Class Prerequisites: Comfortable throwing 3 lbs or more. Competent with slipping and scoring. Understanding of work moisture control.

Learning Objectives: 

• Modeling 
• Altering forms
• 3lbs + Throwing
• Collaring / Bottled Forms
• Engobes / Colored Slips
• Facial Sculpting / Proportions / Anatomy 

Day 1: Assign shelves and clay. Demonstration throwing larger cylinders and in depth talk on facial proportions. Pinch and alter cylinders to create general face. 

Day 2: Refining faces on leather hard pieces. Demonstration on modeling techniques. Optional demonstration on throwing bottled forms

Day 3: Last day to finish wet clay. Demo on colored slips / engobes. Colors will be brushed onto work.  Open studio work time to finish all work refinement and sign all pieces. All pieces remaining on the student’s shelf will be fired! 

• NOTE: There will be no glaze day associated with this mini class. All color will be applied through slip and pieces will be given a clear coat of glaze. Students can also choose to have One glaze combo choice that will be applied on their behalf, or request the bisqueware back to glaze on their own time. 
• Students will be allowed a maximum of five pieces with the class. Additional forms beyond the five will be $5 each to keep and fire.  
• Starting with the second class, students can arrive 30 minutes early to warm up prior to the start of the class.  Class fee covers all tools and clay during class and 30 minutes practice time before class.