AuSable Artisan Village

Cost: $100

First Session Date & Time: Thursday, August 6th from 10:00-12:00p for hand-building a clay turtle

Second Session Date & Time: Thursday, September 10th from 10:00am to 2:00pm for Glazing and Raku Firing

Level: Beginner

Instructor: Terry Dickinson

Class Notes: Please bring an old tennis ball if you have one!

Class Description:

Students will learn the basics of working with clay and receive guidedhands-on experience from an instructor. Each student leaves the class with two handmade turtles.

In the first two-hour session on Thursday, August 6th, students in the class can expect to:

-Learn Mud Room basics including emergency procedures, room rules, and clean upexpectations

-Learn to prepare clay and use the slab roller.

-Tips and techniques for creating deep texture in clay. 

-Learn the principles of 3-D cartoon creations

-Have fun!

Registration includes all supplies and materials, but it you have an old tennis ball, please bring it along.

In the second four-hour session on Thursday, September 10th:

-We will explore Raku glazing techniques and ideas

-glaze the work completed in the first session

-Do a Raku firing and Reduction. (We will take a lunch break while the kiln is heating up)

Class Disclaimer:

Full refunds if AAV cancels the class. Refunds minus the processing fees up to seven days before class begins. No refunds after that time.

Creations must be picked up within four months of the class.

AAV is handicapped accessible.

AAV takes precautions to provide a safe environment and our instructors are educated in providing options for individual limitations.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.