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Adult Class Options

Spring/Summer 2024 Semester 14 Weeks: Monday, April 29 through Saturday, August 3, 2024

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Classes Offered at Mudflat: Spring/Summer 2024

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Mondays, 10 am - 1 pm with Katie Bosley Sabin
Mondays, 6:30-9:30 pm with Jesse Dougherty
Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm with Eliane Medina
Wednesdays, 10 am - 1 pm with Maureen Mills
Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm, with Erin Doescher
Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 pm with Leah Guerin
Fridays, 10 am - 1 pm with Madeleine Hartley
Saturdays, 10 am - 1 pm with Lisa Knebel

Class Description:

How do you work with clay on the pottery wheel? This class is for students with no or little clay experience who are interested in learning basic skills at the potter's wheel for creating functional work. Demonstrations will cover wedging, centering, and forming shapes such as vases, mugs, bowls and plates. You will learn basic glazing and decorating techniques, and be introduced to electric and gas kiln firing.

Mondays, 10 am - 1 pm with Kyriakos Atsalis
Mondays, 6:30-9:30 pm with David LaPierre
Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm with Kate Kuligowski
Fridays, 10 am - 1 pm with Doug Hansel

Class Description:

For students who have had an introductory experience working on the potter's wheel and now want to strengthen their basic skills. This class will focus on more throwing techniques, a variety of forms, and more advanced glazing and decorating ideas.

Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm with Steve Murphy
Wednesdays, 10 am - 1 pm with Steve Murphy
Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 pm with Tracy Raymond

Class Description:

Build on your basic skills and knowledge of throwing and further your technical understanding of clay. More complex functional forms, refinement of throwing skills, and advanced decorative and glazing techniques will be demonstrated and discussed. The class will review and critique fired results to further develop your personal style.

Mondays, 6:30-9:30 pm with Keith Becker-Lazore
Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm with Gabrielle Fougere
Wednesdays, 10 am - 1pm with Jen DeAngelis

Class Description:

Explore handbuilding as an alternative way of making functional and sculptural ceramic art. Students will learn basic construction processes such as coils, slabs, and molds and a variety of decorative and finishing techniques using lowfire and/or highfire clays and glazes. Students will pursue individual projects with assistance from the instructor.

Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm with Julie Peck
Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 pm with Eliane Medina
Fridays, 10 am - 1 pm with Gabrielle Fougere
Saturdays, 10 am - 1 pm with Gabrielle Fougere
Handbuilding Animals, Mondays 10 am - 1pm with Mary Kenny

Intermediate Hand Class Description:

Build on your basic handbuilding skills and explore more complex functional and/or sculptural forms. Study will include refinement of handbuilding techniques, surface treatments and finishing options. The class will review and critique fired results to foster the development of a personal style.

Sculpting Animals Class Description:

Animals have been inspiring artists for millennia. In this class you will learn to capture the likeness of animals of your choice to adorn your functional pieces or to create sculpture. We will explore building solid and hollowing out, working with coils, slabs, pinch pots and templates, as well as creating textures and finishes. Suitable for beginners to advanced students. Bring your sense of humor and adventure!

Independent Study
Afilliated

Independent Study Description:

Students with previous clay experience can pursue their own projects outside of a structured class in Independent Study. This program provides access to classroom space during all Open Lab Hours throughout the semester. Students enrolled in Independent Study should attend the scheduled orientation meeting to receive studio information, clay and shelf space and to meet Mudflat staff. No instruction is provided in Independent Study.

Affiliated Description:

For previously enrolled Mudflat students who have space to work at a home studio. This program allows you to make work at another location and bring it to Mudflat for firings in our kilns by our technical staff. Affiliated students must purchase clay from Mudflat – price includes glazes and both bisque and glaze firings, and 1 bag of clay is included in tuition. You may use the glazerooms at Mudflat during our Open Lab Hours. Work to be fired will be included in regularly scheduled Mudflat student firings. Affiliated does not include a student shelf in the Mudflat classrooms.

Tuesdays, 3-6 pm with Noni Armony

Class Description:

Explore surface decoration for your wheelthrown or handbuilt work. Class discussions and demonstrations will cover extensive techniques. Topics for wet clay and greenware will include slips and underglazes, sgraffito and inlay, carving and stamping, and resists. Additional techniques for bisqueware will focus on glaze options, including glaze trailing and inlay, resists, and glaze testing. This is a decoration class only; there will be no instruction in wheelthrowing or handbuilding skills, so students should be able to produce this work on their own for surface experimentation.

Class tuition: $750

Independent Study tuition: $725

Affiliated tuition: $675

Students will pick one class to enroll in. Your tuition includes 25 lbs. of clay (1 bag) with glazes and firings. There is a $10 surcharge per bag for porcelain clay. Students purchase additional clay from Mudflat throughout the semester. Students may not bring in any clays or glazes from other studios or suppliers.

Personal clay tools are not provided for adult classes, but may be purchased at Mudflat. A basic set of five tools costs $30.00-$40.00. A big assortment of clay tools are available for sale at Mudflat.

Adult Class Options

Spring/Summer 2024 Semester 14 Weeks: Monday, April 29 through Saturday, August 3, 2024

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