Austin Ceramics

Advanced Wheel Throwing
Ryan Mckerley
Tuesdays
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
2/28 – 4/4 - Spring 2
Experience individualized attention with the focus on refining your craft and enhancing your own personal aesthetic sensibility. This class will cover: lids, double-walled vessels, larger scale work, historical and contemporary ceramic art along with a brief portion of class will be dedicated to group critiques of individual work.
Resident 0
Non-Resident 0
Minimum 6 Maximum 12
Room: 8E

Adventures in Clay
Linda Genet
Thursdays
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
1/12 – 2/16 - Spring 1
3/2 – 4/6 - Spring 2
4/20 – 5/25 - Spring 3
Challenge yourself to new ceramics Adventures by participating in this lively evening morning class. Instruction includes all-level Wheel and hand-building techniques along with singular experimental work per request. Students will master: designing, making, and embellishing their individual work - whether traditional or thinking outside the box.
Resident 0
Non-Resident 0
Minimum 6 Maximum 12
Room: 8E

Beginners & Beyond
Robin Gary
Tuesdays
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
1/10 – 2/14 - Spring 1
2/28 – 4/4 - Spring 2
4/18 – 5/23 - Spring 3
Explore different hand building techniques for sculpting such as slab, pinch and coil or take a spin at the potter’s wheel centering, pulling and shaping your clay. Instructor will also cover nonfunctional and figurative forms as well as surface techniques. All skill levels welcome.
Resident 0
Non-Resident 0
Minimum 6 Maximum 12
Room: 8E

Between Form and Function
John Vela
Wednesdays
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
1/11 – 2/15 - Spring 1
3/1 – 4/5 - Spring 2
4/1 – 5/24 - Spring 3
Try throwing on the pottery wheel, experiment with hand building and finish your work with surface design and glaze. This class covers the whole ceramic process and John’s expert knowledge with chemistry and glaze will help your work shine. All skill levels welcome.
Resident 0
Non-Resident 0
Minimum 6 Maximum 12
Room: 8E

Classic Clay
Jennifer Hill
Thursdays
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
1/12 – 2/16 - Spring 1
3/2 – 4/6 - Spring 2
4/20 – 5/25 - Spring 3
Have fun trying different hand building and wheel throwing techniques to create a variety of useable forms: coffee mugs, vase, stack-able sushi trays, luminaries and more. Experienced pottery wheel throwers can even learn how to incorporate wheel with hand built work. All skill levels welcome.