CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
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DETAILS ON CLASSES
We require a $50 deposit at the time of your registration to hold your place in class. Your deposit will be refunded if the class fails to fill. If you miss a class we will make every effort to get the missed information to you but we have no formal provision for making up a missed class.
Our classes are three hours long and include an additional three hours of studio time per week. The studio time does not accumulate. Prospective students should allow themselves plenty of time to enjoy these classes.
The tuition covers use of the studio.
All students will purchase clay and pay glaze firing fees.
We consider anyone 18 or older an adult.
WORKSHOPS
CLAY SURFACES
Having one's way with
slips on greenware.
Taught by guest artist Jullia Galloway
- Julia Galloway,
Head of the Art Department, University of Montana in Missoula. |
"It is the responsive
nature of clay that
continues to interest
me... it responds to
your touch, then you
respond to it."
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This is a "hands on" weekend workshop with a focus on the
surface of the just thrown pot. Julia will guide the participants
in reading their pots and spending more time on enriching the
surface lives of their vessels.
How and when to embellish? What and when to use slips? The whole world of textures will be investigated. The students are invited to bring their own greenware or use the studio to throw a few pieces before the workshop begins. Please google Julia Galloway for more information.
Aug 13 noon to 5pm Introduction
6pm Slide presentation, wine & cheese party
Aug 14 9am to 5pm Demonstration and "Hands on"
6pm Pot Luck Dinner
Aug 15 9am to noon Finish up and critique
Tuition: $250/$225 for members |
TREASURE BOXES:
Hand building for all skill levels
Taught by Marjolaine Renfro
July 30 5 to 7pm
Introduction, slides, wine and cheese
July 31 9am to 5pm
Demo and "hands on" activity
Aug 1 9am to noon
Finish up and critique
Tuition: $250/$225 members |
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Treasure boxes: small boxes for big concepts, for grand designs and for secret dreams. That a mere box could harbor all those unspoken ideas is the challenge of this weekend workshop. Marjolaine, a local artist, has invested these boxes with her dreams and history. She will share her perspective, history and process with the participants and they will construct their own box. Bisque firing is included in the workshop.
SCARVES:
Design, Dye and Print
Taught by Deb Gelet
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You will learn to craft printing
blocks from a variety of
materials, dye cloth in the
microwave and design a great
silk scarf.
A $20 materials fee
will be charged.
July 20 10am to 5pm
All day "hands on" workshop
Tuition: $125/100 for members
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...Design, dye and print your own silk scarf with noted textile designer, Deb Gelet. Deb has worked in textiles for over four decades. Her fine art textiles are in private collections in the US and Italy. She has trained with famed quilting/textile artist, Jane Dunnewold of ArtCloth Studios, and has taught in Ketchum, Salmon, and Florence, Italy. Techniques for this class include a simple dye process that can be easily replicated by students at home, and a block carving/stamping technique that transfers beautifully to paper. Students will leave class with their finished scarf and a completed printing block for future projects. All materials are included in the class fees. Please dress for mess.
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CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
. . . comes to Clay Camp
Taught by Beth Rogers
Alice in Wonderland comes to Boulder Mountain Clayworks Summer clay camps this Summer. Beth Rogers, with a Masters in Art Education, will be creating a special clay camp for 7 to 12 year olds based on the movies and the book, Alice in Wonderland. Our student artists will create tea sets, Jabberwocky masks, perhaps the red queen and her playing card army and much much more. Limited scholarships available.
July 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30, August 2-6 and 9-13
9:30 to Noon, Ages 7-12 - Tuition $130 |
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TEENAGE THROWING
Taught by Pam Sabel,
Lauren Street
and Susan Ward
Teenagers are encouraged to try throwing clay on the wheel at one of the two Beginner Throwing classes offered by Boulder Mountain Clayworks this summer. Students will build mugs and pitchers and participate in National Cup Day while learning basic throwing techniques. Classes will be held the weeks of July 19th and August 2nd.
For the first time, Clayworks is offering an Intermediate clay class for teenagers. This class meets the week of July 26th and will concentrate on throwing larger vessels and perhaps culminate in a tea set.
July 19-23 - Beginning Throwing - 1:30 to 4pm
July 29 - Glaze Day - 9:30am
July 26-30 - Intermediate Throwing - 1:30 to 4pm
August 5 - Glaze Day - 9:30am
Aug 2-6 - Beginning Throwing - 1:30 to 4pm
August 12 - Glaze Day - 9:30am
Open to middle school and older - Tuition $150 |
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WIZARDS:
Saturday, July 24 - 10am to noon or 2 to 4pm
POPCORN BOWLS:
Saturday, July 31 - 10am - noon or 2 to 4pm
Fun for the family, mom, dad, grandparents.
Create something wonderful out of clay with your child.
Tuition: $40 for one adult and one child
Additional children or adults, $10 |
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(Click here) to download a PDF of the BMC Summer Class Brochure
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