Russian Wedding Band, Bernadette Nichols 2025-2026

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Russian Wedding Band     B
Bernadette Nichols

Saturdays: 9:00 – 2:00

This ring will literally roll right onto your finger and no, it is not just for the married folk! You will learn how to precisely size, cut, file, solder and polish the three bands that once completed will be fun to wear and garner lots of compliments. The rings consist of sterling, gold-filled and rose gold-filled wire. You will complete your ring in this one-day workshop. Material cost is between $45 and $60 plus tax payable to the instructor at the beginning of class. Hair must be pulled back and closed-toed shoes are a must.

 

S1: Nov 22
S2: Apr 18

Member: $117
Future Member: $142

Spinner Rings, Bernadette Nichols 2025-2026

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Spinner Rings     B
Bernadette Nichols

Saturdays: 9:00 – 1:00

Jump right into metalsmithing even if you are a beginner. Make a beautiful spinner ring creating a wide band that allows smaller rings to spin around on the outside. Learn to sharpen your metalsmithing skills with measuring, cutting, soldering, forging and polishing your piece. You will complete a ring in this one-day workshop. Please plan on a material fee of $50 to $70 including tax payable to the instructor at the beginning of class by check or credit card. Long hair must be pulled back and closed-toed shoes are a must.

S1: Oct 18
S3: Apr 4

Member: $95
Future Member: $120

Explore Clay Handbuilding Techniques, Ted Camp 2025-2026

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Explore Clay Handbuilding Techniques  B-I
Ted Camp

Wednesdays: 1:00 – 4:00

Slab construction is the easiest and fastest form of hand building for beginners to learn while presenting the more advanced student with a variety of challenges involving aesthetics & scale. This class will cover a variety of building and design techniques, including coils along with the use of a clay extruder that play well with the physical characteristics of clay. Demonstrations will focus on the making of quality utilitarian or sculptural objects. Students will be introduced to numerous glazing techniques that allow them to fully explore colors and effects possible with mid-fire (cone 6 electric). Bring your own tools or purchase a beginners kit at the front desk. Class fee includes 25 lbs. of clay, firing, and in-studio glazing.

S1: Sep 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct 1
S2: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov 5
S3: Nov 12, 19, (no Nov 26), Dec 3, 10, 17
S4: Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, Feb 4 Class Full Call for Waitlist
S5: Feb 11, 18, 25, Mar 4, 11 Class Full Call for Waitlist
S6: Mar 18, (no Mar 25), Apr 1, 8, 15, 22

Member: $190
Future Member: $215

Sculpting with Guillermo Nunez 2025-2026

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Clay Sculpture     I-A
Guillermo Nunez

Tuesdays: 9:00 – 12:00

Come, experience sculpting, enjoy moment of transforming a material like clay. Give presence to your ideas and share your art with us. Class includes 25# of clay, in studio glazing & firing.

S1: Sep 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7 Class Full Call For Waitlist
S2: Oct 21, 28, Nov 4, 11, 18, 25  Class  Full Please call for Wait list
S3: Dec 9, 16, 23, 30, Jan 6, 13 Class  Full Please call for Wait list
S4: Jan 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar 3 Class  Full Please call for Wait list
S5: Mar 17, 24, 31, Apr 7, 14, 21 Class  Full Please call for Wait list

$231 Member
$256 Future Member

 

Creating on the Wheel, Ted Camp 2025-2026

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Creating On The Wheel     B-A
Ted Camp

Wednesdays: 9:00 – 12:00

Wheel throwing attracts students who particularly like symmetrically round objects and challenges them to learn how to control the development of a particular form. The basic steps for throwing will be the focus for beginners, while more advanced students will be challenged by more complex forms and techniques, which will lead to all students achieving success through practice. Whether the focus is on the traditional drinking vessel or the more challenging lidded container, including the tea pot, numerous demonstrations will provide the way to success. Students will also explore the myriad ways to apply glazes to their pieces and experience the difference between mid-fire (cone 6 electric). Bring your own tools or purchase a beginners kit at the front desk or online. Class fee includes 25 lbs. of clay, firing, and in-studio glazing.

S1: Sep 3, 10,, 17, 24, Oct 1
S2: Oct 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov 5
S3: Nov 12, 19, (no Nov 26), Dec 3, 10, 17
S4: Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, Feb 4 Class Full Call For Waitlist
S5: Feb 11, 18, 25, Maar 4, 11 Class Full Call For Waitlist
S6: Mar 18, (no Mar 25), Apr 1, 8, 15, 22 Class Full Call For Waitlist

 

Member: $190
Future member: $215

Ceramic Workshop

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Ceramic Workshop     A

Tuesdays: 1:00 – 4:00

This is an independent study, hands on, open to anyone who has experience with clay and has taken a class at Herrig Center for the Arts or Herrig Center for the Arts. This class has no instructor, but there is learning amongst students.  Class fee includes 25lb of clay, bisque and glaze firing.
*Note: You must have taken at least one session of classes with an instructor before you can register for this class.

S1: 5wk – Sept 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7
S2: 6 wk – Oct 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov 4, 11
S3: 5 wk -Nov 18, 25, Dec 2, 9, 16

S4: 5 wk – Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb 3

S5: 5 wk – Feb 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, 10

S6: 6 wk – Mar 17, 24, 31, Apr 7, 14, 21

5wk: Member: $190
Future Member: $215

6wk Member: $227
Future Member: $252

Working with Glaze Chemicals, Ted Camp 2025-2026

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Working with Glaze Chemicals  I-A
Ted Camp

Thursdays, 1:00-4:00

This course explores the chemical constituents of glazes in non-technical ways and would interest any student who is interested in making their own glazes. Knowing what a chemical contributes to the glaze formula is critical in choosing chemicals that provide the surface or color a student is looking for. Another important area of concern for students making functional glazes is that the glaze needs to be food-safe and durable in its use. Students will receive a special computer glaze calculator, which will help them to see when a glaze is properly fluxed to produce a durable surface and will help them to know what it will look like before the glaze is made. Students will test their own glazes (for cone 6 electric or raku) and adjust them to produce desired results on test tiles. Time will be spent applying test glazes to test tiles, and not constructing work. No clay will therefore be provided to the student as part of the class fee and no supply list is required.

S1: Feb 12, 19, 26, Mar 5, 12, 19, (no Mar 26), Apr 2, 9 Class Full Call for Waitlist

$289 HC Member
$312 Future HC Member

 

 

Spring Tulips 1, Kris Peterson 2025-2026

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Spring Tulips 1    I-A
Kris Peterson

Fridays: 1:00 – 4:00

Spring tulips in an antique watering can sit atop a rustic wooden table, positioned in front of the kitchen window while the exterior scene evokes a sense of the season. This class will cover several techniques to replicate the appearance of wood and metal with a casual, realistic style.

S1: Mar 20 & 27

Member: $98
Future Member: $123

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Bradenton, FL 34205

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