The Ceramics Studio Passport allows you to access open studio hours during our Fall 2018 term. Limited to students with a basic knowledge of ceramics and overseen by a monitor, instead of instructor, this “class” is a great opportunity to work at your own pace and continue your exploration in clay.
Open studio hours are posted monthly online here and in the studio.
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Learn how to construct your own handmade coffee mug using stoneware clay and handbuilding techniques. After your cup is glazed and fired, take it over to Benchwarmers Coffee & Doughnuts in West Reading, where they’ll fill it up for $1.00!
All supplies included.
For general course policies click here.
Make a hand-built bowl and help someone in need. Souper Bowl Workshops at GoggleWorks support Opportunity House’s annual Souper Bowl Fundraiser. For each workshop registration, a GoggleWorks ceramic studio artist will donate a bowl to Opportunity House’s annual Souper Bowl Fundraiser. Opportunity House, located in downtown Reading, is a multi-service organization that improves the quality of life for children, families, and adults who face various obstacles to independence and supports their efforts to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency and well-being. For more information, visit opphouse.org. Private Souper Bowl Workshops are available for groups of between 8 and 20. They make a great hands-on experience for both corporate, adult, and youth groups. Contact our Programs Department for pricing and availability. All supplies included.
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Grab your loved ones and join us at GoggleWorks for a creative night out! During our Maker Dates you will enjoy beer, wine, and light fare supplied by Belly Kitchen & Drinkery. Get a tour of our most popular studio and then have our ceramic instructors will walk you through the basics of working on the Potter’s Wheel. Create a unique piece of Pottery, then choose a glaze from our Ceramic studio’s selection.
All Supplies included. Please wear clothing you do not mind getting dirty.
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Ceramic handles can be functional or decorative, organic or structural, in this one day workshop students will explore and experiment with many different ways of making and attaching handles to your mugs or any ceramic vessel. Take your handles to the next level!
All supplies included.
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While learning a few basic techniques of handbuilding with clay, such as molds and attaching handles and feet, you will create a decorative colander/strainer for use in the kitchen. At the conclusion, select a color from our glaze selection and your piece will be finished for you by the instructor.
All supplies included.
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Learn the fundamentals of both handbuilding and wheel-throwing used to build functional pieces of pottery for everyday use, including: centering, pulling, shaping, and trimming. Basic surface decoration and glazing techniques for both methods will be covered so you can give your pieces personality.
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Broaden your understanding of working on the potter’s wheel in this intermediate class. Learn skills to strengthen your throwing abilities and gain new techniques to further develop your work. Lidded jars, closed forms, and altered thrown forms will be the subject of weekly demonstrations.
Prerequisite: Intro to Wheel Throwing or equivalent experience.
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Grab your loved ones and join us at GoggleWorks for a creative night out! During our Maker Dates you will enjoy beer, wine, and light fare supplied by Belly Kitchen & Drinkery. Get a tour of our most popular studio and then have our ceramic instructors will walk you through the basics of working on the Potter’s Wheel. Create a unique piece of Pottery, then choose a glaze from our Ceramic studio’s selection.
Please wear clothing you do not mind getting dirty.
This October, GoggleWorks is partnering with the LGBT CENTER of Greater Reading to celebrate LGBT History. A portion of all October Maker Date registration proceeds will go to help the LGBT Center serve the Greater Reading community. Join us and make a difference!
All supplies included.
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Make a hand-built bowl and help someone in need. Souper Bowl Workshops at GoggleWorks support Opportunity House’s annual Souper Bowl Fundraiser. For each workshop registration, a GoggleWorks ceramic studio artist will donate a bowl to Opportunity House’s annual Souper Bowl Fundraiser. Opportunity House, located in downtown Reading, is a multi-service organization that improves the quality of life for children, families, and adults who face various obstacles to independence and supports their efforts to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency and well-being. For more information, visit opphouse.org. Private Souper Bowl Workshops are available for groups of between 8 and 20. They make a great hands-on experience for both corporate, adult, and youth groups. Contact our Programs Department for pricing and availability. All supplies included.
For general course policies click here.
In the workshop, artist Rebecca Chappell will guide you in the discovery of new forms and ways of making through curiosity and simple play. Develop your personal sensibility with clay as you explore combining various techniques, such as handbuilding and wheel throwing. Leave with the skills needed to turn your ideas into fun and creative objects with meaning.
About Rebecca Chappell
Rebecca Chappell received her M.F.A. from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2008 and her B.F.A. from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2003. Chappell has participated in solo and group exhibitions across the U.S. She currently teaches at the Maryland Institute of Art as well as Tyler School of Art. Rebecca lives and maintains a studio in Philadelphia, PA.
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Come play on the potter’s wheel where you will be guided by one of our skilled instructors through the process of centering clay and throwing different shapes. Clay, tools and firing/ processing are included. An adult must participate in the workshop – the tuition fee covers one individual and you must register for each adult and child attending. All supplies included. Pre-registration is required.
