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How To Register:
Please register by telephone, email, or snail mail. Our phone number is 206-722-6342, our email is info@sewardparkart.org, and our address is 5900 Lake Washington Blvd. S., Seattle, WA 98118
Sign up as soon as possible. Classes fill on a first-come, first-served basis. Students will be registered upon receipt of full payment. Checks should be made out to Seward Park Clay Studio. We accept Visa or Mastercard.
- Architectural Forms in the Garden
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Instructor: Carol Gouthro | Mondays, 9:30am-12:30pm | 1/9-3/12 | $295 before Dec. 1 | $315 Dec. 1 and after
CLASS IS FULL
Bring structure, color and light into the garden in the dead of winter. Using slab building techniques we’ll create architectural forms that morph into lanterns, shrines and bird houses and baths. We’ll explore building with tar paper, press molds, coils and drop molds. Historical ceramic traditions will be our inspiration as we explore color, pattern and texture.
- Beginning Handbuilding/Surface Decoration
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Instructor: Carol Gouthro | Mondays, 6:30-9:30pm | 1/9-3/12 | $295 before Dec. 1 | $315 Dec. 1 and after
CLASS IS FULL
Create colorful dishes for your home and lanterns to light your garden. We’ll learn the basic handbuilding techniques and a thorough introduction to the wide spectrum of low-fire underglazes and glazes, as well as the enhancing tones of slips and stains. The sunny ceramic traditions of Mexico, Italy and Portugal will give us inspiration in color and pattern. All are welcome in this relaxed and friendly class.
- Tuesday Wheel
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Instructor: Damian Grava | Tuesdays, 10am-1pm | 1/10-3/13 | $295 before Dec. 1 | $315 Dec. 1 and afterCLASS IS FULL
In this all-levels class, the beginning students will have a chance to get the basics under their belts. The more seasoned students will have opportunity to explore new altering techniques. Roll up your sleeves and hone your skills, all under the expert eye of a fine teacher. The focus this quarter will be incorporating slips, stains, and interesting glaze effects with your work.
- Build On This - Beginning and Intermediate Wheel
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Instructor: Bill Wilcox |Tuesdays, 7-10pm | 1/10-3/13 | $295 before Dec. 1 | $315 Dec. 1 and afterCLASS IS FULL
Learn wheelthrowing essentials in this thorough and engaging class. Nothing beats a solid grounding in the fundamentals of wedging, centering, opening, pulling, shaping, altering, trimming, and glazing. If you’ve always wanted to throw pots on the wheel (or maybe you did it a million years ago in school), this is the chance you’ve been waiting for!
- BUILD!
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Instructor: Jacob Foran | Tuesdays 6:30pm-9:30pm | 1/10-3/13 | $295 before Dec. 1 | $315 Dec. 1 and after(You should have had at least one handbuilding class to enroll in this class)
Construct fearlessly---Various handbuilding techniques will be demonstrated, focusing on form, structure and surface. Students will be encouraged to engage in a dialogue about the content and purpose of their work.
- Natural and Organic Forms; a handbuilding and sculpture class
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Instructor: Bethany Woll | Wednesdays 10am-1pm | 1/11-3/14 | $295 before Dec. 1 | $315 Dec. 1 and after
Express your creative vision in clay, from hand-built pottery to organic sculptural forms. (This quarter we’ll be exploring attachments: handles, knobs, spouts….) New students will be taught basic construction methods; returning students are given one on one coaching to evolve and develop their projects. Tap into Beth’s extensive knowledge of many glaze and surface options to finish your work. This friendly group is always open to newcomers who want a supportive and engaging clay experience.
- Wheelthrowing East to West
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Instructor: Rob Fornell | Wednesdays 7-10 pm | 1/11-3/14 | $295 before Dec. 1 | $315 Dec. 1 and afterJapanese pottery traditions provide a deep taproot for many potters. Whatever your skill level, you will learn new approaches to clay which stress sound wheel basics, hand building, decorating techniques, and Japanese philosophy. Personalize your work by sourcing and using local materials. Expand your ceramic vocabulary, and learn from the many resources that Rob gleaned from over seven years of living and working in Japan. This is an inclusive class for students of all abilities- beginners to advanced.
- Finding a Focus
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Instructor: Jen Mills | Thursdays, 10am-1pm | 1/12-3/15 | $295 before Dec. 1 | $315 Dec. 1 and after
Temporarily narrow your choices of form, finish or technique, in order to find a clear way forward with your work. Within that window, we’ll explore the various facets of the idea to see where it goes. Whether you want to build a portfolio, push your work to gallery quality, or just play, these explorations will be of valuable use to you. Open to all levels of handbuilders, beginning to advanced.
- Saturday Combo, a wheel/handbuilding class
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Instructors: Jen Mills and Deb Schwartzkopf | Saturdays, 10am-1pm | 1/14-3/17 | $295 before Dec. 1 | $315 Dec. 1 and after
CLASS IS FULL
Combine throwing with handbuilding skills to make pots of character and whimsy. Using the wheel, the slabroller, the extruder and many other tools in the studio, this will be a no-holds-barred extravaganza of ideas and possibilities.
- Animal Nature-a sculpture class
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Instructor: George Rodriguez | Saturdays, 10am-1pm | 1/14-3/17 | $295 before Dec. 1 | $315 Dec 1 and after
Explore the rich possibilities of animal personality and spirit in this fun sculpture class. Using basic hand building and modeling techniques, George will help guide you to the animal you want to make, and the persona you want it to express. If it starts out as a bird and ends up as a dog, that's OK; we'll go with the flow, and let it become what it wants to become. Various surface options to finish your work will be demonstrated and practiced.