Kids' Summer Clay Camp
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(For young people ages 7-12 years)
June 2-6 9:30am-12.30pm Registration Limit: 12
Instructors: Katalin Messing and Deanne Ketterman
$265 per student per session
Explore creativity through clay for kids ages 7-12. Masks, monsters, oh my! Join artists Kati and Deanne this summer and learn how to build with clay through fun techniques like coil, pinch and slab. Students will decorate their objects on the last day of the 5-day session and will pick up on a later date, after the final firing.
Summer 2025 Class Registration Information
Summer 2025 clay classes for adults - registration TBD in May.
Please take the time to visit this page ahead of time 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 2025 classes will take place January 7 through March 1. Note that this is an 8-week session.
- See Class Details below.
- Classes are limited to 14 students. Students must be 18 years old or older unless otherwise noted for teen and kids classes.
- 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 2025 Class Details
Classes will start Tuesday, January 7, and run through Saturday, March 1.
All Levels Throwing & Handbuilding, Cone 10
Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30PM
Instructors: Karl Nazarro & Marie Evenson
Cost: $295 per student
This is an all-levels class. For the beginning potter, basic wheel-throwing, hand-building clay techniques will be reviewed. Our syllabus for beginners is planned so that students gain a better understanding of the ceramic studio and finish glazed pottery at the end of this 8-week session.
In our first class meeting, intermediate and advanced potters will be asked what their goals may be during this session. Guidance, instruction and independent study will be planned in our final syllabus for them to help achieve these goals.
All Levels Handbuilding (only), Cone 6
Wednesdays, 1-4PM
Instructors: Paula Nylen & Renee LaLonde
Cost: $295 per student
In this class you will learn how to hand build functional objects with clay utilizing techniques such as slab, coil, pinch and carve. We'll also explore a variety of surface effects with texture, transfers, applying colored slips, underglazes and glazes. Syllabus will be catered to student needs and goals. All work will be fired in oxidation using an electric kiln which will allow for a mid-session glaze firing, as well as the final firing at the end of the session.
All Levels- Vessels, Compositions and More, on the Wheel and Built by Hand, Cone 10
Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30PM
Instructors: Margaret Haydon & EJ Kang
Cost: $295 per student
Join EJ Kang and Margaret Haydon for an all levels ceramics class that will include instruction in hand-building, wheel throwing and various forming techniques. Demonstrations in multiple methods will be given, from initial forming to final glazing. Individual and group instruction will be provided. Both beginning and experienced individuals are welcome. Our goal is to help you achieve your goals in the medium, and introduce a few specific projects to generate ideas.
All Levels Throwing (only), Cone 10
Thursdays, 6:30-9:30PM
Instructors: Barbara Curtis & Don Cox
Cost: $295 per student
The focus of the class will be wheel throwing fundamentals for beginners and advanced students. We will cover basic steps including shaping, adding handles, spouts and lids, open forms bowls and plates, covered pots and teapots. There will be glaze application instruction and a cone 10 firing in a gas kiln.
