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VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOP: SETH GREEN THROWN AND COMBINED VESSEL FORMS

Seth Green / Studios 5&7
Fri & Sat 1/27-28/2023
9am-5pm / 2 - day
$195 / Members: $175

Learn to increase the size and complexity of your wheel thrown vessels through combining and stacking elements during this hands-on workshop. Seth Green is a nationally recognized ceramic artist and professor known for his sophisticated and finely crafted vessels. He will demonstrate his techniques, share tips and tricks, and provide individual instruction as participants of any level experiment with their own work. The two-day workshop will include a Thursday evening lecture covering Seth’s influences and journey as a maker. A limited number of finished pieces will be bisque fired for participants. Lunch on Friday and Saturday is potluck.

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INTRODUCTION TO CERAMIC SCULPTURE

Courtney Nelson / Studio 7
Mon 1/9-3/27
6:30 - 9 pm / 12 weeks
$320 / Members: $300

Discover the versatility of clay and the multiple approaches for producing sculpture. With an introduction to fundamental techniques, students will learn the appropriate methods for achieving specific pieces, no matter the scale or desired surface. Working from drawings, pictures or maquettes, you will be guided through creating sculpture from start to finish. No experience is required.

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IMAGE AND CLAY

Yve Holtzclaw / Studio 5
Tue 1/10-3/28
9:30-12 pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$320 / Members: $300

Learn new surface techniques for your ceramics. By first using tiles, students experiment with slips, paper and wax resist, inlay, carving, water etching and image transfers. Learn how this array of image and surface techniques can transform wheel thrown or hand-built forms. Bring tools and brushes, a sketchbook and some drawings for inspiration. The excitement of working with clay at every stage of the creative process will quickly be realized.

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CREATIVE CUP INTENSIVE

Amy Hudson / Studio 5
Wed 1/11-3/29
6:30 - 9 pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$320 / Members: $300

Do your cups still have an unrefined quality, neglected as a simple and forgotten form? With the cup being the most accessible and often used piece of pottery in the home, it deserves great consideration. This intensive course will address design, craftsmanship and personal expression with a focus on intimate rims, functional handles, and the aesthetics of form. Along with demonstrations of throwing, trimming, hand building, and pulling and attaching handles, students will arrive at the answer to “What makes a good cup?”. The class will end with a cup/mug exchange for those who wish to participate.

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FULL SPECTRUM COLOR

Susan McHenry / Studio 7
Thu 1/12-3/30
6:30 - 9 pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$320 / Members: $300

Ready for a change from earth tone, high fire glazes? Explore vibrant colors and layered surfaces utilizing the studio’s rich, low fire red earthenware clay. Demonstrations will focus on brushwork, layering and surface treatments using colored slips and terra sigillata. Hand builders and wheel throwers of any skill level are welcome. All glazed low fire work will be food safe.

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BEGINNING CERAMICS

(A) Susan McHenry / Studio 7
Tues 1/10-3/28
6:30-9pm / 12 weeks
$300 / Members: $320

Welcome to the world of clay! Students will be introduced to a variety of clay-forming techniques to complete several unique projects. Coiling, pinching and slab-building will be demonstrated along with an opportunity to sample the potter’s wheel. Finish pieces with glazes in both high and low temperature firings.

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BEGINNING CERAMICS

(B) Amy Hudson / Studio 7
Wed 1/11-3/29
1-3:30pm / 12 weeks
$300 / Members: $320

Welcome to the world of clay! Students will be introduced to a variety of clay-forming techniques to complete several unique projects. Coiling, pinching and slab-building will be demonstrated along with an opportunity to sample the potter’s wheel. Finish pieces with glazes in both high and low temperature firings.

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BEGINNING CERAMICS

(C) Yve Holtzclaw / Studio 7
Wed 1/11-3/29
6:30-9pm / 12 weeks
$300 / Members: $320

Welcome to the world of clay! Students will be introduced to a variety of clay-forming techniques to complete several unique projects. Coiling, pinching and slab-building will be demonstrated along with an opportunity to sample the potter’s wheel. Finish pieces with glazes in both high and low temperature firings.

