Join this exploration of clay designed for homeschooled students of all ages. Work on individual projects while you explore your creativity with 1-1 guidance from our ceramic instructor. Sign up now before seats disappear!
Design and handbuild your own ceramic mug using templates and textured clay slabs. Once it’s fired, bring it back and fill it up—join us for a coffee tasting with Reading Coffee Company at 1pm, Saturday, Oct. 18 in GoggleWorks’ Café. Sip fresh brews from your handmade mug!
Mini-Makers!: Wheel Throwing: Session B / Mini-Makers!: Alfareria en Torno: Session B
Oct 11
Saturday
/ 2–4pm
Member: $68.00
/ Non-Member: $80.00
Skill Level: All Levels
Age: 7-12 (Mini-Makers!)
Bilingual (Spanish)
Come play with clay and learn how to use the pottery wheel. As a team, you will work together to shape clay and create forms on the spinning wheel. Instructor is bilingual in English and Spanish.Note: An adult must participate in the workshop. The tuition fee covers one individual, and you must register for each adult and child attending.
Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
Ven a jugar con arcilla y aprende a utilizar el torno de alfarería. En equipo, tú y tú hijo trabajarán juntos para dar forma a la arcilla y crear formas en el torno. La instructora es bilingüe en inglés y español.Nota: Un adulto debe participar en el taller. La matrícula cubre a una persona, y debe inscribirse por cada adulto y niño que asista.
Using templates and handbuilding techniques, create your own decorative pitcher for your home. Following a template, you will learn how to create slabs of clay and incorporate textures to the surfaces to make an interesting pitcher! Perfect for your favorite cold beverage or fresh flowers.
Come play with clay and learn how to use a variety of techniques to design your own spooky pumpkin lantern. Note: An adult must participate in the workshop. The tuition fee covers one individual, and you must register for each adult and child attending.
Join us for a creative night with clay! Our ceramic instructor will walk you through the basics of wheel throwing. Create a unique piece of pottery, then choose a glaze from our ceramic studio’s selection.
Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
Find other One-Day on the Wheel Workshop classes listed below:
Learn the skills necessary to throw cylinders, cups, bowls, and more in this exciting introduction to the fundamentals of working on a potter’s wheel. You will be guided through the process of throwing, shaping, and trimming your pieces. Express your creative voice through basic surface decoration and glazing techniques.
Create your own stylish and functional chip and dip set in this fun, hands-on workshop! You’ll learn basic hand-building techniques to shape into a unique object, perfect for snacking. No experience necessary!
Experience the excitement of Raku firing in this fiery, hands-on evening workshop! You’ll glaze two artist-made bud vases, watch a potter’s wheel demo, and enjoy refreshments as we fire your pieces in a Raku kiln—pulling them out red-hot for a dramatic finish. No experience needed; just bring a friend and get ready for a memorable night with clay, fire, and fun! Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.
Broaden your wheel throwing techniques and further develop your understanding of the ceramic process. Explore making taller forms, marbling clay, and using slips for surface decorations. Prerequisite: Intro to Wheel Throwing or equivalent experience.
Learn the fundamentals of creating pottery through pinch pots, coil building, and slab construction. Perfect for newcomers, this class will guide you step-by-step in shaping, constructing, and personalizing your own unique clay pieces.
Using templates and handbuilding techniques, create your own ceramic stein perfect for your favorite tall beverage. You will learn how to create slabs of clay and incorporate textures to the surfaces to make an interesting functional object! Once your stein is fired, pick it up at Saucony Creek Franklin Station Brewpub where the second half of the workshop will conclude with a demonstration and tasting with their brew experts 5pm Saturday, Nov. 22.