LEARN THE POTTERY WHEEL & OTHER TECHNIQUES

open pottery with mary mertes

tuesdays & Wednesdays | 3-5p or 5:30-7:30p
No pottery on November 26 & 27, 2024 OR January 8, 2025

COST $15 / hour per person includes:
  • Instructor guidance
  • Clay for the first 2 sessions. After the first 2 sessions, 25-pound bags of clay may be purchased for $25. Purchased clay should be clearly labeled and stored in the studio. Pay when you arrive, cash or check.
  • Use of studio tools and equipment
  • Bisque firing in kiln
  • Assortment of glazes
  • Glaze firing in kiln
INSTRUCTOR Mary Mertes
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED First come/first served. Reservations must be made by 10a day of and indicate pottery wheel, hand-building with clay, or glazing. If needed, please call in as far in advance as possible to cancel reservation. An individual from the waiting list will be moved into open studio.
​PARKING After 5p, park behind the building and ring door bell at back door for entrance.
  • Activities in the pottery studio include using the pottery wheel, hand building with clay, and glazing pottery.
  • ​Children age 15 and younger need to be accompanied by an adult or receive prior approval.
  • Only clay purchased at CWCC or clay having prior instructor approval may be used. This will protect the kiln and others’ artwork during kiln firing.
  • Attendees are required to clean up their space after each use.

DAY STUDIO (ON YOUR OWN)

To be eligible to attend Day Studio students must first attend at least one 2-hour open studio with Mary and her approval to work independently “on your own” in the Day Studio.

Day Studio hours are Tuesday/Wednesday 10:30a-3p and Thursday 10:30a-4:30p, unless there are other scheduled pottery classes during that time. Attendees are encouraged to call ahead to check the schedule and make a reservation in the Day Studio. 
COST $15 / hour per person includes:​
  • Use of studio tools and equipment
  • Bisque firing in the kiln
  • Assortment of glazes
  • Glaze firing in kiln
REMINDER Attendees must use CWCC clay or clay with prior instructor approval. This is to protect the kiln and others’ artwork during the kiln firing. 25-pound bags of clay may be purchased for $25. Purchased clay should be clearly labeled and stored in the studio.