Classes 

Winter 2012 Classes

Registration is now open.

Click here to browse all of Northern Clay Center's Classes & Workshops or register individually below.
To register as a member or for groups of three or more, please call the front desk at (612) 339-8007 x 301.

January 2 – March 11. Most Winter Adult Classes Meet for 10 weeks.
  Title Day/Time Instructor

INTRODUCTORY

Get your feet (and hands) wet with five weeks of instruction and later sign up for five more to continue building your skills. We recommend that students take this class two or more times (in a quarter or over consecutive quarters) to build their skills and prepare for beginner-level classes.
I3 Land of Round Pots - Wheel Throwing 101
 Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm,
Feb 7 - Mar 6		 Singewald Register
I4 Land of Round Pots - Wheel Throwing 101
 Wednesdays, 10 am - 1 pm, Feb 8 - Mar 7 Gruetzmacher Register
I6 Continents of Clay - Handbuilding 101 Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, Feb 8 - Mar 7 Cohen Register
   Also check out Clay in Just One Day, listed below in WORKSHOPS

WHEEL
W2 Beginner Pottery Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Krousey Register
W3 Beginner Pottery Thursdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Froehle Register
W4 Advanced Beginner Pottery Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Denecke Register
W5 Advanced Beginner Pottery Wednesdays, 1 pm - 4 pm
 Swenson Register
W6 Intermediate/Advanced Pottery
 Tuesdays, 10 am – 1 pm Caufield Register
W7 Intermediate/Advanced Pottery
 Thursdays, 7 - 10 pm
 Jadoonath Register
W8 Guided Study in Wheel Throwing
 Thursdays, 1 - 4 pm Yogerst Register

HANDBUILDING
H1 Handbuilt Functional Pottery Mondays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Angelica Register
H3 Guided Study in Handbuilding Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Lupori Register
  Also check out Portraits or Bust, listed below in SPECIAL TOPICS

SPECIAL TOPICS
T1 Soda-Firing Methods Sundays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
 Gardner Register
T2 Inside Out
 Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Bergström Register
T3 Portraits or Bust
 Sundays, 1 - 4 pm Cravis Register
T4 Japanese-style Clay Techniques
 Mondays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Jorgensen / Love Register

WORKSHOPS
X3 Intro to Clay in Just One Day Saturday, February 25,
10 am - 5 pm		 Renee Register
X6 Clay for Couples Friday, February 17,
7 - 10 pm
 Jadoonath Register
X7 Clay for Couples Saturday, February 18,
7 - 10 pm
 Krousey Register
X8 Clay for Couples Saturday, March 10,
7 - 10 pm		 Krousey Register
X11 Crafterdark Friday, February 24,
7 - 10 pm
 Jadoonath Register
X12 Crafterdark Saturday, February 25,
7 - 10 pm
 Krousey Register
X13 Crafterdark Friday, March 9,
7 - 10 pm		 Jadoonath Register
X14 Valentine's Day Workshop: Roses Are Red
 Tuesday, February 14,
6 - 10 pm		 Yogerst Register
  Also check out Souper Bowl, listed below in CLAY FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS

CLAY FOR YOUTH

Please note: Students in these classes do not have access to open studio.
K1 Basic Wheel for Teens Saturdays, 2 – 4 pm,
Jan 7 - Feb 25
 Smith Register

CLAY FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS

For all family classes, children must be accompanied by an adult. Neither children nor adults will have access to open studio time during the quarter.  Weekend workshops are open to everyone aged 6 and up.
F1 Throwing Together (8 weeks) Saturdays, 10 am – 12 noon Coleman Register
F3 Winter Freeze (afternoon) Saturday, January 21,
1 - 4 pm
 Cohen Register
F4 I ♡ Clay (morning) Sunday, February 12,
9 am - 12 pm 		Cohen
Register
F5 I ♡ Clay (afternoon) Sunday, February 12,
1 - 4 pm 		Cohen Register
F6 March Madness (morning) Saturday, March 3,
9 am - 12 pm 		Cohen Register
F7 March Madness (afternoon) Saturday, March 3, 1 - 4 pm Cohen Register
F8 Souper Bowl Sunday, February 5, 4 - 8 pm Chamberland Register

 

 

Spring 2012 Classes

Registration opens Tuesday, February 28 at 10 am.

March 26 - June 3. Most Spring Adult Classes Meet for 10 weeks.


Preview these classes by day and skill level.

