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Expanding Your Skills with Specialized Techniques January 10th - February 28th

$500.00

Instructors: Chin Lin (He/ Him)

Date: Sundays, January 10th - February 28th (8 Sessions)

Time: 9:00am -12:00pm

Open to advanced beginners, intermediate, and advanced potters.

Explore new approaches to working with clay this winter. Students will learn less common techniques, including making plates without centering, centering with a board, working with larger amounts of clay, and turning a choking motion into a pull to increase the height of a cylinder.

We’ll take a closer look at why we wedge clay, what different wedging methods accomplish, and how to choose the best method for your project. Students will also explore slab work with multicolored clay and texture, along with glazing methods suited to the work they create. Throughout the class, we’ll discuss ways to adjust working techniques to reduce strain on the wrists and back.

Students should have a basic understanding of working with clay. Beginners with some experience and more experienced potters are welcome.

Instructors: Chin Lin (He/ Him)

Date: Sundays, January 10th - February 28th (8 Sessions)

Time: 9:00am -12:00pm

Open to advanced beginners, intermediate, and advanced potters.

Explore new approaches to working with clay this winter. Students will learn less common techniques, including making plates without centering, centering with a board, working with larger amounts of clay, and turning a choking motion into a pull to increase the height of a cylinder.

We’ll take a closer look at why we wedge clay, what different wedging methods accomplish, and how to choose the best method for your project. Students will also explore slab work with multicolored clay and texture, along with glazing methods suited to the work they create. Throughout the class, we’ll discuss ways to adjust working techniques to reduce strain on the wrists and back.

Students should have a basic understanding of working with clay. Beginners with some experience and more experienced potters are welcome.

About Chin

Chin started pottery as a freshman in college to release the pressure college life.  He started teaching the year after in 1983.  Over the years, he met many students who were able to use pottery to center their lives.  He believes the pottery studio should be a place of support through ceramics and the act of making art.  He has been teaching for over forty years in different studio including MIT Student Art, UC Berkely Student Center, and LexArt.  

Chin grew up in Taiwan and came to the US when he was 15. His work is influenced by both the oriental background as well as the modern US education.  He will throw classic forms as well as working on abstract sculptures. Through potter Jeff Margolin, Chin learned how to stretch an almost leather hard cylinder. In May of 2025, he enrolled in a two week intensive Korean Onggi making class in Soul, South Korea with renown artist Kaw-Kyung Tae. 

See Chin's Work