Tuesday Intermediate Handbuilding

6-Week Intermediate handbuilding explores slab building techniques, guiding students from soft slab construction to more complex, architectural forms. Students will learn to alter shapes and add texture, progressing to lidded vessels and structured vases using both soft and stiff slabs. Emphasis is placed on creativity—encouraging unique, "funkified" designs—while mastering construction methods like lidded vessels. The final weeks focus on surface embellishments and more advanced glazing applications. Brief breakdown of the course: Week 1 - Complex forms using templates and soft slabs Week 2 - Lidded vessel with inset lid styles with soft slabs Week 3 - Rectangular vase with stiff slabs Week 4 - Complex form with an outie lid style Week 5 - Embellishing surfaces and finishing up work Week 6 - Practical glazing 2.0. Glazing different/odd shapes. Glaze Potluck Party!

COVID 6-Week Course Cancellation & Refund Policy : Course Cancellation & Refund Policy: If you need to cancel your course, you must email info@merrittceramics.com more than a week prior to the first class session to receive a refund minus a $10 transaction fee. While we understand the unstable nature of covid and it’s variants, we unfortunately cannot refund you after the start of your course. If there are cancellations after the start of your course due to COVID, we are happy to pre-register you for the following course. No refunds or credit rollovers will be issued.