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POTTERY CLASSES

 

Clay Mix offers pottery classes. We limit only 10 students in each class so that everyone receives individualized instruction from an instructor. All levels are welcome. You can use the studio during our regular business hours.

Sign up today for pottery classes!

Wheel-throwing Class
(all levels are welcome)

Tuesday Morning Class: 10am - 12:30pm FULL
February 6 - March 19, 2024 (7 weeks)
Fee: $225
Instructor: Jerry Chang

Tuesday Evening Class: 6:00pm - 8:30pm FULL
February 6 - March 19, 2024 (7 weeks)
Fee: $225
Instructor: Richard Rosas

Wednesday Evening Class: 6:00pm - 8:30pm FULL
February 7 - March 20, 2024 (7 weeks)
Fee: $225
Instructor: Garrett Masterson

This course focuses on working with clay on a potter's wheel. Beginners will learn basic skills in throwing and trimming. Intermediate and advanced students will explore new techniques based on individual interests and working at their own pace.  

Fee include:
- 1 bag of clay
- Firing fee for work produced during class time up to 2000 cubic inches. Additional firing is 1 cent per cubic inch.

 

If you are interested in signing up for the next session, please call 559.485.0065 to be on the waiting list.

 

Beginning Wheel-throwing Class

Thursday Afternoon Class: 2 - 4:30pm FULL
February 1 - March 14, 2024 (7 weeks)
Fee: $225
Instructor: Susanne French

This course focuses on working with clay on a potter's wheel. This class is best for beginners to learn basic skills in throwing and trimming, such as centering, pulling the wall, and shaping.

Fee include:
- 1 bag of clay
- Firing fee for work produced during class time up to 2000 cubic inches. Additional firing is 1 cent percubic inch.

If you are interested in signing up for the next session, please call 559.485.0065 to be on the waiting list.

 

 

Glazing and Surface Decoration Class

Saturday Morning Class: 10:00am - 12:30pm
TBA
Fee: $95

This course explores different types of surface decoration and glaze application to help you to create unique work.

 

Firing Electric Kilns

Saturday TBA
10:00am - 12:00pm
Fee: $30

This course will cover basics of firing electric kilns including how to stack shelves, how to load pieces, bisque and glaze firing settings, pyrometric cones, etc. We will also address some common mistakes.

 

To Register, click here

 

 

Instructors

Garrett Masterson holds a Master of Fine Arts from Portland State University. His sculptures are included in the permanent collections of the Jingdezhen Ceramics Museum, China, the Shigaraki Museum of Ceramic Art, Japan, as well as private collections in the U.S.

Richard Rosas has been a potter for 30 years. Richard has been exhibiting his work at art festivals in California.