Lafayette, IN 47905

POTTERY I: INTRO to CLAY for Adults (21+)
Mondays, (10 weeks)
January 15 - March 19
6-9pm
Class Fees: $210 (Museum members: $189)
Not a member of the Art Museum? Click here to join!
Art Museum Members: enter code: AMGLmember at checkout for your 10% discount.
Class Fee includes ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING: clay, glazes, firings, and use of all tools, supplies, and studio equipment.
About This Class:
Pottery I is a 10-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.
Note: Missed classes due to vacation or illness can be made up during open studio times or by special arrangement with instructors.
More Fun and Learning for ALL Pottery Students: Click here
Additional studio times for pottery students:
Wednesdays 6 – 9 pm
Fridays 12:30 – 3:30 pm
Saturdays, 9 am-12 pm
And other times by arrangement with instructors.
About the Studio:
The Museum Pottery Studio is a well equipped, safe workspace which includes 11 wheels, 3 large electric kilns, 2 slab rollers, a pugmill for recycling clay, 2 extruders and all tools for all 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:
Penny Kliner and Tia Love have a clay history spanning 40 years. They have been Teaching Assistants and are currently working in the Advanced Independent Studio. Penny & Tia, with pottery coordinators Jeff & Jane Boswell, promise a fun creative learning experience for new pottery students.
For More Information, Contact:
Penny Kliner
whenpigsfly01@att.net
317-529-7956
OR
Tia Love
heytia@aol.com
765-714-5085
OR
Jeff and Jane Boswell
JeffandJaneBoswell@comcast.net
765-742-4388

POTTERY I: INTRO to CLAY for Adults (21+)
Mondays, (10 weeks)
January 15 - March 19
6-9pm
Class Fees: $210 (Museum members: $189)
Not a member of the Art Museum? Click here to join!
Art Museum Members: enter code: AMGLmember at checkout for your 10% discount.
Class Fee includes ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING: clay, glazes, firings, and use of all tools, supplies, and studio equipment.
About This Class:
Pottery I is a 10-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.
Note: Missed classes due to vacation or illness can be made up during open studio times or by special arrangement with instructors.
More Fun and Learning for ALL Pottery Students: Click here
Additional studio times for pottery students:
Wednesdays 6 – 9 pm
Fridays 12:30 – 3:30 pm
Saturdays, 9 am-12 pm
And other times by arrangement with instructors.
About the Studio:
The Museum Pottery Studio is a well equipped, safe workspace which includes 11 wheels, 3 large electric kilns, 2 slab rollers, a pugmill for recycling clay, 2 extruders and all tools for all 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:
Penny Kliner and Tia Love have a clay history spanning 40 years. They have been Teaching Assistants and are currently working in the Advanced Independent Studio. Penny & Tia, with pottery coordinators Jeff & Jane Boswell, promise a fun creative learning experience for new pottery students.
For More Information, Contact:
Penny Kliner
whenpigsfly01@att.net
317-529-7956
OR
Tia Love
heytia@aol.com
765-714-5085
OR
Jeff and Jane Boswell
JeffandJaneBoswell@comcast.net
765-742-4388