Do you want to advance, but feel uncertain? Let’s develop those chops to take you to the next level. We will concentrate on developing and refining your throwing skills through demonstrations and guided practice. Experience suggested. Limited to ten students aged 18 years and older. One 25 lb. bag of clay and open studio time included.
$234 for 8 weeks
Class meets weekly from 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm. Wednesday January 10 – Wednesday February 28
Explore the basic skills of wheel throwing and glazing. Students will learn a variety of throwing, trimming and glazing techniques. You will make plates, mugs and bowls in no time at all. Enrollees do not need any previous clay experience. Limited to ten students aged 18 years and older. Participants will need basic tools*. One 25 lb. bag of clay and open studio time included.
$234 for 8 weeks
Class meets weekly from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. Saturday January 13 – Saturday March 2
Explore the basic skills of wheel throwing and glazing. Students will learn a variety of throwing, trimming and glazing techniques. You will make plates, mugs and bowls in no time at all. Enrollees do not need any previous clay experience. Limited to ten students aged 18 years and older. Participants will need basic tools*. One 25 lb. bag of clay and open studio time included.
$234 for 8 weeks
Class meets weekly from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. Friday January 12 – Friday March 1
Students will explore more challenging throwing techniques and pottery forms, as well as design and glazing techniques. Altering thrown forms and texturing will be explored. Students must be proficient in centering clay.
One 25 lb bag of clay provided. Open studio included. Limited to 12 students age 18 years & up.
$234 for 8 weeks
Class meets weekly from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. Thursday April 6 – Thursday May 25
Students will make projects using hand building techniques of coil, pinch and slab. The projects will vary from animal figures to functional wares. Enrollees do not need any previous clay experience. Limited to eight students aged 8 years and older. Clay included. Adults may enroll if related to a child in class.
Class meets weekly from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm. Tuesday January 9 – Tuesday February 27
Spring is here and its time to start creating art for your garden space! This class is intended for beginning students and beyond. Each week we will explore a new project that you can incorporate into your garden area. These projects include planters, wind chimes, luminaries & much more. Instructor will demo each project, and will guide you in building yours so that you can put your own unique spin on it!
One 25 lb bag of clay provided. Open studio included. Limited to 10 students age 18 years & up.
$176 for 6 weeks
Class meets weekly from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Tuesday June 13 – Tuesday July 25 (No class July 4)
This class focuses on hand-built functional and decorative pieces. Students will use a variety of techniques (slab, extruded and coil construction) and explore texture mats and stamps to create unique pieces for home and garden. Limited to eight students aged 18 years and older. One 25 lb. bag of clay and open studio time included.
$234 for 8 weeks
Class meets weekly from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. Tuesday January 9 – Tuesday February 27
In this class, we start with two pinch pot balls and make sculptural pieces of art that will add a touch of whimsy to any home or garden. All experience levels welcome. Participants will need basic tools*. Limited to ten students aged 18 years and older. One 25 lb. bag of clay and open studio time included.
$234 for 8 weeks
Class meets weekly from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. Monday January 8 – Monday February 26 *Available for sale at the Willamette Art Center
Want to expand your working ceramic vocabulary? Paper clay has endless possibilities. Cellulose fibers mixed with any clay harden, then fired and glazed. This material pushes the ceramic boundaries. You will build in solid and slip clay. Other materials bond well and can be fired with paper clay. Wet clay including paper clay bonds to bisque. Yes, it’s magic. It’s functional and sculptural so you can let your creativity flow. Limited to ten students aged 18 years and older. One 25 lb. bag of clay and open studio time included.
$234 for 8 weeks
Class meets weekly from 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm. Monday January 8 – Monday February 26
Explore the basic skills of wheel throwing and glazing. Students will learn a variety of throwing, trimming and glazing techniques. You will make plates, mugs and bowls in no time at all. Enrollees do not need any previous clay experience. Limited to ten students aged 18 years and older. Participants will need basic tools*. One 25 lb. bag of clay and open studio time included.
$234 for 8 weeks
Class meets weekly from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Tuesday January 9 – Tuesday February 27 *Available for sale at the Willamette Art Center
Explore the basic skills of wheel throwing and glazing. Students will learn a variety of throwing, trimming and glazing techniques. You will make plates, mugs and bowls in no time at all. Enrollees do not need any previous clay experience. Limited to ten students aged 18 years and older. Participants will need basic tools*. One 25 lb. bag of clay and open studio time included.
$234 for 8 weeks
Class meets weekly from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. Wednesday January 10 – Wednesday February 28 *Available for sale at the Willamette Art Center
Explore the basic skills of wheel throwing and glazing. Students will learn a variety of throwing, trimming and glazing techniques. You will make plates, mugs and bowls in no time at all. Enrollees do not need any previous clay experience. Limited to ten students aged 18 years and older. Participants will need basic tools*. One 25 lb. bag of clay and open studio time included.
$234 for 8 weeks
Class meets weekly from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Wednesday January 10 – Wednesday February 28 *Available for sale at the Willamette Art Center
Make a drum! Participants will receive a bisqueware drum. They will glaze and raku fire the drum then attach the drumhead during the first day of the workshop. The second day will involve finishing the drum and trying it out. All materials to complete a drum will be provided as well as a demonstration on throwing a drum barrel.
Limited to 8 students age 16 years & up.
$130 for 2 day workshop
Saturday October 7. 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM & Saturday October 14. 4:30PM – 5:30 PM
Join us as we experiment with a variety of art processes that will include mindful-clay-sculpt and scribble art. People of all experience levels can use tools which offer focused goals (i.e., design/project ideas, self-reflection) and/ or opportunities for playfulness and energy release. Through this creative exploration, we will practice grounding techniques and discover the magic that can come when we may not be looking. Supplies provided. All skill levels welcome. Limited to seven students aged 18 years and older. Open studio time included.
$146 for 6 weeks
Wednesday January 10 – February 14, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Fire up your creativity on Mother’s Day! Join us for the 1st Annual Willamette Art Center “Moms Do Clay Day.” Learn something new and create a “Buddy Vase or Planter,” a unique pottery piece to be cherished for years to come. Our instructors will walk you through simple techniques – no skill or experience necessary. Invite a friend and/or your mom, sister, aunt, grandmother too. The work you make will be glazed, fired and ready within about 2 weeks. Gift cards are available – makes a great Mother’s Day gift.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Michelle and Christine are donating their fees to the WAC.
Includes all materials and firing. Limited to 10 students, age 18 years & up.
Join Dana Field for a fun, interactive workshop. Dana will demonstrate wiggle wire texturing techniques. She will guide students through the process as they complete their choice of several handbuilt and thrown projects.
Project #1: Make a tumbler from a textured slab.
Project #2: Make a textured facet-cut vase.
Project #3: Make a mug or bowl with stretched texture.
Participants must have completed a beginning handbuilding or wheel class. Dana is donating her fee to the WAC Scholarship Fund.
Materials are included. Limited to 10 students age 18 years & up.
