Thrown & Altered

Transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Ready to move beyond the cylinder? In this 6-week class, you'll learn how to use the pottery wheel as a starting point for creating dynamic, one-of-a-kind forms. Through cutting, stretching, darting, joining, and reshaping wheel-thrown pieces, you'll discover how altering can add movement, personality, and function to your work.

Whether you're interested in creating oval platters, faceted cups, sculptural vessels, or uniquely shaped bowls and pitchers, this class will help you think beyond perfectly round forms and embrace new possibilities.

Students Will Learn:

• How to alter freshly thrown forms
• Darting, paddling, and reshaping techniques
• Creating oval and faceted forms
• Combining multiple thrown pieces into larger forms
• Altering rims, handles, and spouts
• Surface decoration to enhance altered forms
• Timing and moisture control for successful alterations

Skills Required:

• Ability to center and throw basic cylinders and bowls independently
• Comfortable trimming your own work
• Previous beginning wheel class or equivalent experience

Best For:

• Students looking to expand their wheel-throwing skills
• Potters interested in creating expressive, asymmetrical forms
• 1.5 and Intermediate students ready to explore more creative approaches to functional pottery

Discover how a simple wheel-thrown form can become something completely unique through the art of altering. Every piece tells its own story, and no two will ever be exactly alike.

Includes:

• 25 lbs of clay
• 6 weeks Studio Access
• 2 weeks after class ends to finish all work
• Weekly Open Studio time outside of class to practice and explore

Students will meet for 2.5 hrs, 7pm- 9:30pm, once a week for six weeks. You will be able to progress at your own speed and instruction will be catered to your particular skill level.

The class must have 6 people to run.

Be sure to wear old clothes or bring a apron and towel. Basic beginner pottery tools can be purchased here for $15. If you have any questions about the class, please email Delores at infodelorespottery@gmail.com

Students must be 18 years or older. Some exceptions can be made. Contact Delores with requests before registering your child.

We do not offer personal make up days since all of our classes are full.Typically instructors repeat lessons so if you miss one week you'll have the demo next time. We also offer open studio, access to the studio on the weekends and some weekday options for students to come in and practice.