Join us for a four-session introductory wheel throwing class! Over the course of four weeks, beginner potters will be guided through the entire process from throwing on the wheel to the final glazing stage. This process has many steps that your instructor will demonstrate and guide you through. You will first learn how to center the clay and begin forming your vessels. During the next sessions, the vessels will be trimmed (creating a base). Verge staff will do the first firing (bisque) and then you will learn about several glazing options and glaze all of your creations. You will have plenty of time to practice and staff will fire everything for you to pick up at a later date. No previous experience is needed. All tools and materials included in registration!

This course is geared toward beginners, but is also appropriate for anyone who needs a refresher and would like a more extensive introduction to the facilities at Verge’s Clay Lab.

About the Instructor

CJ is currently teaching ceramics and 3D Art at a local High School. Graduating with a double major in Studio Art/Art History from UC Davis in 2010 she found her way to teaching Art through working at Sugarloaf Fine Arts Camp, teaching abroad in South Korea and now teaching in her home region of Northern California. CJ graduated from Sacramento State University in 2017 with Teaching Credentials for Art and multiculturalism. Her own works range from Oil Painting and Mixed Media to Sculpture and Ceramics, often with a running narrative of her survival of Stage 4 Lymphoma. She uses her Art in a cathartic way, analyzing disease, trauma and survival. CJ has a strong sense of Art as a therapeutic practice and enjoys teaching to give access for anyone else wanting to start their own journey into Art.

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