Have fun creating in the Ceramic Hand Building Studio with clay fun! In this class, we make both original sculptures as well as functional pottery you can use at home. Learn and improve upon your hand building and glazing skills. All materials provided.

Discover the creative possibilities of the potter's wheel! Learn and improve your technical skills while creating functional and decorative pottery. Also learn a variety of fun surface decoration techniques to give your pots personality. Section 3 will be a hybrid wheel and hand-building class. All students will alternate between studying pottery on the wheel in the wheel studio and sculpture skills in the hand-building studio on a weekly basis. Students will have the opportunity to incorporate both techniques into their ceramic art.

Learn various techniques to form, decorate, and glaze tiles. Create stand-alone pieces or several tiles that form a larger design. Learn the secrets to keeping tiles flat and crack free and ways to hang/mount them. Suitable for all levels, especially those with some ceramics experience. Clay purchased separately. Includes Ceramics Open Studio and use of a shelf or cubby.

Ceramics Open Studio is included in select teen/adult classes as noted (no separate registration required). Ceramics patrons who have completed at least two ceramics classes with Greenbelt Recreation (8 weeks or longer) are eligible to register for Open Studio as a stand-alone option. Participants who are new to this studio should please enroll in a class.

Intermediate and advanced potters: experience the ancient roots and the scientific heights of pottery by firing a wood-fueled kiln. This is an intense, hands-on process requiring physical labor and cooperation among participants. The end results are lively, fully-functional pots with an organic element. Instruction on how to prepare and glaze pots and sculptures for a wood kiln will be provided through a series of meetings scheduled during the winter and videos. Students must attend the three scheduled meetings prior to the firing, an introductory meeting, progress check-in and glazing instruction. Students must attend loading day, one six hour shift during firing day, and unloading day. All exceptions must be approved by the instructor. Open Studio is not included. Includes 35 lbs of cone 10 clay body and woodfire glazes. Students who want to use a different clay body should discuss with the instructor before they create wares. Registration closes Monday, 12/8.

Introductory meeting: Sa 11/30 1:00pm-2:00pm, 304
Check in: Sa 2/15 1:00pm-2:00pm, 304
Glazing: Sa 3/1 1:00pm-3:00pm and Tu 3/11 6-8:30pm, glaze room and 305
Loading: Th 3/20 Clayworks
Firing: Sa,Su 3/22-23 Clayworks
Unloading: Sa, 3/29 Clayworks

Baltimore Clayworks
5706 Smith Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21209

Students will learn the techniques to make cups, bowls, plates, and other useful objects by using only their hands and hand tools. They will learn three-dimensional forming processes, how to join pieces of clay together to build a structure, and various methods of decorating functional pieces. Beginners and all levels welcome. Clay purchased separately. Includes Ceramics Open Studio and use of a shelf or cubby.

Students must have completed Intro to Paper Clay. Explore new techniques and possibilities beyond regular clay. Discover paper clay's unique qualities and the many ways it can be used. Experience the workability and expressive freedom it allows from wet to dry. Come prepared to mix and make your paper clay from scratch (bring your apron!). Some hand-building experience is preferred but not required. Clay purchased separately. Includes Ceramics Open Studio and use of a shelf or cubby.

This class is for students with hand-building experience. Students should know basic clay joinery. Explore the creation of expressive forms in clay, whether representational or abstract. Emphasis on hand-building techniques. Includes an introduction to methods for building larger and more complex forms. Students may purchase clay from the studio, Soldate 60 recommended. Includes Ceramics Open Studio and use of a shelf or cubby.

Learn basic skills on the potter's wheel, as well as how to decorate and glaze your work. This class is intended for first-time throwers and those with very limited experience. Group instruction is combined with individual support. All levels welcome. Ceramics Open Studio included. Clay purchased separately. Use of a personal shelf is not guaranteed. Students interested in learning to throw porcelain should register for section 3.

Recommended for students who can center small pieces consistently, make basic pots and apply single glazes successfully. A good class for Level 1 "graduates" and potters with basic skills who have not thrown for a while. (First-time throwers may also participate if unable to attend the Level 1 class). Group instruction will allow students to work more independently as the class progresses. Clay purchased separately. Includes Ceramics Open Studio and use of a shelf or cubby.