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albuquerque pottery studio
Our Ceramics Studio
Our studio features 10 pottery wheels, a professional slab roller, four electric kilns, providing everything you need for your creative journey. We have dedicated rooms for both pottery wheel work and hand-building, ensuring a focused and spacious environment. The studio is filled with natural light from windows and skylights that fosters an uplifting and creative atmosphere.
Our Offerings
Whether you’re an absolute novice or a seasoned pro at the wheel, we tailor each class to your needs. You’ll receive individualized attention throughout the session.
Wheel Throwing
Learn the art of shaping clay on the potter’s wheel! Perfect for beginners or anyone looking to try something new and creative.
Slab Building
Discover hand-building with clay by using slabs. Ideal for creating cups, tiles and sculptural designs. Perfect for beginners and creatives alike!
Assisted Studio Time
This session combines as needed teaching and independent practice, ideal for individuals looking to improve their skills.
Things You Will Learn
Pottery Basics
Learn to make things from clay by using the pottery wheel or hand-building, with slabs. Learn to trim glaze and more.
Glaze Techniques
There are different ways to apply a glass-like coating to pottery for color, texture, and protection. Common methods include dipping, brushing, pouring, and spraying.
Materials
Clay, instruction, pottery tools for cutting, carving, shaping, and texturing (e.g., needle tools, loop tools, ribs) Aprons – To keep your clothes clean. Once your your work is leather hard your work will be trimmed, fired, and glazed by our staff
Crafting Techniques
Hand building with flat clay slabs. Wheel Throwing Using a potter’s wheel to shape clay into symmetrical forms, such as bowls, vases, or pots.
