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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. 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. If you meet these requirements, email us at info@cascadeceramics.com to join the waitlist for studio membership! Memberships are available for ceramic artists with some experience to work independently in the studio on our equipment. 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 that are never full. You are provided your own 18 x 48 shelf to use. Memberships are automatically charged on your card each month until you cancel in the system and notify us two weeks in advance if you wish to stop. Glazing and firings are included. We take care of the firings on a continual basis. Items are loaded as soon as they are ready to be fired. 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 before using it. We provide a nice variety of Georgie's and Amaco glazes and underglazes to use on your pieces. We have two large worktables 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. If the "Sign up now" button is not visible below then we are not currently accepting new memberships. Please email us at info@cascadeceramics.com to be added to the waitlist! -
Make a functioning compost jar for your counter! Students will be shown how to use slabs or coils to create a lidded jar sized to fit a compostable trash bag. You can explore surface texture with our many stamps, rollers, and carving tools. This is a great workshop if you want to learn different ways to make lidded forms and focus on functionality. On the second workshop day after the jars have been fired in the kiln, students can return to glaze their pieces with several of our dipping glazes. Finished pots will be available for pickup about one week after the glazing session. We will notify you by email when they are ready. -
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Already have basic handbuilding skills and ready to try something new? Handbuilding 2 is the class for you! This class is for those who have some experience handbuilding and want to create more complex projects, and gain technical skills. Projects will explore several sculptural techniques to create a tile image and a small bust. Students will also be guided in using the slab roller and extruder to make slabs and coils for creating functional items such as pouring vessels, vases, and lidded jars. More advanced glazing and surface design techniques will be offered, such as under glazing, water etching, and wax resist patterning with glazes.
Instructed by Lily. This three hour class will meet once per week starting and ending on the listed dates. 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 before purchasing a class. Signing up for a class means you understand and agree to our current terms of service listed on our website. -
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This class will focus on refining your wheel skills by doing each step in the process intentionally and paying attention to details that make for better functionality and a nicely finished pieces. Projects will include cups, bowls, and plates/blates. We will focus on techniques to create sets of similar/nearly identical work, and using the right amount of clay for what you want to create. Class will also focus on trimming and different styles of feet. We will make test tiles to practice glazing before glazing any finished projects. All intermediate wheel students should be able to center and throw a cylinder without instruction. Jaz will meet you where your skills are and encourage you to try new things to find what works best for you. Instructed by Jazzy. This three hour class will meet once per week starting and ending on the listed dates. 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 before purchasing a class. Signing up for a class means you understand and agree to our current terms of service listed on our website. -
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Join us in this fun new class to test and grow your pottery wheel skills while making some useful items for your kitchen along the way! Projects are chosen to help students try different techniques to achieve new shapes. Projects may include a garlic grater, spoon rest, berry bowl, large utensil holder, lemon juicer, and sponge holder. In class we will also make test tiles to practice glazing before glazing your finished projects. This class will encourage students to create projects with intention and attention to the details to finish projects nicely. All intermediate wheel students should be able to center and throw a cylinder without instruction before taking an intermediate level class. Instructed by Jaz. This three hour class will meet once per week starting and ending on the listed dates. 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 before purchasing a class. Signing up for a class means you understand and agree to our current terms of service listed on our website. -
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This class will focus on building a strong foundation of skills for using the pottery wheel to make cylinders and bowls. This is a good class for those who are total beginners with pottery or those who have not touched the wheel for a while and want to refresh their knowledge, or those who are still working on learning to throw a cylinder consistently. Students will learn about the stages of clay by using the pottery wheel to form pottery with wet clay, dry it to the right consistency to trim a foot, finish drying the pottery for its first firing, and glaze their work. Many people choose to repeat beginning wheel more than once or twice, 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 will have completed several projects to take home and enjoy! Instructed by Jaz. This three hour class will meet once per week starting and ending on the listed dates. 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 before purchasing a class. Signing up for a class means you understand and agree to our current terms of service listed on our website. -
This class will focus on building a strong foundation of skills for using the pottery wheel to make cylinders and bowls. This is a good class for those who are total beginners with pottery or those who have not touched the wheel for a while and want to refresh their knowledge, or those who are working on learning to throw a cylinder consistently. Students will learn about the stages of clay by using the pottery wheel to form pottery with wet clay, dry it to the right consistency to trim a foot, finish drying the pottery for its first firing, and glaze their work. Many people choose to repeat beginning wheel more than once or twice, 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 will have completed several projects to take home and enjoy! Instructed by Lily. This three hour class will meet once per week starting and ending on the listed dates. 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 before purchasing a class. Signing up for a class means you understand and agree to our current terms of service listed on our website.
