Winter 2024 Class Registration Information
Winter Class registration is closed. Classes are full. Thank you once again for your enthusiasm for classes at the Guild!
Registration Opens at 9:00 am on Monday, Dec. 4th
We implemented a new registration process in May 2023. Please take the time to visit this page and familiarize yourself with what to expect when registration goes live so that you are prepared. Our classes often fill within 2 minutes, so if you are delayed while trying to figure out where to click, the class may be filled.
- Winter 2024 classes will take place January 9 - March 2.
- See Class Details below.
- Classes are limited to 14 students. Students must be 18 years old or older.
- Please review our cancellation and waitlist policy.
- All members must be Covid vaccinated to enter the Guild. Students are encouraged to be vaccinated. As of October 2023, masks are recommended in all group spaces (teaching flex area, clay and glaze rooms) during classes and practice sessions. Anyone with cold or Covid symptoms should stay home following CDC guidelines for isolating and masking. Thank you for your understanding and care for all.
Questions? Email classes@boulderpottersguild.org
Winter 2024 Class Details
Wheel Throwing - All levels, Cone 10
Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 PM
Instructors: Barbara Curtis and Don Cox
Cost: $295
This class will be an all levels class focusing on wheel throwing and refining techniques. Basic forms and altered forms will be explored. Glazing and decoration will culminate in a cone 10 firing in a gas kiln.
Hand Building - All levels, Cone 10
Wednesdays 1-4 PM
Instructors: Sanna Adams and Renee LaLonde
Cost: $295
This class is about learning skills to build a functional object by hand through slab, coil, pinch and carving with clay. We'll also explore surface effects with texture and by applying colored slips, underglazes and glazes. There will be techniques taught each week to practice these skills so you can make your images come alive in 3D clay.
Clay As Canvas - All levels, Cone 6
Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 PM
Instructors: Heather Kegel and Kati Messing
Cost: $295
Clay is your canvas. In this class, we will focus on learning various types of surface decoration techniques, ranging from illustration, painting with slips and underglaze, creating texture, carving, tissue paper transfers, and masking techniques. Surface decoration can be applied on handbuilt and wheel thrown pieces, tiles, and sculptures. This will be a fun all levels class, though it is recommended that students have taken at least one previous ceramics class. All work will be fired in an electric kiln to preserve vibrant colors.
Wheel Throwing and Hand Building - All Levels, Cone 10
Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 pm
Instructors: Cris Conklin and Amanda Knutson
Cost: $295
Join Cris Conklin and Amanda Knutson in the 'All Levels Cone 10 Reduction' class, perfect for both beginners and those looking to further their potter This course covers both wheel throwing and hand building techniques, with experienced instructors on hand to assist in bringing your pottery visions to life. The first session will commence with introductions and a discussion about your goals for the class. Following this, a tailored curriculum will be crafted to accommodate all participants, and a syllabus will be provided ahead of the second class. A cone 10 firing will take place following the final week of class with pickup available shortly after.