Skill Level 2: Beginner-Intermediate some experience required

Requirements: Having completed Introduction to Handbuilding or similar experience

Location: 2011 Tracy Ave

In this level 2 course you will continue learning new handbuilding techniques, including carving, hard slab construction, solid building, hollowing, and sculpting techniques. You’ll also learn how to use the wire, spray booths, and create test tiles to move you forward on your path in handbuilding. 

Week 1:

Demonstrations: Extruders, Slab Roller, and Forming clay for carving

Projects: Rolling slabs, small carved vessel, maquette 

Week 2:

Demonstration: Sculptural forms, Lidded box, Carving, Test tiles

Projects: Lidded box, Solid sculptural form, Test Tiles, and Finishing carved vessel

Week 3:

Demonstration: Detailing, Hollowing out solid forms, Using wire, Spraying glaze

Focus: Finishing sculptural form, Detailing, and Finishing 

Week 4:

Focus: Test tiles results and finishing projects

Focus: Finishing up!

Included with class:

-15 lbs cone 6 clay

-firings of all work made during the course

-outside of class studio access within the following hours:

Mon-Thur 8:30am-9pm, Fri 8:30am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-4pm

You will need to bring:

Clay tools. If you don’t already have some, here are the tools we recommend purchasing:

Serrated Rib/Scraper

Flexible Rib (yellow recommended)

Needle tool

Fettling Knife