Craft, Trade, & Manufacturing Courses

Portland, OR

8 Week Handbuidling Supported Study

Intermediate

With Sara Hensel

*For Advanced Beginner and Continuing Makers

This course is designed for those looking for studio access and instructor support without a curriculum in place. Whether you are still honing in your fundamentals or looking to develop your artistic voice, this course is a perfect fit for everyone!

This 8 week course offers individual feedback from experienced professionals to help you no matter what level you are at!

Can't make some of the classes or just looking for a space to make without the commitment of a weekly class? No Worries! No classes are required to attend and you still can come work independently during any of our open studio hours (6am-2am Every Day!).

Students will have full access to the studio during open hours for the duration of their 8 Week course (6am-2am All Days).

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

Course Details

Location8063 SE 17th Ave, Portland, OR 97202, USA

LevelIntermediate

Capacity8 students

instructor info

Sara Hensel

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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!