Summer 2023 Classes
Registration Opens at 9:00am on (TBD in May)
Returning students, please note: We've experienced some technical issues with class registrations through our website in the last year, so we're working to implement a new registration process for Summer 2023 classes. We'll update this page when we're ready to communicate the new process.
Classes often fill VERY quickly, so set a reminder!
Classes will run June 5 - July 29
Classes are limited to 14 students. Students must be 18 years old or older EXCEPT as noted for the Adult/Teen Class.
Please review our cancellation and waitlist policy on the Classes Overview page.
PLEASE NOTE: All Guild members must be vaccinated to enter the Guild. Students are encouraged to be vaccinated. MASKS ARE REQUIRED for all individuals entering the Guild facility during classes and practice sessions, regardless of vaccination status.
Questions? Email classes@boulderpottersguild.org
Parent with Teen - Beginner/Intermediate - Cone 10
Every Tuesday 6:30-9:30 pm -- 8 weeks
First Class: June 6, 2023
Instructors: Cris Conklin & Marsha Townsend
Level: Beginner and Intermediate
Prerequisite: No previous experience is required.
Cost: $265
Join the guild's first ever parent/teen pottery class! In this class, you will learn basic skills in throwing on the wheel and hand building. We will teach skills for surface decorating with existing, found and handmade tools. Sign up with your 13-17 year old. Parents, guardians, or adult friends with a teen are welcome. 1 adult with 2 teens, or 2 adults with 1 teen is ok, too. Adults must be present with teen at classes and open studio sessions. No experience required, but if you have experience with clay, we can help you build on it. Grow your pottery skills and bond over art!
All Levels Wheel-Throwing, Hand-Building and Sculpture
Every Wednesday 1:00-4:00 pm -- 8 weeks
First Class: June 7, 2023
Instructors: Joy Boston & Karl Nazarro
Level: All Levels
Prerequisite: No previous experience is required
Cost: $265
In this all levels clay class, we will introduce a variety of wheel-throwing, sculpture and hand-building techniques. This is a good time to create pottery for your home or a sculpture for your garden. Firing will be Cone 10 Reduction.
Introduction to Wheel Throwing
Every Wednesday 6:30-9:30 pm -- 8 weeks
First Class: June 7, 2023
Instructors: Margaret Haydon & Lauren Sievers
Level: Beginner and Intermediate
Prerequisite: No previous experience is required
Cost: $265
This class is an introduction to ceramic technique with an emphasis on wheel throwing. Basic wheel throwing technique will be taught and students are encouraged to practice. We hope everyone will achieve a basic skill level on the wheel, and begin to understand its value as an important tool in the ceramic process for both functional and sculptural expression. We will work with you individually and as a group, using demonstrations to clarify technique. Surface processes will include slip, underglaze and glaze. Firing processes will cover Cone 6 Oxidation.
TBD
Every Thursday 6:30-9:30 pm -- 8 weeks
First class: June 8, 2023
Instructors: Darryl Houghton & TBD
Level: TBD
Prerequisite: TBD
Cost: $265
Class description: TBD
