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The aim of this class is to teach you to throw taller. Seven is ultimately an arbitrary number as so much of this depends on you and what you feel comfortable with. But, around seven pounds is an amount of clay that Eliza really enjoys working with. That said, students only need to be fairly comfortable with centering 3-4lb of clay at a time. We’ll work on adding to that! Please note that our class time is packed, as such this plan may be subject to change if we are finding it difficult to fit it all in. Dates may be adjusted due to firing schedules/inclement weather/other forces beyond our control.
Weekly schedule is as follows:
Week One — throwing
1. Introductions
2. Studio policy & safety protocol overview
3. Studio tour
4. Demo & Discuss:
Setting the foundation: importance of wedging, centering, centering in parts
Opening speed and depth, foot preferences
Getting clay to maximum height, a straight cylinder, tall forms start here
Discuss storage/drying to leather hard
5. Student wheel time I think?
Week Two —throwing
1. Demo & Discuss:
Wedging, centering, tall cylinders
2. Student wheel time
3. One-on-one troubleshooting
Week Three — trimming
1. Demo and discuss:
Throwing a chuck
Trimming with a chuck
Storing a chuck
Methods to control drying
2. Student wheel
Week Four — trimming
1. Demo and Discuss:
Reusing a chuck
Trimming
2. Student wheel/surface work time
Week Five — glazing
1. Demo and discuss
2. Student glaze
Techniques for glazing something tall
Week Six — glazing
1. Final class! Must finish glazing today.
The aim of this class is to teach you to throw taller. Seven is ultimately an arbitrary number as so much of this depends on you and what you feel comfortable with. But, around seven pounds is an amount of clay that Eliza really enjoys working with. That said, students only need to be fairly comfortable with centering 3-4lb of clay at a time. We’ll work on adding to that! Please note that our class time is packed, as such this plan may be subject to change if we are finding it difficult to fit it all in. Dates may be adjusted due to firing schedules/inclement weather/other forces beyond our control.
Weekly schedule is as follows:
Week One — throwing
1. Introductions
2. Studio policy & safety protocol overview
3. Studio tour
4. Demo & Discuss:
Setting the foundation: importance of wedging, centering, centering in parts
Opening speed and depth, foot preferences
Getting clay to maximum height, a straight cylinder, tall forms start here
Discuss storage/drying to leather hard
5. Student wheel time I think?
Week Two —throwing
1. Demo & Discuss:
Wedging, centering, tall cylinders
2. Student wheel time
3. One-on-one troubleshooting
Week Three — trimming
1. Demo and discuss:
Throwing a chuck
Trimming with a chuck
Storing a chuck
Methods to control drying
2. Student wheel
Week Four — trimming
1. Demo and Discuss:
Reusing a chuck
Trimming
2. Student wheel/surface work time
Week Five — glazing
1. Demo and discuss
2. Student glaze
Techniques for glazing something tall
Week Six — glazing
1. Final class! Must finish glazing today.