Good Dirt Clay Studio

Studio Membership For May

• Open to anyone who has taken a class with us (or has equivalent experience)

• Access the studio 24/7 to create, check member page for best practice times & door code- May is the LAST MONTH of the existing door code.

• Perfect if you need more flexibility than a fixed class time or want to take a month to practice what you learned in class

• No outside clays allowed. Outside glaze allowed with permission. No production/high volume work.

May workshop: Successful trimming with rob (& bonus lesson on decorative chattering!)

• Perfect if you’re not sure how to use your trim tools, going through the bottom, leaving your pots heavy, or not getting an attractive result. This workshop will help you get smooth transitions from the sides to the foot of your pots.

• Get help troubleshooting what to improve to elevate the look of your pots

• Highly recommend for ALL LEVELS - trimming is an extremely important element of having nicely finished pots

• $35 for 3 hours of instruction on trimming with bonus chattering lesson

Beginning wheel Bowls, sunday nights

• Perfect for anyone who took the Cups & Mugs class and wants to complete the Beginning Wheel Curriculum

• Class dates: 4 Sunday nights in May from 7pm to 9pm (on May 4th, 11th, 18th, and the last class will be on May 25th). Remember that this class comes with a free studio membership that lasts until the last day of the month. This allows you to come in outside of class and practice!

• Recommend adding: Trimming Workshop to help you really understand how to use your trimming tools and make a nice finished pot with smooth transitions from the sides to the foot. Glazing & trimming really add up to elevate your work and aren’t afterthoughts.

Beginning Wheel Bowls, Thursday Mornings

• Perfect for anyone who took the Bowls class and wants to complete the Beginning Wheel Curriculum

• Class dates: 4 Thursday Mornings in May from 10am to noon (on May 1st, 8th, 15th, & the last class is on May 22nd). Remember that this class comes with a free studio membership that lasts until the last day of the month. This allows you to come in outside of class and practice!

• Recommend adding: Trimming Workshop to help you really understand how to use your trimming tools and make a nice finished pot with smooth transitions from the sides to the foot. Glazing & trimming really add up to elevate your work and aren’t afterthoughts.
  

Beginning Wheel Cups & Mugs, Thursday Nights

• Perfect for anyone who took the Bowls class and wants to complete the Beginning Wheel Curriculum

• Class dates: 4 Thursday Nights in May from 7pm to 9pm (on May 1st, 8th, 15th, & the last class is on May 22nd). Remember that this class comes with a free studio membership that lasts until the last day of the month. This allows you to come in outside of class and practice!

• Recommend adding: Trimming Workshop to help you really understand how to use your trimming tools and make a nice finished pot with smooth transitions from the sides to the foot. Glazing & trimming really add up to elevate your work and aren’t afterthoughts.

all-levels handbuilding with caryn, Monday Mornings

• Perfect for anyone who is curious about handbuildng, or wants to continue on with handbuilding.

• Class Dates: 4 Monday mornings in May from 10am to noon (on May 5th, 12th, 19th, & the last class will be on May 26th), but your free studio membership will run until the last day of the month. 

• What will I learn?: This class will cover the basic and intermediate skills of handbuilding. Projects will be student-led with plenty of inspiration for any who need it. Possibilities range from functional pots to sculptures.

Advanced Beginning Wheel:throwing bigger, Monday Nights 

• Class Dates: 4 Monday nights in May from 7-9pm (on May 5th, 12th, 19th, & the last class will be on May 26th), but your free studio membership will run until the last day of the month. 

• Perfect for anyone who has taken Plates, Serving Bowls, Better Trimming OR who has taken both Beginning Wheel classes.

• Prerequisites for this class: Completion of both Beginner Wheel Cups & Mugs and Beginner Wheel Bowls, or the equivalent experience.

• What you’ll learn: How to make vases, pitchers, covered jars, better handles, and how to move more clay, gain confidence creating larger work, and get all that weight out of the bottom of your pieces.

• Recommend adding: Trimming Workshop to help you really understand how to use your trimming tools and make a nice finished pot with smooth transitions from the sides to the foot. Glazing & trimming really add up to elevate your work and aren’t afterthoughts.

Int/adv wheel with kyle, tuesday nights

• Perfect for anyone who’s ready to push their skills and wants a more open format class.

• Class Dates: 4 Tuesday nights in May from 7-9pm (on May 6th, 13th, 20th, & the last class will be on May 27th). Remember that this class comes with a free studio membership that lasts until the last day of the month.

• Prerequisites for this class: You must be able to center, pull basic forms, glaze & trim without assistance. We will not be covering foundational techniques in this class.

• What you’ll do: Class projects are varied and open-ended, with students able to suggest what they’d like to learn.

• If you feel shaky on your trimming (or just know there’s room to grow) OR would like to learn chattering, I’d recommend this month’s Trimming Workshop.

dirty ladies & lads, int/adv wheel with rob, wednesday mornings

• Perfect for anyone who’s ready to push their skills and wants a class where they can suggest projects.

• Class Dates: 4 Wednesday mornings in May from 10:30am to noon thirty (on May 7th, 14th, 21st & the last class is on May 28th). Remember that this class comes with a free studio membership that lasts until the last day of April.

• Prerequisites for this class: You must be able to center, pull basic forms, glaze & trim without assistance. We will not be covering foundational techniques in this class.

• What you’ll do: Class projects are varied and open-ended, with students able to suggest what they’d like to learn.

Int handbuilding, monday afternoons with caryn

• Perfect for anyone who is ready to improve & build on their handbuilding skills.

• Class dates: 4 Monday afternoons in May from 1 to 3pm (on May 5th, 12th, 19th, & the last class will be on May 26th), but your free studio membership will run until the last day of the month.

• Prerequisites for this class: Students need to have handbuilding experience before taking this class.

• What you’ll do: Projects will be student-led with plenty of inspiration for any who need it. Possibilities range from functional pots to sculptures.

int/adv handbuilding with caryn, tuesday Mornings

• Perfect for anyone who is ready to refine their skills and challenge themselves.

• Class dates: 4 Tuesday Mornings in May from 10am to noon (on May 6th, 13th, 20th, & the last class will be on May 27th), but your free studio membership will run until the last day of the month.

• Prerequisites for this class: Students need to have handbuilding experience before taking this class.

• What you’ll do: Projects will be student-led with plenty of inspiration for any who need it. Possibilities range from functional pots to sculptures.