For general course policies click here.
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. Discover your creative voice through basic surface decoration and glazing techniques.
Note: There is no class Nov. 24.
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Learn the foundations of handbuilding in this beginner class; create forms using pinching, coil, and slab construction; learn basic methods of connecting clay; and understand the process of turning clay into a functional or sculptural glazed ceramic object.
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Make a hand-built bowl and help someone in need. Souper Bowl Workshops at GoggleWorks support Opportunity House’s annual Souper Bowl Fundraiser. For each workshop registration, a GoggleWorks ceramic studio artist will donate a bowl to Opportunity House’s annual Souper Bowl Fundraiser. Opportunity House, located in downtown Reading, is a multi-service organization that improves the quality of life for children, families, and adults who face various obstacles to independence and supports their efforts to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency and well-being. For more information, visit opphouse.org. Private Souper Bowl Workshops are available for groups of between 8 and 20. They make a great hands-on experience for both corporate, adult, and youth groups. Contact our Programs Department for pricing and availability. All supplies included.
For general course policies click here.
Learn how to construct your own handmade coffee mug using stoneware clay and handbuilding techniques. After your cup is glazed and fired, take it over to Benchwarmers Coffee & Doughnuts in West Reading, where they’ll fill it up for $1.00!
All supplies included.
For general course policies click here.
Learn the basic process of slip casting while creating a unique porcelain sculptural vessel. You will leave this workshop understanding how the casting process works along with how different materials such as casting clay and plaster can be used to create interesting ceramic works.
All supplies included.
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Bring the family and spend a couple of hours making keepsake holiday ornaments to decorate the house or give as a gift. Using cookie cutters to create festive shapes, you’ll decorate them with Majolica (colored) glazes. Once fired in the kiln, they’ll be ready to hang. An adult must participate in the workshop – the tuition fee covers one individual and you must register for each adult and child attending. All supplies included. Pre-registration is required.
For general course policies click here.
Explore using drape and slump molds to make several common pottery forms such as trays, plates, and bowls as an alternative to the potter’s wheel. Learn through demonstration and hands-on experience in working with soft slabs and several types of molds. Leave this workshop with a good understanding of how to make your own and continue your exploration independently.
For supply list click here.
For general course policies click here.
Grab your loved ones and join us at GoggleWorks for a creative night out! During our Maker Dates you will enjoy beer, wine, and light fare supplied by Belly Kitchen & Drinkery. Get a tour of our most popular studio and then have our ceramic instructors will walk you through the basics of working on the Potter’s Wheel. Create a unique piece of Pottery, then choose a glaze from our Ceramic studio’s selection.
All supplies included. Please wear clothing you do not mind getting dirty.
For general course policies click here.
Come play on the potter’s wheel where you will be guided by one of our skilled instructors through the process of centering clay and throwing different shapes. Clay, tools and firing/ processing are included. An adult must participate in the workshop – the tuition fee covers one individual and you must register for each adult and child attending. All supplies included. Pre-registration is required.
For general course policies click here.
Bring the family and spend a couple of hours making keepsake holiday ornaments to decorate the house or give as a gift. Using cookie cutters to create festive shapes, you’ll decorate them with Majolica (colored) glazes. Once fired in the kiln, they’ll be ready to hang. An adult must participate in the workshop – the tuition fee covers one individual and you must register for each adult and child attending. All supplies included. Pre-registration is required.
For general course policies click here.
Make a hand-built bowl and help someone in need. Souper Bowl Workshops at GoggleWorks support Opportunity House’s annual Souper Bowl Fundraiser. For each workshop registration, a GoggleWorks ceramic studio artist will donate a bowl to Opportunity House’s annual Souper Bowl Fundraiser. Opportunity House, located in downtown Reading, is a multi-service organization that improves the quality of life for children, families, and adults who face various obstacles to independence and supports their efforts to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency and well-being. For more information, visit opphouse.org. Private Souper Bowl Workshops are available for groups of between 8 and 20. They make a great hands-on experience for both corporate, adult, and youth groups. Contact our Programs Department for pricing and availability. All supplies included.
For general course policies click here.
Learn how to construct your own handmade coffee mug using stoneware clay and handbuilding techniques. After your cup is glazed and fired, take it over to Benchwarmers Coffee & Doughnuts in West Reading, where they’ll fill it up for $1.00!
All supplies included.
For general course policies click here.
Grab your loved ones and join us at GoggleWorks for a creative night out! During our Maker Dates you will enjoy beer, wine, and light fare supplied by Belly Kitchen & Drinkery. Get a tour of our most popular studio and then have our ceramic instructors will walk you through the basics of working on the Potter’s Wheel. Create a unique piece of Pottery, then choose a glaze from our Ceramic studio’s selection.
All supplies included. Please wear clothing you do not mind getting dirty.
For general course policies click here.