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.

  • 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

WHEEL FUNDAMENTALS SIGN UP

This class will allow you to re-familiarize yourself with the wheel and get back into making.

Wheel - Skills Refresh

4 week session - $225

  • 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

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Wheel - Mastering the set

6 week session - $330

This class is focused on building the skills and know-how to create perfectly matched sets such as dinnerware, nesting bowls and mugs.

  • We'll get playful with rim treatments and explore different ways of approaching the foot of our pieces. This is an advanced beginner / intermediate class and students will get the most out of it if they can come in for open studio time. Students should be able to center at least 3 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

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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

  • 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

HANDBUILDING SIGN UP

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

  • 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

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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

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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.

  • 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

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