5 weeks of goodness. And if you are coming in with your own ideas, we welcome ALL ideas.

Welcome! Join us for 5 weeks to learn all about CLAY. We will focus on hand building (the most powerful in all of clay), traditional techniques, surface application, glazing, and how art and clay meet together. This class will have a multitude of hints and tips, pottery techniques, and give you the comfort in clay to produce work you are excited and proud of. You will be sure to gain the ceramic bug and begin dreaming of the next project! Once you have completed one of our classes you are available to apply for membership. Membership is just $130 per month and includes 7 days a week for open studio time. Questions please email info.marinpottery@gmail.com

The When:

Thursday 10:00a-12:00p

Registering:

April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16

Last class of this session April 4

The Where:

1133 Grant Avenue (downtown Novato with easy parking, surrounded by great coffee shops, restaurants, and wine bars)

The Why:

• boutique style beautiful pottery studio

• interested in learning all things clay, studio safety, clay bodies, glazing, sculpting, or help with an idea or project

• UNLIMITED drop in time during open studio to practice outside of class

• intrigued about how to make larger pottery work

• limited to 8 students, allowing small class size you receive individual attention.

• class is all inclusive; instruction, project ideas, tools, 12 lbs. clay, glaze, and drop in times. First 12lbs of work is included in firing fees.

Week 1: Push pot bowls

1. Introduce basics of clay

• Stages of dryness 

• Clay platelets align

• No bubbles in your clay body

1. Project: push bowls

Week 2

1. Project: Slab building using slump molds

• Using the slab roller

• Surface decoration

• Carving 

• Slip trailing

• Using textured rolling pins

Week 3

1. Project: Coil built vases 

• attaching and smoothing forms

• Building height

Week 4

1. Project: Mugs

• Choose your construction type: push pot or slab (examples/demonstrations of each)

• Attaching handles/handle pulling

• Carving and making a base

Week 5

1. More surface decorations, finishing any projects

• Carving

• Sgraffito 

• Underglazes

• Finishing touches

Week 6

1. Glazing

• Dipping vs brush-on

• Waxing bottoms, cleaning glaze off underside

The Who:

• Ages 16+

• beginners welcomed! Intermediate welcomed!

The What:

• 2 hours in length

• 12 lbs of clay

• firing for 12 lbs of clay (additional clay available and can be ordered online, you must use Marin Pottery clay)

• firing of work made during class (up to 12 lbs included in class fee, additional firing available, please visit our firing fee page for more info)

• class includes one bisque firing and one glaze firing, minimum, we will fire as much as needed during the course of the class.

• Each potter will have their own set of tools to rent during class (included in fees)

• hand builders welcome!! We have a slab roller and lots of tools to work with

• please wear clothes that are ok to get dirty

• we are not requiring masks at this time

Additional drop in time included in your class fee: TIMES CHANGE DEPENDING on studio assistants availablity. Drop in times are designed to work on technique and are not designed for additional work. Work outside of the 12lbs designated for the class are suseptable to additional firing fees. All work MUST be completed by the end of your 6 week session.

Tuesday 4:00-6:00

Thursday 1:00-3:15

Friday 1:00-3:00

Saturday 10:00-2:00