6-Week Pottery Intermediate Syllabus: The intermediate class emphasizes both technical skill-building and creative exploration.

Class 1: Bottle Neck & Extreme Collaring

• Focus on advanced wheel techniques
• Learn collaring methods for creating tall, narrow necks
  
  

Class 2: Nesting Bowls & Proportion Keeping

• Throw and trim sets of bowls that nest
• Emphasis on consistency and scale
  
  

Class 3: Combine Forms

• Techniques for attaching thrown components
• Create more complex, multi-part forms
  
  

Class 4: Platters & Double Wall Pieces

• Work on wide, shallow forms
• Learn double wall construction for decorative or functional effect
  
  

Class 5: Greenware Surface Application

• Explore surface design techniques with slip and underglaze 
• Delve into mishima, transfers, and stencils
  
  

Class 6: Glazing Session

• Apply glaze to the work you created 

Pottery classes are held at The Potter's Shop in Waukesha, WI and will consist of 6 consecutive sessions, one day a week for 2 hours.

Class fee includes one bag of clay (your choice) unlimited use of clay during class time and the ability to keep 10 finished pieces.  ($5 each additional piece) 

Make Up Policy: Quick make-up sessions are possible in a 30 minutes increment before a pre-scheduled ongoing class.  You will be working with "real" stoneware clays and glazes.  It is the same materials we use in the production of our Mid-fired stoneware.  Everything you make will be food, microwave, dishwasher, and oven safe.  All pottery is subject to cracking, blistering and glaze running which make your piece unfunctional due to the firing process.  We do everything we can to prevent defects but it is part of the pottery experience.  

Six week adult pottery classes range in size from 6 -10 people.  Class may be canceled last minute due to low enrollment.  Payment is required at the time of sign-up to secure a spot in the class.

Please wear appropriate clothing for getting clay on, trim your fingernails, tie back long hair and remove any hand accessories.

Finished pottery pieces not picked up in 90 days will be discarded.

For questions please call 262-547-1920 or email us at [email protected]. 

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations and session changes are permitted up to 14 days prior to the start of the session.  Due to the limited number of spaces available in each class, students who must cancel from 14 to 7 days prior to the start of the session will be refunded 50% of the class fee. No refunds are permitted on cancellations less than 7 days prior to the start of the session. We reserve the right to cancel or merge any of our classes based on enrollment. All students that may be affected by these changes will be notified, and those students will have the right to cancel their registration for a full refund or receive a credit for the next class session.  FULL REFUNDS ARE SUBJECTIVE TO A 5% SERVICE FEE.

Join us today for one of our beginner pottery wheel classes in Waukesha, Wisconsin.