By the end of Cylinder Bootcamp you'll throw 6 cylinders with
- Even walls
- Flat bottoms
- 8" inches height minimum
- Nicely trimmed bottom
You'll be challenged. It called a bootcamp because you'll have a lot of failure, critique, and growth in the process. Like other classes, you'll challenge your perfectionism and learn to self-critique to improve your skills. While it'll be difficult, it's worth it to have confidence throwing a tall cylinder and shaping it into a vase, pitcher, sculpture, mug, or any other form!
Week 1: Find your starting point. We'll push you to center more weight and throw as many as you can during class time.You'll cut all cylinders open except your very best one. We'll be focusing on having a smooth, flat interior.
Week 2: Go taller! We'll work on pulling thinner, even walls and learn how to keep steady even when your hands can't touch each other. We'll work on failing by pulling walls too thin. Again, you're only keeping your best cylinder.
Week 3: Shaping. You'll continue perfecting bottoms and walls, as well as going tall, but we'll also teach you shaping. Included will be working on pre-trimming so that you have less clay to get off later on in the trimming process, which makes trimming easier.
Week 4: Trimming. We'll finish things off by working on trimming a foot and creating a better bottom. If you plan on taking the next class (Handles and Pitchers), you'll keep your best piece to add a handle and spout to in the next class!
Class lasts 2 hours. The first hour will be instruction, the rest will be for practice. We encourage you to keep practicing outside of class for the most growth! Yes, you can use cylinders thrown outside of class toward your 6 cylinders.
* We expect participants to practice outside of class. Practice time is included with this class while we're open. If you would like 24 hour access to the studio, sign up for our monthly membership, which also gives you a 15% discount for this class!
You'll be responsible for:
- Bringing your own tools.
- Buying your own clay. We have plaster slabs available to recycle thrown pieces during class. DO NOT leave your clay on the plaster. It will become studio clay. No exceptions. Clay available for purchase at the studio.
- Clean up. We will talk everyone through the cleanup process. If you choose not to clean up, you will not be able to take future classes.
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* Members get 15% off by using code.
* No refunds if cancelled less than 7 days before class.