A83 Fabulous Hand-Built Forms

Learn to create fabulous hand-built forms in clay, using low-tech tools for high-tech results.

Start by making clay texturing tools to be used on your projects while learning the basics of hand building; pinch, coil, and slab construction.

Move on to creating simple templates to transition from flat to dimensional forms, both food-safe and decorative.

Explore decoration techniques of texturing, sgraffito, stencil, resist, and image layering.

There will be a focus on creating whimsical and self-expressive forms, with easy techniques to go from simple to complex design.

This class is for ages 16-adult.