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BEGINNING POTTER’S WHEEL

(C) Tom Richards / Studio 5
Thu 1/12-3/30
1-3:30pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$320 / Members: $300

Now it’s time to try your hand at the potter’s wheel! This is an ideal introduction for students who are new to clay and the potter’s wheel. With weekly demonstrations, students move from centering clay to forming cylinders, cups, bowls and plates. Learn how slips and glazes can finish pottery in a unique and functional way.

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BEGINNING POTTER’S WHEEL

(B) Lindsay Hayosh / Studio 5
Tue 1/10-3/28
6:30 - 9 pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$320 / Members: $300

Now it’s time to try your hand at the potter’s wheel! This is an ideal introduction for students who are new to clay and the potter’s wheel. With weekly demonstrations, students move from centering clay to forming cylinders, cups, bowls and plates. Learn how slips and glazes can finish pottery in a unique and functional way.

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BEGINNING POTTER’S WHEEL

(A) Tom Richards / Studio 5
Mon 1/9-3/27
6:30 - 9 pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$320 / Members: $300

Now it’s time to try your hand at the potter’s wheel! This is an ideal introduction for students who are new to clay and the potter’s wheel. With weekly demonstrations, students move from centering clay to forming cylinders, cups, bowls and plates. Learn how slips and glazes can finish pottery in a unique and functional way.

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INTERMEDIATE POTTER’S WHEEL

Julie Devers / Studio 5
Wed 1/11-3/29
9:30-12 pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Potter’s Wheel
$320 / Members: $300

Learn to produce the pots of your imagination while refining (or refreshing) the basics of craftsmanship and technique. This class is an intermediate step in mastering the potter's wheel. Methods for forming spouts, lids, handles and altering are introduced. High fire glazing will be demystified as you finish the pottery of your dreams!

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ADVANCED POTTER’S WHEEL

Wyatt Lane / Studio 5
Tue 1/10-3/28
1 - 3:30 pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Intermediate Potter’s Wheel
$320 / Members: $300

Explore design and creativity in this studio class for the confident thrower. Fundamental skills will be reinforced, while advanced techniques of sectional pots, altering, and throwing large will be introduced. Exciting surface decoration and glazing will enhance your work. Discussions will foster individual improvement and encourage experimentation. High fire stoneware and porcelain will be utilized.

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HOT DATE NIGHT

Tom Richards and Amy Hudson / Studios 5 & 7
Fri 2/10
6:30 - 9 pm / One Day
$120 per couple / Members: $100 per couple

Enjoy a messy date night in the KIA ceramics studio! Come as a pair and work side-by-side on the potter’s wheel. Experience the heat of a raku firing that will produce two pieces to take home. It’s the perfect opportunity to have creative time together. Bring an apron and a beverage and be ready to participate in something new. .

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RAKU & ALTERNATIVE LOW FIRE

Wyatt Lane / Studio 5
Wed 1/11-3/29
1-3:30pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
$320 / Members: $300

Experience the excitement of raku by pulling hot pots from the kiln and seeing results within minutes. Learn to master the studio raku glazes and test new colors as a class. Explore the firing and post firing possibilities of horsehair, naked raku, saggar, and blackware. The work can be wheel thrown or hand built, but your finishes will be transformative.

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ANAGAMA

Julie Devers / Studio 5
Thu 1/12-3/30
6:30 - 9 pm / 12 weeks
Prerequisite: Intermediate/ Advanced Ceramics
$355 / Members: $335

Achieve ceramic surfaces only possible in the KIA wood kiln. Experience having your pieces glazed with wood ash and kissed by the flame while firing with a community of passionate stokers. The studio portion of this class discusses the loading, firing, history and anticipated results as you produce pots and sculpture specific to our anagama kiln. To learn the process, students will prep cord wood to fuel the kiln and work shifts, keeping the firing burning for four days. Unloading day reveals pots that will be as unique as the wood fire process. This class requires physical work, stamina, full participation, cooperation and availability to fire in early May.

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