All Things Pottery
Boost your wheel throwing confidence with exercises focused on fundamental pottery techniques essential to a potter’s arsenal.
In this two-week 3D art extravaganza we will explore the world of ceramics! You will learn various techniques for forming clay to create pottery and sculpture.
July 14 – July 27, 2024
Two week session
Student Exhibition
Friday, July 26, 2024
@6:00 PM
Parks Exhibition Center
10 – 13
$3,730
$2,180
$175
$200
All levels
12 students
Total Capacity includes Residential and Day Students
Daily instruction will focus on the basics of both handbuilding and wheel throwing techniques. Students will develop an understanding of the drying process of clay as it applies to their unique creations. Students will also learn about the firing process and how to apply glazes to their projects. This class is for everyone at any level of ceramic knowledge! We will work as a group to have a fun and collaborative experience while we get messy creating individual work that speaks to your interests. So put on your aprons and get ready!
Our Visual Arts classes do not require any type of assessment or portfolio to get into the program. Instructors will work with your child at the level that they are at. Your child will improve and learn new skills whether they are a beginner or have been an artist for years.
A refillable water bottle
Comfortable clothes that can get messy
An apron or large, button up shirt to wear over your clothes
Sturdy closed-toed shoes
TBD
Boost your wheel throwing confidence with exercises focused on fundamental pottery techniques essential to a potter’s arsenal.
Come learn to fold-form metal to achieve various textures and surfaces. Using a simple vice and a technique you can perform at home, students will die-form pieces to yield interesting 3-dimensional textured forms for jewelry and adornment, sculpture, artist’s books and more!
Explore the uniquely classic Hopi technique of silver overlay metalsmithing. Silver overlay, as a technique for conveying traditional Hopi designs in silver, originated in 1938 from drawings produced at the Museum of Northern Arizona. Later, Fred Kabotie (Hopi), a noted former Idyllwild Arts faculty, taught this technique for World War II veterans' classes held from 1947-1951 in Arizona.