The Pottery Place Clay Classes
Instructor: Karen Rellar
Please contact Karen at karen.rellar@gmail.com or 513-313-3627 to schedule a class.
Hand Building Classes:
Appropriate for teen to adult ages.
Limit: 6 people per class
Fundamental hand building techniques are introduced to achieve your goals in mastering
pottery. Choose from the projects below. Each is taught in a two-hour class time. Clay, clay
tools and firing included. Glazing is offered in a separate class.
(pictures are examples of what you will be making)
Press Mold Bowl
Day: Saturday, March 14 or March 28
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Cost: $25
Learn press mold techniques. Choose a basic shape to repeat in the
construction of a bowl.
Slab Sun Garden Ornament
Day: Saturday, April 18 or April 25
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Cost: $25
Use slabs of clay to form an ornament for your garden in the shape of
a sun. Carve with patterns using clay tools.
Pinch Pot Wind Chime
Day: Saturday, May 8 or May 23
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Cost: $25
Use the basic pinch pot method to build a wind chime. Add texture
depending on your taste for design.
Intro to Pottery on the Wheel:
Appropriate for middle school to adult ages.
Limit: 2 people per class
It’s not as easy as it looks! Challenge yourself on the potter’s wheel. You will learn the
basics of centering clay on the wheel while creating bowls, cups and other pots. Clay, clay
tools, potter’s wheel and firing included. Glazing is offered in a separate class.
Day: Beginning in March, class meets on Wednesdays, starting with the first Wednesday of
each month.
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Cost: $100
Glazing Your Pottery Open Studio:
Now that you have created all this beautiful pottery it’s time to glaze! You may glaze your
pottery all at once or by the piece. Clay glazes and tools included.
Day/Time: Beginning in March, Wednesdays, 6:00 – 8:00 pm and certain Saturdays, 1:00 –
3:00 pm (call for dates)
Cost: Price per piece – $5 small piece, $10 large piece