Pattern Transfer onto Clay Forms
Ted Camp

Thursdays, 1:00-4:00

There are a number of ways to work with repeatable images on clay. The simplest would be to use commercial stencils, which is where the course will begin. Following that will be the use of commercial rice paper transfers. The student will then be able to explore the use of monoprint transfer from rice paper of their own designs to clay with the use of photo silkscreening. This is very useful for creating personal repetitive patterns. Small examples of material needed for these techniques will be provided with the opportunity (not required) for the student to purchase larger sized material for the execution of these techniques. Whether using your own personal stencils, or the multitude of commercial designs, students will strive to coordinate their patterns with the forms they are placed on. An opportunity to work with ceramic decals (overglaze) will also be provided. Finally, commercial lusters will be available to be used in concert with the transfers and decals. Class fee includes 25 lbs. of clay, glazes, and firing.

S1: Oct 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6
S2: Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, Deb 5

$190 HC Member
$215 Future Member

Scratching the Surface     B-A  Ages 18 +
Terry DiNella

Tuesdays: 2:00 – 5:00

Beginning and experience potters are welcome! In this 4 week workshop we will explore surfaces and textures on our clay. Adding and subtracting from your clay can be scary but with help you can learn new and exciting ways to create a unique look to standard pieces. Sgraffito, glaze techniques, carving and more. Class fee includes 25lbs of clay, firing, and in-studio glazes. Please bring tools or purchase a beginner kit at the front desk. Recommendations, do not wear any jewelry, cut nails short, bring a towel and/or apron. Please see supply list on our website for fountain pump requirements. Adults 18yrs or older.

S1: Sep 23, 30, Oct 7, 14
S2: Oct 28, Nov 4, 11, 18

Member: $190
Future Member: $215

Let’s Build a Fountain Workshop     B-A  Ages 18 or up
Terry DiNella

Mondays, 6:00-9:00

Learn the construction of making a fountain out of clay. During this 4-week workshop you will learn techniques for construction on building a foundation of your choice. Bring a sketch pad to draw up your ideas. Class fee includes 25lbs of clay, firing, and in-studio glazes. Please bring tools or purchase a beginner kit at the front desk. Recommendations, do not wear any jewelry, cut nails short, bring a towel and/or apron. Please see supply list on our website. Adults 18 yrs and older.

S1: Sep 8, 15, 22, 29
S2: Oct 27, Nov 3, 10, 17

HC Member: $152
Future HC Member: $177

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Clay Sculpture     B-A
Guiermo 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
S4: Jan 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar 3
S5: Mar 17, 24, 31, Apr 7, 14, 21

$231 Member
$256 Future Member

Clay Handbuilding     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
S5: Feb 11, 18, 25, Maar 4, 11
S6: Mar 18, (no Mar 25), Apr 1, 8, 15, 22

Member: $190
Future member: $215

Clay Basics     B-A   Ages 18 & over
Terri DiNella

Mondays: 2:00 – 5:00

Learn the basics of clay, glaze and hand building. During this 6-week course you will be introduced to basic hand building techniques, including pinch pots, coils, and slab work to name a few. Glaze techniques will also be discussed including layering, resist and sgraffito. Class fee includes 25lbs of clay, firing, and in-studio glazes. Please bring tools or purchase a beginner kit at the front desk. Recommendations, do not wear any jewelry, cut nails short, bring a towel and/or apron.

S1: Sep 8, 15, 22, 29, Oct 6, 13
S2: Oct 27, Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec 1

$227 HC Member
$252 Future Member

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

Beginning Wheel     B-I
Terry DiNella

Tuesdays, 5:30-8:30

Have you ever wanted to throw on the wheel but were too nervous to try? This is the class for you. This 6 week, no pressure class will help you get on the wheel and create functional pieces. Class fee includes 25lbs of clay, firing, and in-studio glazes. Please bring tools or purchase a beginner kit at the front desk. Recommendations, do not wear any jewelry, cut nails short, bring a towel and/or apron.  Must be 18+ years old.

S1: Sep 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14

$227  Member
$252 Future Member

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

$289 HC Member
$312 Future HC Member

Pottery for the ArtFul Host    B-A
Terri DiNella

Wednesdays: 4:30 – 7:30

Elevate your table with pottery designed by you! Relax and enjoy hand building with clay as you create a tiered serving tray, platters, and more – the perfect start to your personal collection. Learn slab construction and surface design. Sketch your own motif or choose from curated patterns, adding stripes, florals, or your own flair. Class fee includes 25 lbs of clay and all firings. We’ll wrap up by savoring an appetizer served on your show-stopping masterpiece. All levels welcome!

S2: 6 wk: Oct 15, 22, 29, Nov 5, 12, 19

6 wk: $227 Members
Future Member: $252

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
S5: Feb 11, 18, 25, Mar 4, 11
S6: Mar 18, (no Mar 25), Apr 1, 8, 15, 22

Member: $190
Future Member: $215

Erik Franzen  B
Wednesdays 5:30-8:30

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. Students will also explore the myriad ways to apply glazes. Bring your own tools or purchase a 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, 8
S2: Oct 15, 22, 29, Nov 5, 12, 18
S3: Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, Feb 4, 11
S4: Feb 18, 25, Mar 4, 11, 18

$227 Members
$252 Future Members

Ted Camp, Beginner – Advanced
Thursdays 9:00-12:00

Using previously developed construction skills, students will produce either hand-built or wheel-thrown work and apply special glazes to their bisque-fired work PRIOR to each class. During class, those pieces will be fired quickly and students will then remove their work from the hot kiln while the glazes are still molten. They will then place their work into smoking chambers where the glazes will develop a serendipitous variety of surface and colored effects unique only to raku while rapidly cooling. In addition to regular raku glazing, students are encouraged to try naked raku, obvara, and horse-hair techniques as alternative choices to glazing for their surface patterns. Class fee includes 25 lbs. of clay, glazes, and firing.

$190 HC Members
$215 Future Members