Classes & Workshops


 

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"Classes & Workshops"
are available each month for club members.

To check what's going on this month or a preview of future months, click on our site Calendar or call the Club for more details.
(623) 214-9067
 

 

        From The Glaze Room 

 

June 2008

 

New test tiles are hanging on the peg board.  Each has been double dipped and fired horizontally.  The 3 clays are B Mix, Speckled Buff and Redstone.  All of our high fire glazes are represented.  (THANK YOU, JERRY O)

 

Make One Take One

 

We have started a collection of test tiles ready for you to use.  Not all clays are available but you may try any new glaze combinations on them.  If you use any of the tiles, please make some to replace those that you borrowed for others to use in the future.  Feel free to contribute these test tiles to the shelf out side the glaze room.  Please write your colors on the back.  (no charge to bisque and fire test tiles)

 

If you wish to purchase quarts of glaze, please make arrangements with a member of the committee.

 

As requested, the sign up sheet is back.  Please observe the 2 members glazing in the glazing room at a time rule .

 

No dipping brushes or returning small cups into the buckets if you are glazing over your first color.  Please continue to keep our glaze room clean and ready for the next member.

 

Happy glazing!!  Comments/suggestions are appreciated and welcome!

 

Aleta

 


   

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GRAND CERAMICS EDUCATION

 Grand Ceramics is both a pottery and ceramic club.  With a variety of classes offered for both types of members.  We offer beginning to advanced level classes, with a number of experienced and well-qualified instructors.  Giving members of Sun City Grand an opportunity to explore their creative talents and pursue new hobbies.

The classes we offer on a regular basis are as follows:

Beginning Hand building Class…This class will teach you the fundamental elements of the oldest form of clay work.  You will learn the basics of working with clay and gain an understanding of how and why clay works. You will construct and compress forms by using slabs, coils and molds, forming platters, cylinders, and boxes.

Beginning Wheel Class…This is an introductory level class to get you started throwing on the potter’s wheel. 

Intermediate and Advanced Wheel Class…These classes will introduce you to the next level of the potters wheel; you will learn to make bowls, cylinders, pitchers, pots, handles and lids. Advanced classes will help you create large vessels, goblets, plates, casserole dishes, matching sets of cups, and teapots.

Coiling Class…This class will teach you how to create a beautiful vase, or pot of any size and shape by using small perfectly extruded coils of clay.  You will also learn to use the clubs clay extruder to make the coils.

Precious Metal Clay Class…This class will teach you the art of handmade jewelry using clay as the base with the result being a beautiful piece of silver jewelry that you can wear and treasure forever.

Glaze Classes…The club offers members classes in glazing clay.  Instructors demonstrate how to glaze their pieces using the many glazes we have in our club facilities.

Miscellaneous Classes…During the year we have a variety of miscellaneous classes offered that are more on the order of workshops.  Examples of this would be; Whimsical Boxes, The Adobe House, Hopi Mud Head Dolls, Angel and Monk Dolls, Woven Baskets, Slips and Sprigging, and Mold Making.  These classes are not offered each month, but are offered on a regular basis, generated by member interest.  Many examples of these classes are found down in the Ceramic Club. 

Ceramic Classes…These classes are offered each month from an experienced ceramic teacher.  New projects with the latest techniques and ideas are offered to students as well as all the old favorites.

Ceramic Workshop…This is offered each week as a time to bring in your projects and work on them individually.  Anyone needing any special help can get questions answered at that time. 

It is the goal of the Education Committee to provide all our members with the opportunity to grow and develop their talents whenever possible.  We are always interested in offering new classes, so if you have talents you would like to share we would be happy to meet and talk with you, new instructors and volunteers are always welcome.

If interested please contact:

Jeni Oberle

Education Committee

Chairperson

 Look for monthly classes on the club calendar, and the sign up book down at the club, ask the monitor for assistance.

*Please note, classes are not taught during regular club hours.

*Classes are offered to Ceramic Club members only.