Wheel Throwing for Beginners

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Satisfy your curiosity and experience throwing on the potter’s wheel! Over the course of five weeks, beginner potters will be guided through the entire process of throwing on the wheel, to the final glazing stage. This process has many steps that your instructor Alejandra will demonstrate and guide you through. In the first three sessions, you will learn everything you need to know about starting on the wheel, beginning with how to center the clay to form your vessels. Then the vessels will be trimmed (creating a base). Verge staff will do the first firing (bisque) and then you will come back for the final class to learn about several glazing options and glaze all your creations. You will have plenty of time to practice, and staff will fire everything for you to pick up at a later date. No previous experience is needed, and all materials will be provided.

About the instructor: 

Alejandra Calderon is the founder and co-owner of Echeri Ceramics (formerly known as Manjar Ceramics). Echeri Ceramics is a husband and wife run small business based in Sacramento. Their ceramic designs are inspired on their own culture, and drawing inspiration from traditional Mexican pottery. Alejandra was born to a Mexican immigrant family who have always believed in retaining their identity. Once in college she focused in becoming a high school art teacher. After obtaining her credentials her first job was teaching ceramics full time, and it was from there where she fell in love with clay and the different aspects of the ceramic making process, she has since never looked back.

WHEN: Wednesdays, October 12, 19, 26 & November 2, 9, 2022

TIME: 5:00-7:30pm

PRICE: $175/$155 for Verge Members/$145 for BIPOC Community (Black, Indigenous, & People of Color)

WHERE: Verge’s Classroom

WHO: Adults

Cancellation and Refunds Policy

Verge Center for the Arts reserves the right to cancel classes, to change instructors, and to make other changes that may become necessary to ensure a quality experience for participants. In the event that a class is canceled, we will contact all registrants and offer the option of transferring to another available session, or receiving a full refund.

If a participant wishes to withdraw from a class, they must do so in writing at least seven days prior to the first class meeting to receive a full refund, less a $25 processing fee. Withdrawals occurring within seven days prior to the first class meeting will receive a refund of 50 percent of the total class fee. No refunds are given to withdrawals that occur 24 hours before the class begins. Transfers are not accepted after a class begins. Membership fees are non-refundable. Please note we are unable to issue cash refunds.

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