Six Week Beginner Hand-building | Tuesday Evenings

Day: Tuesdays Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Cost: $325 Location: 244 Commercial St., Nevada City, CA 95959 Join us for a six-week introduction to the fundamentals of handbuilding with clay. This course is designed for beginners and anyone looking to strengthen their foundation in ceramic making through a combination of technique, experimentation, and creative practice. Each week, we’ll explore a different handbuilding technique and create a project that allows you to practice it firsthand. You’ll learn how to work confidently with clay, build strong and intentional forms, refine surfaces, and bring your own ideas into the process. Over the six weeks, we’ll cover foundational techniques including pinching, coiling, slab building, joining, texturing, shaping, and surface finishing, while learning how to think through form from beginning to end. No previous pottery experience is required. Come ready to get your hands dirty, experiment, and discover what you can make with a simple piece of clay. What you’ll learn: Fundamental hand-building techniques How to properly prepare and work with clay Building structurally sound forms Joining and attaching clay securely Creating texture and surface detail Refining and finishing your pieces Basic glazing and surface decoration How to develop your own ideas through the making process By the end of the course, you’ll have a collection of handmade pieces and a strong foundation in hand-building techniques that you can continue exploring on your own.