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Portland, OR

8 Week Beginner Handbuilding: The Infinite Kit

Beginner

With Sara Hensel

For Beginner Makers

Learn the foundations of hand built pottery and other ceramic objects, no clay experience necessary!

Welcome to The Infinite Kit: Introduction to Handbuilding! This course is designed to offer an ocean of exposure to the tools and techniques of handbuilding with clay! Whether you’re clay-curious or deep in the sickness, this class will be a gentle and joyful space to nurture your practice! Students can expect foundational demonstrations (i.e. pinching, coiling, slabs, carving, glazing, using and designing simple molds) to be supplemented with idea development and technical troubleshooting. Oh, and we’ll aim to cultivate a sense of wonder and play while we’re at it! We have the freedom to explore so many forms– cups, mugs, bowls, plates, trays, vases, pitchers, planters, boxes…– the list goes on!

Each week will consist of instructor demos and personal making time. Students will also have full access to the studio during open hours for the duration of their 8 Week course (6am-2am All Days).

Shelf space and 25lbs of clay is provided to each student. Tools and other equipment are avaible at the studio for communal use.

Course Details

Location8063 SE 17th Ave, Portland, OR 97202, USA
LevelBeginner
Capacity8 students

instructor info

Languages spoken: English

I earned a BFA in ceramics from University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2018, where summer opportunities to teach ceramics to youths nurtured an ethic of playful earnestness in my work. Now, as a full time potter and ceramics instructor for adults, I believe a clay practice offers a powerful opportunity to not only develop a technical toolkit, but to also explore our philosophy and intention around making. In my teaching, I emphasize the potency of clay as a medium as well as the ways in which form and surface dovetail to elevate a user's experience of the objects we create. I strive to imbue my work and my introduction with humor, curiosity, and observation, and hope to convey the harvest around and within. Nerd out with me about pottery, vegetable gardening, making music, cooking, D&D, bouldering, and dogs!

location

8063 SE 17th Ave, Portland, OR 97202, USA

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Full refund up to 30 days before starting time. After that, 50% refund up to 5 days before starting time. No refunds after that.

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Free rescheduling up to 24 hours before starting time.

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