Sculptural Ceramics Course | March 4 - April 29, 2025 (8 Weeks)

Dates: March 4 - April 29, 2025 (Tuesday Evenings)

NOTE: There is no class on March 11th. 

Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Location: 300 Campbell Avenue in Unit 115

Instructor: Jess Riva Cooper

Step into the world of figurative ceramics with our 8-week Sculptural Ceramics Course, led by the incredible Jess Riva Cooper. Whether you're inspired by human forms, animals, or abstract creations, this course is your gateway to combining functional pottery with imaginative sculptural forms, all while mastering essential techniques.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• Refine your handbuilding and wheel-throwing skills, learning to create and manipulate vessel forms into expressive sculptures.
• Bring your ideas to life with techniques like gesture carving, low and high relief, and sgraffito, turning clay into a three-dimensional canvas.
• Explore figurative work, whether human, animal, or abstract, using armatures, press molds, and innovative materials to shape intricate forms.

Exciting demos include:

• Sculpting gestural figures with guidance from a clothed life model, exploring low and high relief techniques.
• Creating a self-portrait bust using innovative armature and solid sculpting approaches.
• Making a press mold for hands or feet, ideal for adding intricate details to your sculptures.

This course is an inspiring blend of technical skill-building and creative exploration, offering everything you need to bring your visions to life in clay!

Terms and Conditions:

• Classes are for adults ages 18+
• All courses are non-refundable
• We require at least two weeks advance notice to reschedule a course, regardless of the date of booking 
• Since these are specialty classes, classes cannot be rescheduled and there will be no make-up classes
• There are no partial refunds for missed classes
• The last 20-30 minutes of class are dedicated to cleaning up
• By being a student at our studio, you acknowledge and accept that your work may be photographed by our team (read more about our photography policy in Section 11 of our Terms of Service)