Hand-building Pottery Class | Kelli | October 30th - December 11th

6 week course, Thursdays from 6pm - 8pm. October 30th - December 11th

Please note, there will be NO class on November 27th due to Thanksgiving

Ages 16+

Please reach out to use if you feel you have a younger teen that would do well in an adult setting. Scholarships are available for any students 18 and under, courtesy of CDA Arts Commission and United Way of North Idaho. APPLY HERE.

In this course, led by pottery instructor Kelli Vaupel, the fundamentals of hand-building both functional and sculptural ceramic work will be covered. Students will be taught the variety of ways forms can be created with clay (coil building, slab building, how to reinforce larger structures to avoid collapse, etc.) Students are encouraged to get creative with their designs and come to class with an idea of items they'd like to try to make (cups, plates, vases, sculptural items, etc.). 

This class is for all skill levels, students new to the studio will receive extra instruction and those with prior pottery experience will receive instruction catered to their preferences. Intermediate and advanced students are encouraged to come to class with a project idea in mind that challenges their skills.

Included in this course: 25lbs of clay, tools, studio glazes, and the firing of all finished work. 

We offer 1-2 monitored open studio times each week. Open studio times are currently Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1pm-4pm. All work made in this class must be finished within two weeks of the last day of class. Out of respect for our limited storage space, finished work must be picked up within 30 days of firing. All abandoned work not picked up within this timeframe may be recycled or thrown away.

Due to a high demand for classes, we are not able to issue refunds unless a class is canceled.