Instructor: Rachel Dubicki Class Type: Five-week throwing and handbuilding class Skill Level: All levels Time: Mondays, 7:00-9:00 pm Dates: November 5 - December 3 Class Capacity: 6 participants Tuition: $200 members/$225 non-members, includes one bag of clay and firing fees Spend some dedicated time with Rachel Dubicki mastering thrown and handbuilt plate forms. This class will cover a multitude of surface approaches on small, medium, and large plates. Class time will include demonstrations on making, decorating, and finishing techniques, while also allowing personal work time. This…

  Instructor: Rachel Dubicki and Cheyenne Mallo Class Type: Five-week handbuilding class Skill Level: All levels Time: Tuesday, 7:00-9:00 pm Dates: November 6 - December 4 Class Capacity: 8 participants Tuition: $210 members/$235 non-members, includes one bag of clay and firing fees Double the fun this winter with two instructors! Learn to integrate new surface techniques into ceramic jewelry design. Throughout this class, students will spend two weeks with each instructor, ending with a joint class on finishing techniques. Class time will include personal work time and…

Instructor: Rachel Dubicki Class Type: Six-week throwing class Skill Level: All Levels Time: Mondays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Dates: March 25 - April 29 Take your pots to the next level by learning to see the pot as a whole.  Develop a critical eye for addressing the interaction between surface and form in your functional pottery. While this class will build on any existing throwing skills, experience on the wheel is recommended, but not necessary. $240 members/$270 non-members. Tuition includes one bag of…

Instructor: Cheyenne Mallo Class Type: Six-week throwing class Skill Level: All Levels Time: Tuesdays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Dates: March 26 - April 30 In this six week class, students will explore various drinking vessel forms such as mugs, cups, tumblers, goblets, and espresso cups. Geared primarily towards the wheel, some handbuilding techniques will be covered. $240 members/$270 non-members. Tuition includes one bag of clay and firing fees. 
Registration is online only. Students register on a first come, first serve basis and your…

Instructor: Rachel Dubicki Class Type: Six-week throwing class Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced Time: Tuesdays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Dates: May 14 - June 18 This wheel centered class will focus on learning techniques needed to create multiples. Students will learn how to use measuring tools, such as calipers, as well as create their own tools specific to their individual needs. Students will be encouraged to use class time on personal projects practicing the techniques learned from the class. $240 members/$270…

Instructor: Undine Brod Class Type: Five-week handbuilding class Skill Level: All levels Time: Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:00 pm Dates: May 23 - June 20 This class will focus on learning and developing slab-building and modeling (reductive, additive, carving, shaping, etc.) techniques. Additionally, we will dive into creating personal, narrative works that tap into your voice and histories. The resulting works will consist of box forms with multiple removable elements. Depending on the forms you choose to create, the works will…

Instructor: Lena Chin Class Type: Five-week throwing class Skill Level: Beginner Time: Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9:00 pm Dates: July 2 - July 30 Kick off your summer with an adventure in the ceramics studio! In this five week class, you’ll be introduced to clay and learn the fundamental aspects of wheel throwing. This course is geared towards beginners and will cover wedging, centering, wall pulling, trimming, decorating, and glazing. After this class you’ll have all the skills you need to…

Instructor: Deirdre Puleo Class Type: Handbuilding Skill Level: All Levels Time: Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 (Sept. 5-19); full-day firing Saturday, Sept. 21 Firing Rain Date Sept. 28 Dates: September 5 - September 21 Discover a world of pottery without glaze! In this four-session workshop, you’ll learn how to barrel-fire pots — a modified version of the ancient technique of pit firing. We’ll make and prepare pots using terra sigillatta, “glaze” the pots using sawdust, salt, coffee grounds and other organics, and fire everything…

Instructor: Rachel Dubicki Class Type: Handbuilding Skill Level: All Levels Time: Mondays, 7 - 9:00 pm Dates: September 30 - November 25 (No class Indigenous People's Day, October 14th) Learn the fundamental techniques needed to construct handbuilt functional objects using slabs. Class time will be spent creating paper patterns for use in building three-dimensional forms. Students will also be given instruction on alternative approaches to surface design that will allow them to develop new work, both architecturally and visually. $320.00 members/$360.00…

Instructor: Rachel Dubicki Class Type: Wheel Throwing Skill Level: All Levels Time: Mondays, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Dates: September 27 - October 25 (5 weeks) This class is designed for students who are looking to expand their skill set in clay and develop a personal style and aesthetic in the medium of wheel-thrown pottery. Participants will work independently on projects, helping them to master more advanced techniques, such as trimming, handle attachment, surface decoration and glazing. Class time will include instructor…

Instructor: Lena Chin Class Type: Wheel Throwing Skill Level: Beginner Time: Tuesdays, 5:30 - 8 pm Dates: September 28 - October 26 (5 weeks) This class is currently full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. In this five-week introductory course, students will break down the throwing process and focus on form and technique. Group demonstrations will revolve around wedging, centering, wall pulling, trimming, and glazing to equip you with all the skills needed for…

Instructor: Lena Chin Class Type: Wheel Throwing Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced Time: Tuesdays, 5:30 - 8:00 pm Dates: November 9 - December 7 (5 weeks) This class is full. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please call 845-658-9133 or email [email protected] Missing something from your dining room table? In search of a centerpiece to catch your dinner guests’ eyes? Look no further! In this five-week class you will be introduced to forms such as vases, pitchers,…

Instructor: Taussen Brewer Class Type: Four-week handbuilding class Skill Level: All Levels Time: Mondays, 3:00 - 5:00 pm Dates: October 10 - 31 Make Up Date: November 7 Are you ready for an outdoor clay adventure?! Take advantage of the inspiring golden hours to express yourself creatively during our Plein Air Pottery sessions at WSW. While we work on our new and improved studio, our ceramic program is setting up camp on the back deck outside of the silkscreen studio!…