Tuesday night Adult Class... Beginner to Experienced... I will have a hand-building project set up...learn one of several methods each week, coil, slab, drape mold with slip trailers and more: make plates, ornaments, birdhouses, whistles, rattles, sculpture, lanterns, lots and lots more ideas from my book "Clay Projects for Kids age 6 to 106". Experienced potters can choose their own project... come with ideas! (some glazing may require a following class to finish up, some are unglazed projects and some can be glazed by the shop.) One 1/2 hour project, 7-8:30 pm on Tuesday nights. $20, includes natural clay and a variety of glazes. Just give a call for more information or to sign up... 860 482 0051... or stop in to see some finished projects and my pottery workshop.

Pottery Classes for Kids The Need to Create We all enjoy making something with our hands. Finding the right medium for one’s own special talents is very satisfying—whether it is yarn and knitting needles, wood and carving tools, oil paint and brushes or a lump of clay.     After School Classes can be arranged at your childrens school.  Contact your local Park & Recreation department or talk to your school about setting up a one-time class. I will bring all supplies to the school at 3:00, the children will make a pottery project from natural clays, usually in the cafeteria. Children are picked up at 4:00 by parents. Projects will be brought back to the school the following week after firing and glazing, wrapped tightly in a colorful blue plastic bag for the children to bring home at the end of the day. Here are some of the over 50 projects my students have done!.... I have over 30 years teaching and demonstrating experience, in hand-building, drape molds, slip trailing, slab and sculpture and turning pottery on the wheel. Hand-Building Kids classes sponsored by the Torrington Park & Rec Dept... at my shop June 30 and July 7 or July 1 and July 8... call for details. 482 0051 HAND - BUILDING: I offer 3 Class programs to suit your needs: .................................................................................. 4-week Program: .................................................................................. 4-week Program: 5 to 6 hand-building projects using a variety of clays, decorations and techniques. Indian bowls, slip decorated redware, mugs, bird houses, tiles, pinch pots, rattles, bells and ornaments. 1 1/2 hour per week, 6 hours total, $72 each student, minimum of 4 students, call to schedule at my workshop, includes all materials and firing. (Classes held at your location over 10 miles will be an extra $40 travel and delivery fee). .................................................................................. One hour Project: Any one of the above projects,  1 hour, $12 each student, minimum of 4 students, call to schedule, includes all materials and firing.  I Can travel to your space and deliver finished items within 2 weeks later (over 10 miles at an extra charge of $20) or you can pick up at my workshop to save any delivery charges. .................................................................................. Learn and Play: History tour of my pottery barn. Learn about clays, where they come from, how they are used, different compositions and applications.  Learn about early CT potters, including Hervey Brooks from Goshen whose pottery workshop is now at Sturbridge village in Massachusetts.  Follow the process from a lump of clay...through turning on the wheel, trimming, decorating, application of spouts and handles, making of plaster molds, casting, firing, glazing and firing again... to the finished pot. Concluding in each student pressing a small tile in the old fashioned way with plaster molds and mallets. 1 1/2 hour        $50/group, up to 20 students per group, at my shop

For more information or to schedule a time to stop by and see the projects and discuss details, please call 860 482 0051.  Thank you!