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January 9, 2025 @ 1:30 pm February 27, 2025 @ 4:30 pm

Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Combo (Beginner)


Learn & Make / Adult Classes / Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Combo (Beginner)

Thursdays January 9 to February 27, 2024
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

For ages 18+

Learn wheel throwing, hand building, glazing, texturing, and more. This class is designed for beginners.

This class includes a 10kg bag of clay, and access to glazes and underglazes. Additional bags of clay can be purchased for $35 each.

  • General : $485
  • Gardiner Friends : $412

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*Discounts on programs and classes do not apply to ‘Get Acquainted’ level.

Class dates: January 9, 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27

Class Outline:

  • Week 1: Pinch pots and coil pots
  • Week 2: Intro to throwing (cylinders)
  • Week 3: Intro to throwing (bowls)
  • Week 4: Intro to trimming
  • Week 5: Intro to glazing and slab work (moulds, vases, boxes)
  • Week 6: Throwing and free build
  • Week 7: Trimming and clean up
  • Week 8: Final glazing

Important Information:

  • Please ensure the course you choose works with your schedule. For any withdrawals, a non-refundable fee of $50 fee per course will be charged, regardless of the reason for withdrawal. No withdrawals will be accepted within 10 business days of the class start date, regardless of the reason for withdrawal.
  • Using the pottery wheel may cause serious injury to a person who has a pacemaker. Consult a physician before use.
  • By signing up for this class, participants are committing to abide by the Museum’s Code of Conduct, Ticketing Policy, and Studio Policy.

Gardiner Friends, please log in to access your discount and front-of-the-line access. Gardiner Friends may only purchase adult clay classes at the discounted rate for membership card holders.

Instructor

Habiba El-Sayed


With an interest in archives and paralleling mythology with contemporary experience, Habiba El-Sayed’s multidisciplinary practice re-imagines historical references using a combination of both old and new technologies. While her work has expanded beyond traditional ceramics, it considers clay’s materiality in all its states in both the physical and virtual world. Habiba currently makes and teaches in studios across the city and has shown her work in galleries and museums locally and internationally.

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