This class will focus on improving throwing technique, wheel wedging clay, throwing off the hump, pulling handles off the pot, tap centering, and the Hungarian claw. Students should be able to center and pull a cylinder without instruction, and Dwayne will meet students where their skills are at. Class will include a demonstration then work time where Dwayne will offer personalized feedback on your projects and technique. 3 objectives 1. Improve throwing skills 2. Learn something new 3. Enjoy the process Techniques we will cover. The Hungarian claw. A technique for both centering & pulling walls in fewer movements. It also helps with collaring vases and bottle forms. Pulling handles. Students will learn how to pull handles off of the pot, a very efficient way to make handles for pots which with practice can be quite fun. Tap centering. Tap centering helps quite a bit when trimming because it allows you to center quickly and effortlessly and therefore makes trimming much more joyful. Wheel wedging. Cone your clay to eliminate air bubbles and align clay particles before throwing your pot. This makes for a smoother ride once you begin pulling your walls. JOIN WAITLIST HERE IF CLASS BECOMES FULL Glazes, firing charges and one bag of clay per student are included in the class price. Similar to membership at Cascade, students can enjoy 24/7 access to the studio to work on projects. Community tools are provided or you may bring your own tools. Students get one 24 x 18 x 16 inch shelf to store projects and materials. Please read our terms of service and code of conduct before purchasing a class. Signing up for a class means you understand and agree to our current terms of service and code of conduct listed on our website. Please read our terms of service and code of conduct& Refund/Cancellation Policy before purchasing a class. Signing up for a class means you understand and agree to our current terms of service and code of conduct listed on our website. Students must be at least 18 years old please. All cancelations and refunds are subject to a 5% fee due to card processor fees. Refund requests must be made 2 weeks before the class start date, we cannot offer refunds within two weeks of the class starting.
This class will focus on developing wheel throwing skills, and finishing pots with alternative firing methods such as Raku, Horse hair, Sagar fire and Pit fire. There will be two firing opportunities where students can bring their work to be fired at an alternate location nearby the studio. Eli will discuss how each finish may compliment certain textures or forms. Advanced wheel with Eli will be a super fun and amazing opportunity to get feedback on developing projects and ideas you've been dreaming of. There may be demos and suggested projects, students are also encouraged to bring ideas for projects they wish to create and Eli will provide tips and feedback to help make it happen. This class can cater to a variety of skill levels and Eli will meet you where your skills are. All students should be able to make a cylinder without instruction and have some existing knowledge of pottery wheel techniques and of the drying process. Instructed by Eli. This three hour class will meet once per week starting and ending on the listed dates. JOIN WAITLIST HERE IF CLASS BECOMES FULL Glazes, firing fees and one bag of clay per student are included in the class price. Similar to membership at Cascade, students can enjoy 24/7 access to the studio to practice their new skills and work on projects. Community tools are provided or you may bring your own tools. Students get one 24 x 18 x 16 inch shelf to store projects and materials. Please read our terms of service and code of conduct& Refund/Cancellation Policy before purchasing a class. Signing up for a class means you understand and agree to our current terms of service and code of conduct listed on our website. Students must be at least 18 years old please. All cancelations and refunds are subject to a 5% fee due to card processor fees. Refund requests must be made 2 weeks before the class start date, we cannot offer refunds within two weeks of the class starting.
Mug intensive: Over this course Lily will discuss the features that make a mug functional, tips for pulling more efficient cylinders, and how to play in order to create new designs and define your style. students will learn how to pinch handles from a blank piece of clay, and be shown a multitude of pulled-handle methods such as pulling off the pot, upside down pulled handles, and more. Lily's teaching style is very creative and fun, come how you can take your mugs up a notch intros mug intensive specialty class! Week 1: • throwing several plain cylinders for handle and wall-pulling practice • practice pulling handles from a bulk piece of clay Week 2: • trim cylinders • attach handles from last week • pinched handle demo •play with form and throwing different mug shapes Week 3: • trim mugs from week 2 • handles pulled off the pot ect •finish wet clay projects Week 4: •glaze demo and glazing mugs JOIN WAITLIST HERE IF CLASS BECOMES FULL More about classes at Cascade Glazes, firing fees and one bag of clay per student are included in the class price. Similar to membership at Cascade, students can enjoy 24/7 access to the studio to practice their new skills and work on projects. Community tools are provided or you may bring your own tools. Students get one 24 x 18 x 16 inch shelf to store projects and materials. Please read our terms of service and code of conduct & cancelation/refund policy before purchasing a class. Signing up for a class means you understand and agree to our current terms of service and code of conduct listed on our website. Students must be at least 18 years old please. All cancelations and refunds are subject to a 5% fee due to card processor fees. Refund requests must be made 2 weeks before the class start date, we cannot offer refunds within two weeks of the class starting.
This is an intensive and extremely fun throwing focused class. It covers skill building, style, technique, clay choices and tools and have a focus on form while making functional kitchen pots. It will train students using wheel throwing techniques to expand their skill set and creative ideas for finishing pieces with your own personal design choices and style. Group and personal demonstrations will be made throughout the entire process of making a piece. Utilizing safe studio practices for ceramic materials will be covered as well. Short casual critiques / Q&A sessions will give opportunities to ask questions and get suggestions / feedback. Students should be able to enter and make a cylinder without instruction. Using the pottery wheel with wet clay to create an object, trim, alter the project, add texture and finish it up with some fun colors! JOIN WAITLIST HERE IF CLASS BECOMES FULL The class will be taught by Rasec. Learn more about our new instructor Rasec on the Instructors page! Glazes, firing fees and one bag of clay per student are included in the class price. Similar to membership at Cascade, students can enjoy 24/7 access to the studio to work on projects. Community tools are provided or you may bring your own tools. Students get one 24 x 18 x 16 inch shelf to store projects and materials. Please read our terms of service and code of conduct & Refund/cancelation policy before purchasing a class. Signing up for a class means you understand and agree to our current terms of service and code of conduct listed on our website. Students must be at least 18 years old please. All cancelations and refunds are subject to a 5% fee due to card processor fees. Refund requests must be made 2 weeks before the class start date, we cannot offer refunds within two weeks of the class starting.
