January 9, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – February 27, 2025 @ 8:30 pm
Wheel Throwing and Surface Decoration (All Levels)
Thursdays January 9 to February 27, 2025
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
For ages 18+
Learn wheel throwing and surface decoration, inspired by the Gardiner Museum’s permanent collections. This class is suitable for all levels.
This class includes a 10kg bag of clay, and access to glazes and underglazes. Additional bags of clay can be purchased for $35 each.
Class dates: January 9, 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27
Class Outline:
- Week 1: Intro to throwing (cylinders)
- Week 2: Intro to throwing (Bowls)
- Week 3: Intro to trimming and sgraffito
- Week 4: Intro to glazing and cuerda seca
- Week 5: Closed forms demo and free throw
- Week 6: Plates demo and free throw
- Week 7: Trimming and water etching
- Week 8: Final glazing and bubble glaze
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and paralleling mythology with contemporary experience, Habiba El-Sayed’s multidisciplinary practice re-imagines historical references using a combination of both old and new technologies.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.