classes
AVL clay offers a variety of ways to dip your toes fingers into creating with clay
Wheel Fundamentals
8 week session - $400
This is a class that focuses on the foundational skills you’ll need to begin making pots on the wheel.
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We’ll cover it all…wedging, centering, pulling up, shaping, trimming and glazing. Perfect for beginners or those who have stepped away from the wheel for a while. Many people find it helpful to repeat this class in order to cement all of the fundamental skills that are covered.
Classes include:
experienced instruction in a small group setting
cone 6 stoneware clay
use of all tools, glazes and underglazes
bisque and glaze firing
access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills
This class will allow you to re-familiarize yourself with the wheel and get back into making.
Wheel - Skills Refresh
4 week session - $225
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This is a faster paced class and participants should be able to already wedge, center and pull up a small amount of clay. This is also a great class to take after the fundamentals class.
Classes include:
experienced instruction in a small group setting
cone 6 stoneware clay
use of all tools, glazes and underglazes
bisque and glaze firing
access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills
Wheel - Next Level
6 week session - $330
This class will take you beyond the basics of centering and throwing smaller forms. An emphasis on shaping, adding components (i.e. spouts, handles, lids etc…) and generally going a little larger with your projects. -
You’ll be thinking more intentionally about what you are creating from the form to the surface design and glazing. Students should be able to center at least 2 pounds of clay and be comfortable with trimming and glazing.
Classes include:
experienced instruction in a small group setting
kentucky mudworks cone 6 stoneware clay
use of all tools, glazes and underglazes
bisque and glaze firing
access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills
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.
Handbuilding
6 week session - $300
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Each session our teachers come up with fun and engaging projects from home goods, outdoor-friendly items, gift-worthy projects and more.
Classes include:
experienced instruction in a small group setting
kentucky mudworks cone 6 stoneware clay
use of all tools, glazes and underglazes
bisque and glaze firing
access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills
Making Your Mark - Handbuilding
4 week session - $200
This handbuilding mini-session focuses on making and using texture tools for handbuilding. We will be making our own
texture rollers and roulettes
clay texture slabs
texture foam mats and rollers
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We will use our new tools to make slab-built trays, covered jars, cups/mugs and anything else you want to put texture on! Students should feel free to use their new texture tools for any handbuilt project they have in mind.This is a great class for beginners or people with some experience who want to make their own texture tools.
Classes include:
experienced instruction in a small group setting
kentucky mudworks cone 6 stoneware clay
use of all tools, glazes and underglazes
bisque and glaze firing
access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills
‘Tis the Season - Handbuilding
4 week session - $200
Get ready for the season of gathering in this four-week mini-session where you’ll create functional pieces for your table, from chip-and-dip dishes to tapas plates, pitchers, serving bowls, and more.
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You’ll be making pieces designed for sharing, serving, and entertaining. Each week, explore a different hand building approach while developing projects that reflect your own style and skill level. Advanced beginners and intermediate potters are welcome, with plenty of room to push your skills through more complex forms, attachments, handles, texture, and surface details.
Whether you’re making pieces for your own table or creating one-of-a-kind gifts, you’ll leave the class with functional pottery made for gathering and sharing.
Classes include:
experienced instruction in a small group setting
kentucky mudworks cone 6 stoneware clay
use of all tools, glazes and underglazes
bisque and glaze firing
access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills
In this six-week session we will cover a wide range of surface design techniques that will add interest and creativity to your work such as underglaze transfer, sgraffito, using stencils as resists, slip trailing, color inlay and more.
Surfaces
6 week session - $260
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Students will be asked to bring simple shapes (i.e. small plates, tiles, cups, etc…) in leather hard condition to class each week. This class is ideal for the advanced beginner to intermediate potter who is ready to add some new techniques to their pottery skills toolbox.
Classes include:
experienced instruction in a small group setting
surface design materials (students will need to bring some tools of their own)
bisque and glaze firing with some limits on quantity
access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills
clay is not included in this class
Maker’s Choice
6 week session - $250
This is a “choose your own adventure” class where you bring your project ideas (wheel or handbuilt) and you are given studio support to accomplish them.
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This is a great class for advanced beginners or intermediate potters who can work independently. It is also a great way to get ample studio time while waiting to become a member. Our final class will be focused on glazing. Classes are 3 hours each.
Classes include:
experienced studio support when you need guidance or brainstorming
studio buff stoneware clay OR student is welcome to purchase other clays
use of all tools, glazes and underglazes
bisque and glaze firing with some limits on quantity
access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills
Maker’s Choice
6 week session - $250
This is a “choose your own adventure” class where you bring your project ideas (wheel or handbuilt) and you are given studio support to accomplish them.
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This is a great class for advanced beginners or intermediate potters who can work independently. It is also a great way to get ample studio time while waiting to become a member. Our final class will be focused on glazing. Classes are 3 hours each.
Classes include:
experienced studio support when you need guidance or brainstorming
studio buff stoneware clay OR student is welcome to purchase other clays
use of all tools, glazes and underglazes
bisque and glaze firing with some limits on quantity
access to studio throughout your session to hone your skills