Wheel 2: Introduction to Altered Forms with Clay Walthall
Overview
Mondays and Thursdays 6-8pm, April 17th-May 12th (8 sessions) **first session is a Thursday, last is a Monday
Ages 16 and up are welcome
Cost: $260 + $15 materials (all materials are included)
Basic wheel throwing experience required
Break from the circle! This class is a great way to extend your repertoire beyond the usual round form on the pottery wheel. You will learn how to manipulate thrown work using various hand building techniques and to modify thrown attachments to alter the shape.
About the Instructor:
Artist Clay Walthall is a native of Petersburg, Virginia. He received a master’s degree in visual art from Radford University in 1982 and has completed additional studies at James Madison and Alfred University.
Walthall’s art production is devoted to pottery making and watercolor painting. His work is reflective of his rural roots. His watercolors capture the colors and tones of western Virginia and the barrier islands of North Carolina. His wood fired stoneware pottery is inspired by the landscape and the traditional forms and motifs of traditional Shenandoah Valley ware. He exhibits nationally, most recently at the Companion Gallery in Humboldt, Tennessee.
Walthall has taught art at the elementary, secondary, and college levels for more than thirty years. He is a working artist and an Adjunct Professor of Art at Laurel Ridge Community College. He is a member of the Education Advisory Board of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. Walthall works and resides in Timberville, Virginia.
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
Mondays and Thursdays 6-8pm, April 17th-May 12th (8 sessions) **first session is a Thursday, last is a Monday
Ages 16 and up are welcome
Cost: $260 + $15 materials (all materials are included)
Basic wheel throwing experience required
Break from the circle! This class is a great way to extend your repertoire beyond the usual round form on the pottery wheel. You will learn how to manipulate thrown work using various hand building techniques and to modify thrown attachments to alter the shape.
About the Instructor:
Artist Clay Walthall is a native of Petersburg, Virginia. He received a master’s degree in visual art from Radford University in 1982 and has completed additional studies at James Madison and Alfred University.
Walthall’s art production is devoted to pottery making and watercolor painting. His work is reflective of his rural roots. His watercolors capture the colors and tones of western Virginia and the barrier islands of North Carolina. His wood fired stoneware pottery is inspired by the landscape and the traditional forms and motifs of traditional Shenandoah Valley ware. He exhibits nationally, most recently at the Companion Gallery in Humboldt, Tennessee.
Walthall has taught art at the elementary, secondary, and college levels for more than thirty years. He is a working artist and an Adjunct Professor of Art at Laurel Ridge Community College. He is a member of the Education Advisory Board of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. Walthall works and resides in Timberville, Virginia.
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
Mondays and Thursdays 6-8pm, April 17th-May 12th (8 sessions) **first session is a Thursday, last is a Monday
Ages 16 and up are welcome
Cost: $260 + $15 materials (all materials are included)
Basic wheel throwing experience required
Break from the circle! This class is a great way to extend your repertoire beyond the usual round form on the pottery wheel. You will learn how to manipulate thrown work using various hand building techniques and to modify thrown attachments to alter the shape.
About the Instructor:
Artist Clay Walthall is a native of Petersburg, Virginia. He received a master’s degree in visual art from Radford University in 1982 and has completed additional studies at James Madison and Alfred University.
Walthall’s art production is devoted to pottery making and watercolor painting. His work is reflective of his rural roots. His watercolors capture the colors and tones of western Virginia and the barrier islands of North Carolina. His wood fired stoneware pottery is inspired by the landscape and the traditional forms and motifs of traditional Shenandoah Valley ware. He exhibits nationally, most recently at the Companion Gallery in Humboldt, Tennessee.
Walthall has taught art at the elementary, secondary, and college levels for more than thirty years. He is a working artist and an Adjunct Professor of Art at Laurel Ridge Community College. He is a member of the Education Advisory Board of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. Walthall works and resides in Timberville, Virginia.
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.
