Class Description

Aysim Hakioglu

Course is now 3 extra hours in total! If you’ve ever wanted to learn about clay and hand building but have little to no experience or have no access to a studio, this 6-week course is for you. In this course you will use your hands and simple tools without a pottery wheel to make two or three- dimensional items. We’ll begin by exploring the characteristics of clay and quickly move on to practicing the pinching technique. Next, we’ll progress to slab building, creating a few items such as a lidded box, bowl, mug, and a plate from flat slabs of clay. We’ll discuss various decorating techniques, including stamping, carving, and sgraffito (scratching to expose colors underneath). You’ll spend classes 5 and 6 decorating them for glaze firing. Once your pieces are glaze-fired, you’ll be able to pick them up within 10 days after the final class. We will use Cone 6 stoneware clay and firing will be Cone 6 electric firing. There will be a selection of underglaze and glaze options to use in the class.

Six, 2.5-hour sessions: Saturdays, 2:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Begins February 1, 2025. Location: Instructor’s Studio in Merrimac, MA.
*Price Correction. Cost: $315. $295. Class Limit: 6.
*Please bring $35 cash or check to the teacher on the first day of class which covers clay, glazes, other tools and materials, firing all pieces in the kiln, and small group direct hands-on instruction. Address will be provided to registrants prior to class. Please leave ample time for driving so class may start on time.