[Summer 2026] Advanced Hand-Building
[Summer 2026] Advanced Hand-Building
(Adults ONLY)
Instructor: Monica Wilson
6/23 to 7/28 Tuesday 10:00am to 12:00pm
Capacity: 12 students
Use your developed skills of pinch, coil, and slab building to make a multi-part sculpture with moving parts and/or begin to plan ahead for essential hardware for wall hanging.
Open Studio
Open studio hours are designed to give students more time to practice. Please ask when you have questions. The owner of Clay Work Studio, artist Yiu Keung Lee, is often in the studio and will answer any questions you have. If he is not, you are welcome to text me questions. We use the google calendar to sign up for studio hours outside of class. You will have access to the Hand Building Calendar to reserve space for building and glazing.
Tools
Tools are provided - they are community tools. Please be sure to use them, clean them, and put them back. You are also welcome to bring your own tools which may be purchased at any online or local pottery supplier.
Basic Tools
Fettling knife
Wooden tools
Needle tool
Cutting wire
Rib (wood, metal, silicon, rubber)
Brush
High temperature wire
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introductions, project sharing, 1st assignment, demo |
| Week 2 | Continue 1st assignment, individual problem solving, wall hardware |
| Week 3 | Assignment 1 due, crit, glaze discussion, assignment 2 intro |
| Week 4 | Glaze and continue work on assignment 2 |
| Week 5 | All work finished for bisque, final glazing |
| Week 6 | Final glazing, snacks and discussion |