Do you want to work with ceramics? Learn how to construct the human form in clay. Become a ceramics artist and explore techniques through hands-on demonstrations and learn necessary considerations for armature structure, hand building methods and options for finishing. Learn anatomy from an artist's standpoint including abstraction.

Discover working with fine silver in clay form! Precious Metal Clay can be simply worked into unique jewelry pieces very quickly and then fired in a kiln. Create hollow beads and forms, construct wearable art pins, use patina and create your own unique line of jewelry in this class. Once you have gained the skills needed to work with Precious Metal Clay the sky is the limit. This revolutionary new material invites experimentation and it is fun to learn about and work with. Tuition includes $45 in supplies. Please obtain additional supply list here.

Expand your world in this comprehensive introduction to polymer clay. Discover the properties of different clays, useful tools, color mixing and a variety of surface techniques. Explore how to imitate ancient ivory, jade and lapis lazuli as well as other natural materials. Utilize elegant, yet, simple surface treatments on polymer such as patinas and tattoo-like transfers. Instruction includes basic finishing techniques for the wearable art, vessel, box or creations of your choice made in this class. Complete supply list is here. You must bring all materials to the first class. Tuition includes $15 for supplies.

Introduction to basic wheel throwing techniques. Learn centering and tool use for shaping and altering thrown items. Simple forms, cylinders, bowls and plates will be taught. Using commercial glazes you will explore low-fire techniques. Projects are given to develop your skills and personal ideas. Complete supply list is available here. Some classes are taught simultaneously with Hand Building. (Ceramics)

Human beings have used hand-building techniques for thousands of years to make everything from simple pinch pots to elaborate ritual vessels. Experience the primal act of working with and exploring the possibilities of clay! Create pinch pots or explore slab constructed vessels. Projects are given to develop your skills and personal ideas. This class uses commercial low fire glazes and underglazes in a broad range of colors. Complete supply list is available here. Classes are taught simultaneously with Wheel Throwing. (Visual Arts, Ceramics)

This course builds on the foundation of techniques taught in beginning wheel throwing. The focus will be on improving control of the processes and expressing artistic ideas. Wheel throwing demonstrations will include altered, lidded, and/or building construction using throwing elements to form larger objects. You will have options to explore high fire glazes, low fire commercial underglazes, raku, smoke, and/or other alternative firing techniques. Complete supply list is available here. Classes are taught simultaneously with Hand Building. (Ceramics)

This course builds on the foundation of techniques taught in beginning Hand Building. The focus will be on improving control of the processes and expressing artistic ideas. Hand building techniques include pinch, coil, and slab forming. You will have options to explore high fire glazes, low fire commercial underglazes, raku, smoke, and/or other alternative firing techniques. Complete supply list is available here. Classes are taught simultaneously with Wheel Throwing. (Visual Arts, Ceramics)

Learn how to render the human form in clay. Explore techniques through hands-on demonstrations with regard to various armatures and the necessary considerations for internal support structure, hand building methods and options for finishing. Learn anatomy from an artist's standpoint. Slide presentations of figurative works in clay will give you an overview of the endless possibilities and choices for working with the figure, from extreme realism to abstraction. You have the option to have your pieces fired.

Open Ceramic Lab is only for students enrolled this current quarter in an Art-Zones Creations in Clay, Handbuilding or Wheel Throwing classes. Take the opportunity to practice the skills taught in class at your own pace. See the notes below for open lab times and dates. Please wait until after your first in-class meeting to attend any of the open lab sessions.