A great class for total beginners or those with beginner-ish skills who want to focus on building foundational skills like centering your clay to make even pots & creating cylinders and bowls using the pottery wheel. Class will include a group demo and personalized demos/feedback during work time for projects. Students will learn about the stages of clay, using the pottery wheel to form pottery with wet clay, dry it to the right consistency to trim a foot, finish drying projects for their first firing, and glaze their work. Many people choose to repeat beginning wheel class until they can center clay and make cylinders without instruction before moving on to an intermediate wheel class. By the end of this class students should have completed several projects to take home and enjoy! Instructed by Max. This two hour class will meet once per week starting and ending on the listed dates JOIN THE WAITLIST HERE IF CLASS BECOMES FULL Glazes, firing fees and one bag of clay per student are included in the class price. Similar to membership at Cascade, students can enjoy 24/7 access to the studio to practice their new skills and work on projects. Community tools are provided or you may bring your own tools. Students get one 24 x 18 x 16 inch shelf to store projects and materials. Please read our terms of service and code of conduct& cancelation/refund policy before purchasing a class. Signing up for a class means you understand and agree to our current terms of service and code of conduct listed on our website. Students must be at least 18 years old please. All cancelations and refunds are subject to a 5% fee due to card processor fees. Refund requests must be made 2 weeks before the class start date, we cannot offer refunds within two weeks of the class starting.- Out of stock
In this 4 week class students will be shown how to create sculptural forms and creatures, both abstract and figurative. We’ll use several techniques like pinching, slabs, and coils, and go over proper attachment techniques for seams and details. bring your ideas for something you’d like to sculpt, or get inspired by the demos in class! week 1: pinched animal sculpture, bring a picture/reference or look one up in class! week 2: slab-built stump forest scene w/ pinched mushroom decoration week 3: abstract coil building week 4: glaze demo and glazing pieces JOIN WAITLIST HERE IF CLASS BECOMES FULL More about classes at Cascade Glazes, firing fees and one bag of clay per student are included in the class price. Similar to membership at Cascade, students can enjoy 24/7 access to the studio to practice their new skills and work on projects. Community tools are provided or you may bring your own tools. Students get one 24 x 18 x 16 inch shelf to store projects and materials. Please read our terms of service and code of conduct & cancelation/refund policy before purchasing a class. Signing up for a class means you understand and agree to our current terms of service and code of conduct listed on our website. Students must be at least 18 years old please. All cancelations and refunds are subject to a 5% fee due to card processor fees. Refund requests must be made 2 weeks before the class start date, we cannot offer refunds within two weeks of the class starting. 
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Click here to apply for membership! Hello, thank you for your interest in joining our studio as a member! Please take a moment to read below about member requirements and some information about our studio. Membership requirements: Monthly membership is available for ceramic artists with enough pottery experience to work independently in the studio on our equipment. Members must be knowledgable about the ceramic process and preventing creating clay dust. Membership if for hobby potters, we are not able to accommodate production potters. Those with less than 2 years of ceramics experience must take 3 classes at Cascade to become a member. Those with 2 or more years of ceramics experience must still take one class with us before becoming a member. Some exceptions for advanced level potters with recent cone 6 experience may be made. This is to make sure you have a good understanding of the studio, have a chance to get to know the instructors and some class friends, and get some experience using our glazes before being on your own with them. Minimum age for membership is 18. All members must agree to our studio code of conduct & terms of service upon signing up for membership. Please read and be familiar with our studio policies ahead of time! Monthly membership is automatically charged on your card each month starting on the day you purchase the membership, you may log into your account and choose to cancel it if you wish to stop. A members shelf must be cleared off by the last day of membership or what is left may be donated. If you meet these requirements, email us at info@cascadeceramics.com to join the waitlist for studio membership or to schedule a tour! Studio description: Cascade Ceramics has a friendly and collaborative atmosphere. Membership grants 24/7 Monthly Studio access by key fob to work at your desired convenience. We don't require scheduled "in-studio" time since we have 12 member designated wheels and lots of space to work in. We provide a 18 x 48 shelf for each member to store their projects, tools, clay, etc. Glazing and firings are included. We take care of the firings on a continual basis. Items are loaded as soon as they are dry and based on the size of work where it will fit in the kiln. We fire at cone 6. You may purchase Georgie's clay in the studio. If you bring in outside clay or glazes, please check with us that it fits our firing parameters(midrange cone 6) before using it. We provide a nice variety of house made glazes and some commercial underglazes to use on your pieces. There are two large worktables & a smaller work table with many handbuilding tools and banding wheels as well as many other community tools available for use in the studio. We have a Northstar slab roller, a large hardy-board wedging table and so on. We provide WIFI and take turns picking the music station. Click here to apply for membership! Email us at info@cascadeceramics.com to inquire about your spot on the list or for a studio tour.
