classes

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

Your adventure starts here! There are so many ways to express yourself in clay. Our classes will get you up to speed whether you are keen on learning how to throw or you wish to handbuild one of a kind pieces.

Classes include:

  • experienced instruction in a small group setting

  • one bag of kentucky mudworks cone 6 stoneware clay

  • use of all tools, glazes, underglazes, slips

  • bisque and glaze firing for first bag of clay

  • access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills

Clay 101

8 week wheel session - $400

OR

6 week handbuilding session - $300

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Skills Refresh

4 week session - $225

Maybe you’ve done pottery in the past but you feel rusty. This is a great way to get back in the game and to introduce yourself to the studio.

Classes include:

  • experienced instruction in a small group setting

  • one bag of kentucky mudworks cone 6 stoneware clay

  • use of all tools, glazes, underglazes, slips

  • bisque and glaze firing for first bag of clay

  • access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills

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This class is dedicated to supporting the skill development of teens and young adults in the studio. Participants will receive instruction in both wheel and handbuilding and will have plenty of time to work independently on projects that interest them. Ages 16 and over

Classes include:

  • experienced instruction in a small group setting

  • one bag of kentucky mudworks cone 6 stoneware clay

  • use of all tools, glazes, underglazes, slips

  • bisque and glaze firing for first bag of clay

  • access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills

Teen / Young Adult Studio Time and Support

8 week - $400

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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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