Pottery Lesson
Pottery Lesson
A private wheel-throwing pottery lesson taught out of my home studio in Somerville, MA near Davis Square - no prior experience required, and all materials and tools are included. Each two-hours of throwing includes 6lbs of clay to throw with and allows for keeping a two pieces to decorate and fire.
Currently I can only accommodate a single student at a time, as I only have a single pottery wheel. I am working on finding a space to accommodate small groups for the future.
Food-safety and Dishwasher-safety of items will depend on decoration methods chosen.
For first-time students:
- You can expect a minimum of three weeks for your pots to be fired and ready for decorating
- You can choose to just come for throwing and choose a glaze to have me apply and fire it for you, or you can come back for another lesson to decorate together.
- In the meantime, you are welcome to schedule additional throwing lessons
- Once your pieces are ready for pickup, you may pick them up at a future lesson or Schedule a Pickup
For returning students:
- You may schedule as many 2+ hour throwing lessons as you would like
- You can choose to just come for throwing and choose a glaze to have me apply and fire it for you, or you can come back for another lesson to decorate together.
- Once your pieces are ready for pickup, you may pick them up at a future lesson or Schedule a Pickup
- After a minimum of 5 lessons, you are eligible for my Studio Share.
If you'd like some study materials, I highly recommend Florian Gadsby's introductory videos. I've curated a suggested watch order below:
- Preparing Clay to be Thrown on the Wheel (Wedging)
- Overview: Centering Clay and Throwing Pots on the Wheel
- Step 1: Centering Clay on the Wheel (Additional Tips & Tricks)
- Step 2: Coning Clay on the Wheel
- Step 3: Opening Up the Clay and Forming the Base of a Pot
- Step 4: Removing the Pot from the Pottery Wheel
- Step 5: Trimming and Finishing the Pot (Additional Tips & Tricks)
- Step 6: Glazing the Pot
- Case Study 1: How to Throw a Cup
- Case Study 2: How to Throw a Bowl
- Case Study 3: How to Throw a Plate
- Case Study 4: How to Throw a Jug
- Case Study 5: How to Throw a Lidded Jar
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- Event
All ceramics are hand-thrown, painted, and glazed near Boston, MA using porcelain or stoneware clay.
Product dimensions: Width & height are measured at the widest/tallest points and rounded to the nearest quarter-inch. For sets, the weight is inclusive of the entire set and the width/height are of the largest piece in the set.
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