Pottery Throwdown Style Challenges
Intermediate - 12 weeks - 2 hours each week
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Service Description
This course is designed for potters who can confidently center, pull, and trim a cylinder and are ready to take their practice further. Inspired by the spirit of pottery throwdowns, each week brings a new challenge that keeps you on your toes while building both technical skill and creative range. The pace is lively, the projects ambitious, and the results deeply rewarding. On the wheel, you’ll take on a variety of forms—from vases, serving dishes, and wide bowls to lidded jars, matching cup sets, and thrown-and-altered vessels. Timed throws and creative constraints will help you loosen up and push past perfectionism, while handbuilding techniques will be woven in to complement your wheel-thrown work. Alongside form-making, we’ll dive into surface design and finishing methods. Expect to trim, carve, slip, glaze, and experiment freely, taking cues from ceramic artists past and present, then transforming those inspirations into work that feels uniquely your own. Each Pottery Throwdown series brings fresh challenges and new projects, making it a class you can take again and again. Some challenges will be planned in advance, while others will evolve from the group’s interests and energy—ensuring the course stays dynamic and relevant to your growth as a potter. What to bring: A hand towel that you dont mind getting dirty, wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
Upcoming Sessions
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation and Booking Policy Refund Policy: Bookings for classes, workshops, open hours, and private lessons canceled 14 or more calendar days before the scheduled date will receive a full refund minus a $10 processing charge. Cancellations made 8 days prior to the class or event will be eligible for a 50% refund minus a $10 processing charge. Unfortunately, cancellations made 7 days or less before the class/course are not eligible for a refund or a reschedule. NOTE: PRIVATE EVENTS: private events once booked cannot be cancelled or rescheduled. There is no refunds for private events. DISCOUNT BOOKINGS: Discount bookings cannot be cancelled or rescheduled under any circumstance. No refunds will be issued. Studio-Initiated Cancellations In the event that the studio needs to cancel a class due to unforeseen circumstances such as medical emergencies, equipment outages, weather delays, or other urgent situations, we will notify all enrolled students as early as possible before the scheduled class. To accommodate the missed session, the instructor will provide a new sign-up sheet with potential times for a makeup class. In cases where the event is entirely canceled or cannot be rescheduled, the studio will issue refunds as follows: Workshops: A full refund will be provided. Series Classes: A partial refund equivalent to the missed class(es) will be offered.
Contact Details
4958 Main Street, Downers Grove, IL, USA
sales@mudandeasel.com