UPCOMING CLASSES

REGISTRATION OPENS MONDAY,  JANUARY 26TH @ 5PM

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• Wheel Throwing for Intermediate & Advanced Students

  • Instructor:TESSA MARQUARDT-BURRELL

  • TUESDAYS 6P.M. - 8:30P.M.

  • 3/3/2026 - 3/31/2026 (No class week of 3/16, Spring Break)

  • $145

  • 4 week session

  • Includes up to 5 hours of lab time each week

  • Includes one 25lb bag of clay. 
     

CLASS DESCRIPTION: Students will work on advancing their skills in wheel throwing, trimming, decorating, and glazing. Make sure to dress to get muddy, bring a hair tie, and leave rings at home!

 

Prerequisite: Some throwing experience.

Tools Needed: Throwing Tool Kit (If you don’t have tools of your own, please add to cart when registering)

 

INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHY: Tessa was introduced to wheel throwing as a teenager and joined Northern Colorado Potter’s Guild shortly after. She has now been a member for 10 years. Over that time she has developed an art style that gravitates towards geometric forms and high contrast glazes. Tessa looks forward to creating a positive, fun space while helping students make their best forms with ease by focusing on the techniques used while throwing.

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• Working with Colored Clay

  • Instructor: MICHON DRAPER

  • THURSDAY 6P.M. - 8:30P.M.   

  • 3/5/2026 - 4/2/2026 (No class week of 3/16, Spring Break)

  • $145

  • 4 week session

  • Includes up to 5 hours of lab time each week

  • Includes one 25lb bag of clay. 
     

CLASS DESCRIPTION: This class will teach you how to make colored clay with your clay body and explore the many ways you can create work with different techniques. Demos will include making colored clay, throwing, painting, sgraffito, stamping, inlay, and glazing.

 

Prerequisite: None.

Tools Needed: Throwing Tool Kit (If you don’t have tools of your own, please add to cart when registering)

INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHY: Michon holds a BFA in ceramic arts and art history. In college, she was a TA and ran the studio at the university. She has taught classes at the Wisconsin Museum of Art and at the NOCO Potters Guild. She is a 35-year potter with skills in both throwing and hand building.

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