KALICO Art Center
KALICO Art Center
TRY DAY: Pottery Wheel Basics | all ages
by KALICO Art Center
Ages
8 - 18+ yrs
Dates
Sat, Sun
Sep 12, 2021 - Jul 9, 2022
Time
9:30am - 11:00am MDT
Location
149 S Main St, Kalispell, MT 59901
Instructor
Michell W.
Capacity
6 students
Class Experience
Curious about learning how to use the potter's wheel? This throwing workshop is designed for absolute beginners and first-timers willing to explore each step of the process. Participants should not expect to necessarily “make” anything in this 1.5 hour workshop.
This workshop is mixed-ages to allow for intergenerational siblings to learn together and for a family-style mode of experiential learning.
Notes
This project is funded in part by the Montana Arts Council, an agency of the State Government, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Class Requirements
- Please arrive on time.
What you'll learn
- Participants will learn the appropriate body and hand positioning that’s required for each step of throwing on the wheel.
- Learn and practice moving through each step of the process on the wheel.
- Participants will get to know the physical and working components of a potter's wheel.
- Participants will practice the concept of impermanence.
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Meet your Instructor
Michell W.
Driven by her passion for the ceramic arts, Michell is enthusiastic about sharing and facilitating the unique and transformative properties clay has to offer.