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.
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