Fall pottery classes at Catawba Valley Community College

Upcoming pottery classes at Catawba Valley Community College. More info in the flyer and here: http://www.cvcc.edu/CCE/Learning_And_Personal_Enrichment/Comm_SVC/Pottery.cfm

Hand Built Pottery

For students of all skill levels, including beginners, this course is designed to teach the many varied techniques and applications for hand building with clay. Students will focus on various ways and tools that can be used to make many forms for utilitarian use. This course will explore the use of pinch, slab, and coil techniques with an emphasis on surface design and glazing techniques.

Open Pottery Workshop: Hand Building and Wheel

This class is open to anyone with previous hand building or wheel experience. Students have the opportunity to work on individual clay projects of their choice and at their own pace to develop the skill level and personal style while receiving guidance from an instructor. Students will have full use of workshop facilities including glazes and kilns.

Pottery on the Wheel - Level I

This class is designed for the beginning. In this course, students will become familiar with turning methods and materials used in creating basic forms with the potters' wheel. Topics include clay preparation, turning techniques, and basic glaze application. Upon completion, students should be able to center, turn basic forms such as bowls and mugs, apply basic glazes, and be familiar with loading and firing an electric kiln.

Pottery on the Wheel - Level II

Designed for students with prior experience using the potters' wheel, students will learn to create a variety of forms including pitchers, vases, and lidded jars. Also included is instruction on how to apply glazes and the proper procedure for loading and firing an electric kiln. Upon completion, students will be familiar with working on the potter's wheel, glaze application and firing techniques.