Week 4 • Afternoon

July 7-11

instructor : becky bechthold

10 -15 yrs | 1pm-4pm | Altered Wheel Throwing: Animals

This is a Wheel Throwing and Hand-building class! Great for all experience levels. In this class, students will work on the potter’s wheels to learn the basics of throwing; centering, opening, and pulling walls to make cylinders for cups or bowls. They will then use a variety of hand-building techniques to alter or add sculptural elements to those wheel thrown pieces.

Weekly Schedule:

• Monday - Guided Practice on the wheel - Bowls

• Tuesday - Independent Practice on the wheel - Mugs, bowls, cups

• Wednesday - Handbuilding attachments/sculptural additives: Animal themed details

• Thursday - Finish handbuilding attachments, Glaze Day 1

• Friday - GLAZE DAY 2

* ALL STUDENT WORK WILL BE FIRED AND RETURNED 2 WEEKS AFTER THE LAST DAY OF THEIR CLASS. PARENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL.