Beginner Hand building - Wednesday am

$560.00
Beginner Hand building - Wednesday am
Beginner Hand building - Wednesday am
Beginner Hand building - Wednesday am
Beginner Hand building - Wednesday am
Beginner Hand building - Wednesday am
Beginner Hand building - Wednesday am
Beginner Hand building - Wednesday am
Beginner Hand building - Wednesday am

Beginner Hand building - Wednesday am

$560.00
This is a project-based class for beginners; each week, we will focus on a particular technique in handbuilding and surface decoration.  Learn the basics & expand your skills, creating unique pieces for your home and table. Explore different clay building techniques: coil building, slab rolling, using hump/slump molds, and wall extruder. 

Fall I session runs from September 7th - October 30th, 2026

Fall I session runs from November 3rd - Dec 18th 2026 (no class Thanksgiving week)

Registration opens August 3rd at 9am.
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This is a project-based class for beginners; each week, we will focus on a particular technique in handbuilding and surface decoration.  Learn the basics & expand your skills, creating unique pieces for your home and table. Explore different clay building techniques: coil building, slab rolling, using hump/slump molds, and wall extruder.

Wednesday morning weekly class from 10 am to 1 pm

Fall I session runs from September 7th - October 30th, 2026

Fall I session runs from November 3rd - Dec 18th 2026 (no class Thanksgiving week)

  • A maximum of 8 students per class
  • Access to all studio tools, molds, slab roller, and materials in the studio
  • Choice of two clay bodies fired to cone 6 in our electric kiln
  • Amazo underglazes, colored slips, commercial and studio-made glazes are all included
  • Additional firing fees of 8 cents per cubic inch for all pieces made during class time, paid as you go online
  • Missed classes can be made up during afternoon studio time (Tues-Fri 2-5 pm) within the scheduled session

Ariella is a ceramic artist with over a decade of experience on the potter's wheel. Her passion for hand-building started a few years ago with a slew of bowls and cups in her cupboard and a desire to explore creativity, form, surface design, and freedom in her ceramics.  Her pieces are influenced by her background in food, cooking, and pastry arts.  She loves to teach beginners and intermediate artists, sharing her passion for clay and slow art.

“Slip Studio is a different kind of pottery studio. It’s personal. Slip brings together my love of pottery, food, art, and mindfulness all rolled into one! - Ariella

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