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Learn to Use the Potter's Wheel

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Dates:February 4, 2023
Meets:Sa from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location:25 Sagamore Road Wheelthrowing
Cost: $80.00

Sorry, we are no longer accepting registrations for this course. Please contact our office to find out if it will be rescheduled, or if alternative classes are available.

Use the potter's wheel to throw pots, and bowls, and have fun while learning. You will be taught the basics of throwing, practice on the wheel under the instructor's guidance, and decorate your successful "first works".



Student ceramic work must be dried, fired, and glaze fired by the WCC Ceramics Staff after the workshop has ended. Once your work is ready for pick-up, you will be notified via email.













 




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.




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Notes:

Please note that student ceramic work must be dried, fired, and glaze fired by the WCC Ceramics Staff after the workshop has ended. Once your work is ready for pick-up, you will be notified via email.
Fee: $80.00
Hours:3.00
CEUs:3.00

Fee Breakdown

CategoryDescriptionAmount
Course Fee (Basic)Student Fee$ 70.00
Mandatory FeeMaterials Fee$ 10.00

25 Sagamore Road Wheelthrowing

Margaret Larson

Margaret Larson joins us as an Artist in Residence in ceramics,  from the Seagrove area of North Carolina, where she has been working as a studio potter and intern, having received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2019, from Guilford College, with an emphasis on ceramics.

Margaret states of her pottery: “My pots are how I indulge my need to create, while producing somebody’s favorite mug, dish, or jar. I explore themes of nature, play, whimsy, and movement by decorating meticulously thrown functional pots, either with imagery or non-representational compositions. I throw all my attention into my forms and decoration as a way to ground myself or escape reality. Every aspect of the ceramic process lets me process emotions and experiences, and each unique surface and pot I create feels like a little love note or
journal entry - to myself or others. I can imbue all my care, love, and emotion into an individual piece, and the accessibility and daily interactivity of pottery allows me to share that with friends or strangers. My favorite moments are in the studio decorating, and making myself or others laugh with an idea…”