classes

AVL clay offers a variety of ways to dip your toes fingers into creating with clay

Clay 101 - Wheel

8 week session - $400

This is a class that focuses on the foundational skills you’ll need to begin making pots on the wheel. We’ll cover it all…wedging, centering, pulling up, shaping, trimming and glazing.

Classes include:

  • experienced instruction in a small group setting

  • kentucky mudworks cone 6 stoneware clay

  • use of all tools, glazes, underglazes, slips

  • bisque and glaze firing

  • access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills

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Skills Refresh - Wheel

4 week session - $225

Maybe you’ve done pottery in the past but you feel rusty or you just took the 101 class and want to step it up. This class will allow you to either re-familiarize yourself with the wheel or simply get more comfortable making a variety of forms.

Classes include:

  • experienced instruction in a small group setting

  • kentucky mudworks cone 6 stoneware clay

  • use of all tools, glazes, underglazes, slips

  • bisque and glaze firing

  • access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills

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Clay 101 - Handbuilding

6 week session - $300

Your adventure starts here! There are so many ways to express yourself in clay. Our handbuilding classes will take you through many of the ways in which you can create including slab construction, pinching, coiling, sculpting and more. We’ll finish up with glazing.

Classes include:

  • experienced instruction in a small group setting

  • kentucky mudworks cone 6 stoneware clay

  • use of all tools, glazes, underglazes, slips

  • bisque and glaze firing

  • access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills

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Teen Studio Time and Support

single class drop in - $40

class pack of 6 - $200

This studio time is dedicated to supporting the skill development of teens and young adults in the studio. Participants can go at their own pace and work independently AND/OR receive instruction in both wheel and handbuilding. Ages 14+ and over

Classes include:

  • experienced instruction in a small group setting

  • cone 6 stoneware studio clay

  • use of all tools, glazes, underglazes, slips

  • bisque and glaze firing (some limitations may apply)

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From Wheel to Wonderful

6 week session - $300

In this class we’ll combine wheel thrown and handbuilt elements to make fun, one-of-a-kind pieces. Projects will start out as bottomless cylinders and then will be transformed by our hands into things like flower frogs, double-sided lidded forms, footed planters, pedestal platters, tool caddies and more! This is an intermediate class and participants should be able to center and throw at least 3 pounds of clay.

What to expect:

  • experienced instruction in a private or very small group setting

  • generally we’ll start on the wheel and then add handbuilt elements or we’ll use a wheel created mold to build upon

  • all materials you need to make during your class

  • bisque and glaze firing for your pieces

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