Beginner & Intermediate Wheel Throwing Class: June 10th - July 8th
June 10th - July 8th
5 Weeks, 1 day a week
Tuesdays 6pm - 9pm
Ages 16+
In this class students will learn the basics of wheel throwing by exploring various shapes and sizes over 5 weeks. Intermediate students will learn about more complex forms on the wheel and are encouraged to have a project in mind. All materials and tools will be provided. We will cover methods of centering, pulling walls, and altering shapes on the wheel. After pieces are thrown techniques for trimming, further form alteration, and surface decoration will be taught. More surface decoration techniques and proper glazing methods will be covered during the glazing process. Set-up, break down, and clean-up for wheel throwing will be done every class. Students will have the opportunity to transform a ball, or multiple balls, of clay into a finished glazed item!
Class Outline:
Day 1: Intro and Throwing
Day 2: Trimming
Day 3: Throwing
Day 4: Trimming
Day 5: Glazing
After the session ends student pieces will be fired and students will be notified when their items are ready for pick-up.
Instructor Bio:Reuben started making ceramics his last year of college in 2019. When the pandemic hit his school let him borrow a wheel and take it home with him during quarantine where he spent his time improving his ceramics skills. This time spend making pottery connected with Reuben much more than what he was studying, and upon graduating he decided to try to make a business of his art. Reuben then started Ponderosa Ceramics out of the basement of his parents barn. In the summer of 2023 Reuben got married and put his business on pause to move with his wife to Bend. He took a few months off of pottery before recently joining Mud Lake Studios as the new studio manager in March. He as been thrilled to have a space again to make is pottery where he can be a part of a thriving ceramics community.
June 10th - July 8th
5 Weeks, 1 day a week
Tuesdays 6pm - 9pm
Ages 16+
In this class students will learn the basics of wheel throwing by exploring various shapes and sizes over 5 weeks. Intermediate students will learn about more complex forms on the wheel and are encouraged to have a project in mind. All materials and tools will be provided. We will cover methods of centering, pulling walls, and altering shapes on the wheel. After pieces are thrown techniques for trimming, further form alteration, and surface decoration will be taught. More surface decoration techniques and proper glazing methods will be covered during the glazing process. Set-up, break down, and clean-up for wheel throwing will be done every class. Students will have the opportunity to transform a ball, or multiple balls, of clay into a finished glazed item!
Class Outline:
Day 1: Intro and Throwing
Day 2: Trimming
Day 3: Throwing
Day 4: Trimming
Day 5: Glazing
After the session ends student pieces will be fired and students will be notified when their items are ready for pick-up.
Instructor Bio:Reuben started making ceramics his last year of college in 2019. When the pandemic hit his school let him borrow a wheel and take it home with him during quarantine where he spent his time improving his ceramics skills. This time spend making pottery connected with Reuben much more than what he was studying, and upon graduating he decided to try to make a business of his art. Reuben then started Ponderosa Ceramics out of the basement of his parents barn. In the summer of 2023 Reuben got married and put his business on pause to move with his wife to Bend. He took a few months off of pottery before recently joining Mud Lake Studios as the new studio manager in March. He as been thrilled to have a space again to make is pottery where he can be a part of a thriving ceramics community.
June 10th - July 8th
5 Weeks, 1 day a week
Tuesdays 6pm - 9pm
Ages 16+
In this class students will learn the basics of wheel throwing by exploring various shapes and sizes over 5 weeks. Intermediate students will learn about more complex forms on the wheel and are encouraged to have a project in mind. All materials and tools will be provided. We will cover methods of centering, pulling walls, and altering shapes on the wheel. After pieces are thrown techniques for trimming, further form alteration, and surface decoration will be taught. More surface decoration techniques and proper glazing methods will be covered during the glazing process. Set-up, break down, and clean-up for wheel throwing will be done every class. Students will have the opportunity to transform a ball, or multiple balls, of clay into a finished glazed item!
Class Outline:
Day 1: Intro and Throwing
Day 2: Trimming
Day 3: Throwing
Day 4: Trimming
Day 5: Glazing
After the session ends student pieces will be fired and students will be notified when their items are ready for pick-up.
Instructor Bio:Reuben started making ceramics his last year of college in 2019. When the pandemic hit his school let him borrow a wheel and take it home with him during quarantine where he spent his time improving his ceramics skills. This time spend making pottery connected with Reuben much more than what he was studying, and upon graduating he decided to try to make a business of his art. Reuben then started Ponderosa Ceramics out of the basement of his parents barn. In the summer of 2023 Reuben got married and put his business on pause to move with his wife to Bend. He took a few months off of pottery before recently joining Mud Lake Studios as the new studio manager in March. He as been thrilled to have a space again to make is pottery where he can be a part of a thriving ceramics community.