand at hand building with clay? Looking for a fun class to fill in the time? Try a fun, interactive, no intimidation class where you will learn the basics of hand building with clay. Susan Branco will guide you through the simple processes to make funky animals, push mold plates, soap dishes, and simple projects created for the absolute beginner! All levels are welcome. First bag of clay and firing fees are included.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Susan Branco
Cost: $350
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Pottery Club (Ages: 7+)"
Thursdays, April 18 - May 30, 2024
 

Bring your young artists to join us in the ceramics studio as we learn various hand-building methods for creating and decorating ceramic masterpieces. Each week's project will include a method of constructing clay by hand (pinch, coil, slab, etc.) and plenty of opportunities for self-expression and experimentation. After the students construct a clay piece and paint it with colorful glazes, projects will be fired in electric kilns. Students should bring their imagination and be prepared to get messy as we dive into the world of functional and sculptural ceramics. This is a 7-week, 1.5 hour, after school class on Thursdays.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Michelle Schamis
Cost: $190
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Pottery Hand & Wheel (Ages: 9-13yrs)"
Thursdays, April 18 - May 30, 2024
 

Throw yourself into the art of making pottery! Learn hand-building, wheel throwing, and glazing skills in this popular ceramics class while creating functional and sculptural forms. Spend the first few days building your pieces, then experiment with design and colorful glazes. This is a 7-week, 1.5 hour, Thursday, after school class.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Shannon Wolsky
Cost: $190
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Teen Pottery Hand & Wheel (Ages: 12+)"
Fridays, April 19 - May 31, 2024
 

Come join the Friday fun in the ceramics studio and learn how to throw on the potter's wheel! Any and all skill levels are welcome while we navigate the techniques of improving our skills on the wheel and hand-building. There will be demonstrations on the wheel each week and instruction will be tailored to each students needs and ability. Bring your creativity and get ready to get messy! This is a 7-week, 1.5 hour, after-school class, held on Fridays.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Veronica McLaughlin
Cost: $190
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Handbuilding Studio"
Fridays, April 19 - May 31, 2024
 

The Handbuilding Studio class provides the opportunity for advanced handbuilders to share studio time with other experienced clay students. Demos will reflect the interests of the students. Students, while guided by Karen as needed, will have the opportunity to try new techniques, work on their self-directed projects and explore a range of ways to work with clay. First bag of clay and all glazing and firings of work completed in class is included in tuition. A $5.00 materials fee is payable to the instructor. The instructor requests that students wear a mask while in the studio.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Karen Sacks
Cost: $585
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Pottery: Pinching & Pit Firing"
Fridays, April 19 - May 31, 2024
 

This class is designed to dispel the notion that pinching is merely a beginner's technique. We will explore numerous variations on the method including: creating larger forms, working intuitively, and exploring asymmetrical forms. Surface treatments will include imprinting plants and other textures, incorporating found objects, burnishing and applying terra sigilatta. The workshop will conclude with a pit (or sawdust) firing in which the pots will be buried in sawdust and smoldered overnight. This smokes the pots in an unpredictable manner. Multiple techniques will be employed to encourage variations including the use of sulfates, masking parts of the surface and wrapping the pots with cooper wire, which often leaves trails. Tuition includes first bag of stoneware clay as well as glazes.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Jimmy Clark
Cost: $350
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Sculpture for the Home & Garden"
Tuesdays, April 23 - May 28, 2024
 

Imagine making a one-of-a-kind piece of sculpture for your home or garden. With guidance from professional sculptor, you can make a variety of sculptures from animals to a decorative relief sculpture or a figurative piece. Learn sculpting techniques while creating something special. Books and pictures will be supplied for inspiration or bring your own. Class tuition includes your first bag of stoneware clay as well as glazes and firing fees for coursework completed in class. Clay is available at Wayne Art Center. All skill levels welcome.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Jennifer Frudakis-Petry
Cost: $300
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Beginning Paper Clay"
Tuesdays, April 23 - May 28, 2024
 

Jerry Bennett, a leading international paper clay artist, will conduct a hands-on course which will provide an opportunity for students to explore and experience new approaches to functional pottery and sculptural forms using paper clay. Join Jerry as he guides you through how to make paper clay (or fiber clay) and bonding slips for hand-built forms. This course expands your understanding of this unique material by adding various clay fibers to create functional pottery and sculptural forms. Gain valuable insights as Jerry shares practical, problem-solving advice related to your studio work, such as fixing broken work and preventing cracks. Tuition includes the first bag of porcelain clay, glazes and firing fees for work completed in class.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Jerry Bennett
Cost: $300
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Green Man Ornamental Wall Plaque"
Tuesdays, April 23 - May 28, 2024
 

Create an enchanting green man plaque for your garden. They also make a great gift for a friend or family! Learn the subtle techniques of relief sculpture from sculpting instructor Jennifer Frudakis-Petry. With her 40 years of experience, and your own imagination you too can complete your own decorative depiction of the leafy Celtic mask known as a green man. Tuition includes a bag of clay, plus glazes and firing fees for work completed as a part of this class.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Jennifer Frudakis-Petry
Cost: $300
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Pottery for Adults & Teens"
Tuesdays, April 23 - May 28, 2024
 

In this class we will learn to throw a variety of functional pottery forms. This will include cups, mugs, bowls, plates, jars, and more. We will learn the basics of different pottery forms found in most kitchens around the world. Beginners and advanced students are welcome.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Ryan Wheeler
Cost: $300
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


"Pottery for Adults & Teens"
Wednesdays, April 24 - May 29, 2024
 

In this class we will learn to throw a variety of functional pottery forms. This will include cups, mugs, bowls, plates, jars, and more. We will learn the basics of different pottery forms found in most kitchens around the world. Beginners and advanced students are welcome.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Ryan Wheeler
Cost: $300
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553


 

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