Lafayette, IN 47905
Art Museum Members: enter code 'AMGLmember' at checkout for your 10% discount.
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About This Class:
This class meets Mondays from 6-9pm, Sept 14-Nov 9 (8 weeks)
BEGINNING POTTERY I for ADULTS is a 8-week intro to pottery - it’s a fun, basic, sample-everything clay class in which students create stoneware pottery using the potter’s wheel, slab roller, extruders, templates, molds, and their bare hands!
Students learn:
• to use the potter’s wheel, slab roller, extruder, molds, and templates
• to explore surface decoration on raw clay forms through carving, appliqué, sprigging, & stamping.
• to apply color to bisqued clay with oxides, stains and glazes.
• to glaze pottery by dipping, pouring and painting.
• to participate in an ourdoor RAKU firing
• to discuss, analyze, and evaluate pottery through group critique, using an understanding of craftsmanship and the elements and principles of art.
More Fun and Learning for ALL Pottery Students: Click here
Additional studio times for pottery students:
Wednesdays 6 – 9 pm, Fridays 9 am – 12 pm, Saturdays, 9 am-12 pm, and other times by arrangement with instructors.
Class Fees:
$200
Class Fee includes ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING: clay, glazes, firings, and use of all tools, supplies, and studio equipment.
About the studio:
The Museum Pottery Studio is a well-equipped, safe workspace which includes 12 wheels, 3 large electric kilns, a slab roller, a pugmill for recycling clay, 2 extruders, and all tools for classes. A studio library offers books, DVDs, magazines and publications. Extensive storage and shelving provides each student with a designated shelf for her/his on-going work and personal supplies.
About the instructors:
Jeff & Jane Boswell have a long history with teaching, with clay, and with each other. They both have done graduate work in pottery and have enjoyed exhibiting and selling their work. The Boswells developed the Museum’s popular pottery program in 2010 and continue to oversee all classes which now include a talented team of assistant instructors.
For More Information, Contact:
Jeff and Jane Boswell
home: 765-742-4388
Jeff cell: 765-414-1407
Jane cell: 765-414-1406
JeffandJaneBoswell@comcast.net
Note: Missed classes due to vacation or illness can be made up during open studio times or by special arrangement with instructors.
Art Museum Members: enter code 'AMGLmember' at checkout for your 10% discount.
Not a member of the Art Museum? Click here to join!
About This Class:
This class meets Mondays from 6-9pm, Sept 14-Nov 9 (8 weeks)
BEGINNING POTTERY I for ADULTS is a 8-week intro to pottery - it’s a fun, basic, sample-everything clay class in which students create stoneware pottery using the potter’s wheel, slab roller, extruders, templates, molds, and their bare hands!
Students learn:
• to use the potter’s wheel, slab roller, extruder, molds, and templates
• to explore surface decoration on raw clay forms through carving, appliqué, sprigging, & stamping.
• to apply color to bisqued clay with oxides, stains and glazes.
• to glaze pottery by dipping, pouring and painting.
• to participate in an ourdoor RAKU firing
• to discuss, analyze, and evaluate pottery through group critique, using an understanding of craftsmanship and the elements and principles of art.
More Fun and Learning for ALL Pottery Students: Click here
Additional studio times for pottery students:
Wednesdays 6 – 9 pm, Fridays 9 am – 12 pm, Saturdays, 9 am-12 pm, and other times by arrangement with instructors.
Class Fees:
$200
Class Fee includes ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING: clay, glazes, firings, and use of all tools, supplies, and studio equipment.
About the studio:
The Museum Pottery Studio is a well-equipped, safe workspace which includes 12 wheels, 3 large electric kilns, a slab roller, a pugmill for recycling clay, 2 extruders, and all tools for classes. A studio library offers books, DVDs, magazines and publications. Extensive storage and shelving provides each student with a designated shelf for her/his on-going work and personal supplies.
About the instructors:
Jeff & Jane Boswell have a long history with teaching, with clay, and with each other. They both have done graduate work in pottery and have enjoyed exhibiting and selling their work. The Boswells developed the Museum’s popular pottery program in 2010 and continue to oversee all classes which now include a talented team of assistant instructors.
For More Information, Contact:
Jeff and Jane Boswell
home: 765-742-4388
Jeff cell: 765-414-1407
Jane cell: 765-414-1406
JeffandJaneBoswell@comcast.net
Note: Missed classes due to vacation or illness can be made up during open studio times or by special arrangement with instructors.