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Wheel II: How to Make Better Pots

Dates:February 24 - March 31, 2025
Meets:M from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location:25 Sagamore Road Wheelthrowing
Cost: $250.00

There are still openings remaining at this time.

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Express your creativity using the potter's wheel and learn to make better pots. Develop your own ideas and improve your skills and artisanship for form, decoration, and finishing of functional pottery. From mugs to dinnerware and jars, forming and glazing: faculty provides the inspiration and feedback you need to make the pots you want to make.

This class is best suited for intermediate to advanced level wheel-throwers who have taken a minimum of two Wheel I classes and at least one Wheel 1.5 class within the last year and a half.









 



Cancellation Policies



Please read through these policies carefully on our website's policy page.  Written notice of cancellations via email (to wccregistration@worcester.edu) is required within specified cancellation windows detailed on our website.



COVID Policies



IMPORTANT COVID Policy UPDATES.  Please read carefully:

 

As of Monday, October 17, 2022, masks will be optional in our studio spaces. Everyone accessing the studio is asked to recognize and accept their role as part of a greater community effort that is required to help maintain the safety of all members by being proactive about health self-assessment, following studio guidelines, and participating fully in the support of sanitization efforts that are required to maintain a healthy work environment. Please be sure to read through the Worcester Center for Crafts' updated COVID policies on our COVID-19 Response Page (https://www.worcestercraftcenter.org/covid-19-response).


Inclement Weather Policy



For information on the Craft Center's inclement weather cancellation policies, please visit our website's policy page. Students are encouraged to also check our homepage and our Facebook page for status updates and closure announcements.



Questions? Call us at 508.753.8183 X301



 




 




 

Notes:

Pre-requisite: A minimum of two Wheel I classes & at least one Wheel 1.5 class. Materials and firing fees are in addition to tuition. If your class is scheduled to occur in the evenings after 5PM or if you arrive on a weekend before 10AM, please enter the facilities through our rear, handicap-accessible Studio Entrance across from the Parking Lot. The front entrance and offices lock at 5PM. As you enter through the Studio Entrance, please take a right if you are looking for the Ceramics Studio. Please take a left if you are looking for the Metals Studio or the Multimedia Studio.
Fee: $250.00
Hours:18.00
CEUs:18.00

25 Sagamore Road Wheelthrowing

Lori Mader

Lori Mader

Education

  • Artist in Residence, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine July 2014
  • Beginning with a class at the University of South Carolina, Columbia in 1989, She continued her education in clay at UMASS-Amherst and attended clay classes and workshops at the Worcester Center for Crafts.

    Achievements

  • She's been an instructor at the Worcester Center for Crafts since 2004
  • participated in juried arts festivals throughout southern New England, New York and Pennsylvania since 2000
  • She currently owns and operates Cedar Swamp Pottery in Wilbraham, MA.

    Artist Statement

  • I hand make my work from porcelain and stoneware clay. They are fired in a wood burning kiln in 14 to 18 hour firings. The glazes used are modern adaptations of ancient Asian recipes of celadon, shino, and tenmoku iron glazes, safe for use with food and beverages. It is a quietly contemplative, multi-stage process inspired by history, hard work, and the beauty of nature.

    Exhibitions

  • Multiple WCC faculty exhibitions including WCC Bowl and Cup Shows
  • Paradise City Arts Festival, Northhampton, MA May 2013, October 2013.

    Online Work

    Website
  • Date Day Time Location
    02/24/2025Monday10 AM to 1 PM 25 Sagamore Road Wheelthrowing
    03/03/2025Monday10 AM to 1 PM 25 Sagamore Road Wheelthrowing
    03/10/2025Monday10 AM to 1 PM 25 Sagamore Road Wheelthrowing
    03/17/2025Monday10 AM to 1 PM 25 Sagamore Road Wheelthrowing
    03/24/2025Monday10 AM to 1 PM 25 Sagamore Road Wheelthrowing
    03/31/2025Monday10 AM to 1 PM 25 Sagamore Road Wheelthrowing