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Get ready to throw big, think big, and learn advanced throwing techniques for creating large-scale pottery. Reserve your spot and immerse yourself in a creative, inspiring two-day experience with Brendan Kelley!
Feb 28th- March 1st • 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Location: The Potter’s Shop
Maximum Participants: 11
This two-day hands-on workshop focuses on creating large-scale wheel-thrown pottery through sectional building, refined form development, and advanced construction techniques. Students will work closely with potter Brendan Kelley to plan, throw, and assemble large forms while exploring strategies for design, proportion, and functionality.
Experience: Participants must have recent experience in wheel throwing, as this is not a beginner-level class. **MUST BE ABLE TO THROW 5 LBS SUCCESSFULLY! Students will be working in sections to throw a 25 pound pot!
Brendan Kelley is a ceramic artist based in Madison, Wisconsin. At its core, his work focuses on functionality and the ability to intertwine art and a bond with his viewer in a society where connection can feel fleeting. He believes there is great value in interacting daily with functional art as the connection moves between a piece and its maker and holder. Brendan centers his work in this intention--accessibility to forms that express intrinsic emotion through their aesthetic.
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM**
Lunch is not provided. Please bring your own meal or visit one of the nearby restaurants.
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM**
Lunch is not provided. Please bring your own meal or visit a nearby restaurant.
All work created during the workshop will be bisque fired by The Potter’s Shop. Glazing firing will be students responsibility. Participants will be notified by call or text when their pieces are ready for pickup.
Make Up Policy: No Makeups will be allowed. All pottery is subject to cracking, blistering and glaze running which make your piece unfunctional due to the firing process. We do everything we can to prevent defects but it is part of the pottery experience.
Class may be canceled last minute due to low enrollment. Payment is required at the time of sign-up to secure a spot in the class.
Please wear appropriate clothing for getting clay on, trim your fingernails, tie back long hair and remove any hand accessories.
Finished- Bisqued pottery pieces not picked up in 90 days will be discarded.
For questions please call 262-547-1920 or email us at [email protected]
Cancellations and session changes are allowed up to 14 days before the session start date.
Due to limited class capacity, cancellations made within 14 days of the session start date will have the opportunity to reschedule but will not be eligible for a refund. No refunds or reschedules will be issued for cancellations made less than 7 days before the session starts.
We reserve the right to cancel based on enrollment. If this occurs, affected students will be notified and given the option to either cancel for a full refund (minus a 5% service fee) or receive a credit for a future session.