Pottery: Beginning Handbuilding

 

A pair of pottery trays on a wooden tabletopInstructor: Christina Bendo

Location: Sycamore Bdg, RM 7221

During this 6-week course you will learn the fundamentals of handbuilding with clay, no prior experience required! Each week you will complete a different project based on a new technique. Week one will cover pinch pots, including a unique technique for larger scale and sectioned serving dishes. In week two you will learn how the most ancient pots were made using coils, and weeks three and four will cover slab building using molds and templates. During the course you will learn about the properties of clay and techniques for joining, refining, and surface patterning. In week five, learn to glaze and fire your work so that it is colorful and food safe. Cost includes one bag of clay, use of classroom glazes and kiln firing. Tools are provided, but you are welcome to bring your own if preferred.

Dates Day Time Cost Section Register By Registration Link
3/11/25-4/22/25 Tuesdays 6-9 p.m. $196.25 43423 3/4/25 Register

 

How to Register by Email:
  1. Download Creative Arts Registration Form (Form must be fully completed to be accepted)
  2. Email completed form to ajclark@haywood.edu.
  3. If you are registering through email please await a Successful Confirmation Registration Email.
    This service is only available to those that register by email. 

How to Register in Person:
Please visit Student Services Department on the top floor of the Hemlock Building at
185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde, NC 28721.