  Title Day/Time Instructor

INTRODUCTORY

Get your feet (and hands) wet with five weeks of instruction and later sign up for five more to continue building your skills. We recommend that students take this class two or more times (in a quarter or over consecutive quarters) to build their skills and prepare for beginner-level classes.
I1 Land of Round Pots - Wheel Throwing 101
 Sundays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, April 1 - 29
 Singewald
I2 Land of Round Pots - Wheel Throwing 101
 Sundays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, May 6 - June 3 Singewald
I3 Land of Round Pots - Wheel Throwing 101
 Wednesdays, 10 am - 1 pm, March 28 - April 25 Gruetzmacher
I4 Land of Round Pots - Wheel Throwing 101
 Wednesdays, 10 am - 1 pm, May 2 - 30
 Gruetzmacher
I5 Continents of Clay - Handbuilding 101
 Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, March 28 - April 25
 Cohen
I6 Continents of Clay - Handbuilding 101 Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, May 2 - 30
 Cohen
   Also check out Clay in Just One Day, listed below in WORKSHOPS

WHEEL
W1 Beginner Pottery Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
 Jadoonath
W2 Beginner Pottery Tuesdays, 10 am - 1 pm
 Yogerst
W3 Beginner Pottery Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm Froehle
W4 Advanced Beginner Pottery Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Swenson
W5 Advanced Beginner Pottery Wednesdays, 1 pm - 4 pm
 Denecke
W6 Intermediate/Advanced Pottery
 Tuesdays, 1 - 4 pm
 Caufield
W7 Intermediate/Advanced Pottery
 Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
 Bergström

HANDBUILDING
H1 Handbuilt Functional Pottery Mondays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Angelica
H2 Molds, Textures, Forms, and Casts Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm Coleman
H3 Guided Study in Handbuilding Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Lupori
  Also check out At Your Service and Soda-Firing Methods listed below in SPECIAL TOPICS

SPECIAL TOPICS
T1 At Your Service Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
 O'Krongly
T2 High-Temp Glaze Formulation
 Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Gardner
T3 Soda-Firing Methods
 Wednesdays, 6:30 -9:30 pm Krousey
T4 Anatomy of a Surface
 Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Bergstrom, Coleman,
Gardner, Pavelka

WORKSHOPS
X1 Intro to Clay in Just One Day Saturday, March 31,
10 am - 5 pm 		Renee
X2 Intro to Clay in Just One Day Saturday, May 5,
10 am - 5 pm		 Renee
X3 5 Centers, 5 Weeks, 5 Media
 Tuesdays, 6 - 9 pm March 27 - April 24
 Renee, 5 Centers Instructors
X4 Clay for Couples Friday, April 20, 7 - 10 pm
 Krousey
X5 Clay for Couples Saturday, April 28, 7 - 10 pm
 Krousey
X6 Clay for Couples Saturday, May 12, 7 - 10 pm Smith
X7 Clay for Couples Friday, May 18, 7 - 10 pm Smith
X8 Crafternoon Saturday, April 21, 2 - 5 pm
 Krousey
X9 Crafterdark Friday, May 4, 7 - 10 pm
 Smith
X10 Udu Drum-Making Workshop
 Saturday, April 28, 10 am - 4 pm
 Renee
X11 Details, Details: Lips & Feet
 Saturday, April 7, 10 am - 1 pm Bergstrom
X12 Details, Details: Handles & Spouts Saturday, April 28, 10 am - 1 pm Bergstrom
  Also check out Souper Bowl, listed below in CLAY FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS

CLAY FOR YOUTH

Please note: Students in these classes do not have access to open studio.
K1 Basic Wheel for Teens (8 weeks) Saturdays, 2 – 4 pm,
March 31 - May 19
 Smith

CLAY FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS

For all family classes, children must be accompanied by an adult. Neither children nor adults will have access to open studio time during the quarter.  Weekend workshops are open to everyone aged 6 and up.
F1 Throwing Together (8 weeks) Saturdays, 10 am – 12 noon, March 31 - May 19
 Coleman
F2 Mug Shots (morning) Saturday, April 14, 9 am - 12 pm Cohen
F3 Mug Shots (afternoon) Saturday, April 14, 1 - 4 pm Cohen
F4 Spring Ahead (morning) Saturday, May 19, 9 am - 12 pm Cohen
F5 Spring Ahead (afternoon) Saturday, May 19, 1 - 4 pm Cohen