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This is the perfect class for anyone interested in trying pottery for the first time, for those who have had some clay experience and want a refresher on making things and glazing, those who are looking to looking to improve on their skills before taking a more advanced class, or someone looking for a new hobby, so basically a great class for everyone! Students will learn basic techniques such as pinch pots, slab built forms, and coil pots all formed with just your hands and some simple tools. As you create projects, your instructor will teach about the different stages of clay and how to use it at each stage to your advantage. Students may create any forms they like with the techniques taught such as mugs, bowls, planters, vases, small busts, and much more! Students will also be taught about firing their work and glazing techniques. The possibilities with handbuilding are truly endless, and students are always encouraged to bring ideas for things they want help creating. Instructed by Lily. *8 week class - Class will not meet on valentines day, but end one week later instead. 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. -
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Join us for a one time class on the potters wheel! This is the perfect class for those who want to try out the pottery wheel for a day before committing to a longer class. Your instructor Jaz will first demonstrate the process of making a cylinder or bowl and then give you individual feedback as you make your own. In this 1.5 hour class, participants will go through the process of making one pot together, and a second one if time allows. Once finished, the class will clean up together. Demo takes about 20 minutes, making your first pot can take about 20 – 45 minutes. Many people will have time to make a second pot, but not always. The second pot usually is a little quicker to make. Cleanup and choosing a glaze will take up the last 15 – 25 minutes. Your new pottery will be bisque fired in the kiln once dry and then glaze fired with one of 6 glazes you will have to choose from. Glazed pots will be ready to pick up 3 weeks after the workshop. We recommend that you wear clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting dirty, although the clay does wash out of clothes easily. The pottery wheel is also easier with short fingernails! :) Please make sure to arrive on time, instruction will begin at 5:35. Thank you! Skill level: Beginner friendly -
Join us for a one time class on the potters wheel! This is the perfect class for those who want to try out the pottery wheel for a day before committing to a longer class. Your instructor Jaz will first demonstrate the process of making a cylinder or bowl and then give you individual feedback as you make your own. In this 1.5 hour class, participants will go through the process of making one pot together, and a second one if time allows. Once finished, the class will clean up together. Demo takes about 20 minutes, making your first pot can take about 20 – 45 minutes. Many people will have time to make a second pot, but not always. The second pot usually is a little quicker to make. Cleanup and choosing a glaze will take up the last 15 – 25 minutes. Your new pottery will be bisque fired in the kiln once dry and then glaze fired with one of 6 glazes you will have to choose from. Glazed pots will be ready to pick up 3 weeks after the workshop. We recommend that you wear clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting dirty, although the clay does wash out of clothes easily. The pottery wheel is also easier with short fingernails! :) Please make sure to arrive on time, instruction will begin at 5:05. Thank you! Skill level: Beginner friendly
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Join us for a one time class on the potters wheel! This is the perfect class for those who want to try out the pottery wheel for a day before committing to a longer class. Your instructor Jaz will first demonstrate the process of making a cylinder or bowl and then give you individual feedback as you make your own. In this 1.5 hour class, participants will go through the process of making one pot together, and a second one if time allows. Once finished, the class will clean up together. Demo takes about 20 minutes, making your first pot can take about 20 – 45 minutes. Many people will have time to make a second pot, but not always. The second pot usually is a little quicker to make. Cleanup and choosing a glaze will take up the last 15 – 25 minutes. Your new pottery will be bisque fired in the kiln once dry and then glaze fired with one of 6 glazes you will have to choose from. Glazed pots will be ready to pick up 3 weeks after the workshop. We recommend that you wear clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting dirty, although the clay does wash out of clothes easily. The pottery wheel is also easier with short fingernails! :) Please make sure to arrive on time, instruction will begin at 3:05. Thank you! Skill level: Beginner friendly
