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Basic Clay Work January 16th - March 3rd

$500.00

Instructor: Sabina Berretta (She/ Her)

Date: Saturdays, January 16th - March 3rd (8 Sessions)

Time: 10:00am-1:00pm

Open to all skill levels

This class aims to provide students with a strong foundation in working with clay. It is open to both beginners and experienced artists. Topics include wedging, pinch pots, throwing bowls and mugs, trimming, pulling handles, joining clay pieces, and slab construction. Students will also create either a plate or a large bowl on a bat. Finishing and glazing techniques will be introduced as the class progresses.

Session 1: Wedging, pinch pots, throwing a cylinder/mug

Session 2: Trimming, attaching handles to mug

Session 3: Glazing pinch pots, throwing a bowl

Session 4: Using a bat on the wheel, making a no center plate

Session 5: Slab building, make a bowl or plate using slabs and bisque molds

Session 6: Surface decoration

Session 7: Throwing a taller cylinder – last week of wet clay work

Session 8: Glazing, finishing touches, review

Instructor: Sabina Berretta (She/ Her)

Date: Saturdays, January 16th - March 3rd (8 Sessions)

Time: 10:00am-1:00pm

Open to all skill levels

This class aims to provide students with a strong foundation in working with clay. It is open to both beginners and experienced artists. Topics include wedging, pinch pots, throwing bowls and mugs, trimming, pulling handles, joining clay pieces, and slab construction. Students will also create either a plate or a large bowl on a bat. Finishing and glazing techniques will be introduced as the class progresses.

Session 1: Wedging, pinch pots, throwing a cylinder/mug

Session 2: Trimming, attaching handles to mug

Session 3: Glazing pinch pots, throwing a bowl

Session 4: Using a bat on the wheel, making a no center plate

Session 5: Slab building, make a bowl or plate using slabs and bisque molds

Session 6: Surface decoration

Session 7: Throwing a taller cylinder – last week of wet clay work

Session 8: Glazing, finishing touches, review

About Sabina

Sabina is a co-founder of Tail in the Mud. She started doing pottery in 1991, at the MIT SAA, where she and Chin met. Although her research job often keeps her away from the studio for long stretches, her love for pottery is always there. She enjoys making everyday things that are both useful and interesting to look at.

She treasures the humbling feeling of holding a piece of earth in her hands, with so many possibilities hidden in it.

Just as much, she cherishes how pottery can help build a small community – how easy and playful it feels to sit, working on a piece, chatting with whoever walks through the door, sharing ideas and listening to music together. She hopes that everyone who spends time at Tail in the Mud, whether only once or over many years, will feel truly welcome into a safe, supportive, open and joyful shared space.

See Sabina's Work