Wheel 1: Intro to Pottery Wheel with Karis
Overview
6 Saturdays 10:00am-12:15pm, April 12-May 17
Ages 16 and up are welcome
Cost: $200 + $15 materials (includes 1/2 bag of clay and firing)
Beginners and returners welcome!
This class is perfect for absolute beginners or those looking for a refresher. More seasoned wheel throwers are also welcome, whether looking to gain new insights or work independently with extra guidance.
We will cover the basic techniques needed for creating pots on the wheel, including wedging, throwing, glazing and decorating.
At the end of our time together, you will be able to bring home and use your unique pottery.
What students are saying about this class:
“In the brief couple of Saturdays I have really come to appreciate not only Karis’ patient instruction, but the sense of community that permeates the building. Being among people who are so joyfully participating in the artistic process is uplifting. Everyone is so willingly helpful, it fills my heart!” -Chris and Beth
About the Instructor:
Karis has been making a living as a potter for over 40 years, selling at art fairs and through galleries. She took an adult education class in MA one winter and bought a pottery wheel before she could even throw a good pot, thinking it would be a hobby. After taking more classes at some museum schools in the Boston area, she bought a kiln and hasn't looked back.
When making her pottery her goals are to make something useful and to give visual pleasure. Her work has been influenced by living and traveling in Southeast Asia and Europe. But it is also influenced by her Norwegian ancestry which gives her an affinity for the clean Scandinavian sense of design in regard to form, as well as the Norwegian love of nature.
The images on the work are created by using engobes and sgraffito. An engobe is a layer of liquid clay applied to the surface to the pot. Colored by various oxides, the engobes used on these works are applied when the porcelain is still damp. After the piece dries, a design is chosen and sketched onto the engobe then sgraffitoed (from the italian word “to scratch”) to expose the porcelain body underneath. This creates a slightly raised surface where the engobe has been left on to create the image.
Class Cancellations and Absence
Refunds minus a $20 processing fee are offered until 14 days before the start of class. After that, we do not offer refunds. We don’t offer refunds for missed classes, so please be sure you can attend all sessions of a class, or that you are okay with missing any that you’ll be away for. You can find out more on our studio policies page.
Overview
6 Saturdays 10:00am-12:15pm, April 12-May 17
Ages 16 and up are welcome
Cost: $200 + $15 materials (includes 1/2 bag of clay and firing)
Beginners and returners welcome!
This class is perfect for absolute beginners or those looking for a refresher. More seasoned wheel throwers are also welcome, whether looking to gain new insights or work independently with extra guidance.
We will cover the basic techniques needed for creating pots on the wheel, including wedging, throwing, glazing and decorating.
At the end of our time together, you will be able to bring home and use your unique pottery.
What students are saying about this class:
“In the brief couple of Saturdays I have really come to appreciate not only Karis’ patient instruction, but the sense of community that permeates the building. Being among people who are so joyfully participating in the artistic process is uplifting. Everyone is so willingly helpful, it fills my heart!” -Chris and Beth
About the Instructor:
Karis has been making a living as a potter for over 40 years, selling at art fairs and through galleries. She took an adult education class in MA one winter and bought a pottery wheel before she could even throw a good pot, thinking it would be a hobby. After taking more classes at some museum schools in the Boston area, she bought a kiln and hasn't looked back.
When making her pottery her goals are to make something useful and to give visual pleasure. Her work has been influenced by living and traveling in Southeast Asia and Europe. But it is also influenced by her Norwegian ancestry which gives her an affinity for the clean Scandinavian sense of design in regard to form, as well as the Norwegian love of nature.
The images on the work are created by using engobes and sgraffito. An engobe is a layer of liquid clay applied to the surface to the pot. Colored by various oxides, the engobes used on these works are applied when the porcelain is still damp. After the piece dries, a design is chosen and sketched onto the engobe then sgraffitoed (from the italian word “to scratch”) to expose the porcelain body underneath. This creates a slightly raised surface where the engobe has been left on to create the image.
Class Cancellations and Absence
Refunds minus a $20 processing fee are offered until 14 days before the start of class. After that, we do not offer refunds. We don’t offer refunds for missed classes, so please be sure you can attend all sessions of a class, or that you are okay with missing any that you’ll be away for. You can find out more on our studio policies page.
Overview
6 Saturdays 10:00am-12:15pm, April 12-May 17
Ages 16 and up are welcome
Cost: $200 + $15 materials (includes 1/2 bag of clay and firing)
Beginners and returners welcome!
This class is perfect for absolute beginners or those looking for a refresher. More seasoned wheel throwers are also welcome, whether looking to gain new insights or work independently with extra guidance.
We will cover the basic techniques needed for creating pots on the wheel, including wedging, throwing, glazing and decorating.
At the end of our time together, you will be able to bring home and use your unique pottery.
What students are saying about this class:
“In the brief couple of Saturdays I have really come to appreciate not only Karis’ patient instruction, but the sense of community that permeates the building. Being among people who are so joyfully participating in the artistic process is uplifting. Everyone is so willingly helpful, it fills my heart!” -Chris and Beth
About the Instructor:
Karis has been making a living as a potter for over 40 years, selling at art fairs and through galleries. She took an adult education class in MA one winter and bought a pottery wheel before she could even throw a good pot, thinking it would be a hobby. After taking more classes at some museum schools in the Boston area, she bought a kiln and hasn't looked back.
When making her pottery her goals are to make something useful and to give visual pleasure. Her work has been influenced by living and traveling in Southeast Asia and Europe. But it is also influenced by her Norwegian ancestry which gives her an affinity for the clean Scandinavian sense of design in regard to form, as well as the Norwegian love of nature.
The images on the work are created by using engobes and sgraffito. An engobe is a layer of liquid clay applied to the surface to the pot. Colored by various oxides, the engobes used on these works are applied when the porcelain is still damp. After the piece dries, a design is chosen and sketched onto the engobe then sgraffitoed (from the italian word “to scratch”) to expose the porcelain body underneath. This creates a slightly raised surface where the engobe has been left on to create the image.
Class Cancellations and Absence
Refunds minus a $20 processing fee are offered until 14 days before the start of class. After that, we do not offer refunds. We don’t offer refunds for missed classes, so please be sure you can attend all sessions of a class, or that you are okay with missing any that you’ll be away for. You can find out more on our studio policies page.
