Garden Valley Center for the Arts Pottery Classes

Pottery Class Schedule & Events: All classes are limited to 6 individuals.
Please bring an old shirt or cover up for your clothes.
Note: Once your project is complete it will take approximately two weeks before the item is ready to be picked up. We can also pack and ship the item to you for a fee to cover shipping and handling.
*** Thurs. July 4th
FUN WITH MUD & WHEEL DEMO- I will make myself avail from 10 – 5 to demonstrate on the wheel and do some hand building. For a small fee individuals can try their hand at the wheel or learn some basic techniques such as coil pots, slab pots, pinch pots, etc.
Fee: $10.00 non members
$ 9.00 members Hand Building Pots – 3 hour workshops
***Fri. July 5th
LEAF IMPRINT SLOUCH BOWLS – Learn to make a bowl with leaf impressions and form over a slump mold. These are very pretty decorative bowls that can be used for potpourri or other items.
Ages: 8 through Adult
Time: 10:00AM – 1:00PM
Fee: $25.00 non members
$22.50 members
*** Fri. July 5th
GARDEN LANTERNS – Learn to make a garden lantern that looks wonderful on the patio or in the garden with a tea light in it.
Ages: 13 through Adult
Time: 2:00PM – 5:00PM
Fee: $25.00 non members
$22.50 members
*** Sat. July 6th
LEAF SCONCE – Learn to make decorative leaf sconces that can be hung on the wall to hold a bouquet of flowers or dried flowers.
Ages: 13 through Adult
Time: 2:00PM – 5:00PM
Fee: $25.00 non members
$22.50 members
*** Saturday July 13th
Coil and Pinch Pots – Learn to make vases, bowls, and other clay pots using hand building methods.
Ages: 13 through Adult
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00PM
Fee: $25.00 non members
$22.50 members
Thursday July 11th – August 15th
Throwing on the Wheel – Six week class for beginning potters to learn to use the potters wheel. Learn to wedge, center, cone and open a pot on the wheel, learn to make handles, lids, and to glaze your work.
Included in the class is 25 lbs of clay, and use of the tools and equipment for throwing on the wheel and use of studio glazes.
Ages: 15 through Adult
Time: 9:30 AM to 12:30 AM
Fee: $150.00 non members
$135.00 members
Tuesday July 16th – August 25th
Open Studio
Non instructional time where individuals can come in and work on practicing on the wheel or hand building your own projects. Use of the studio equipment and tools included and use of studio glazes.
Clay will be available for purchase.
Ages: 15 through Adult
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Fee: $15.00 non members
$12.50 members