Trimming and Glazing 4 Week Lessons (Beginner) *only available to those who took Aug Beginner Wheel

The goal of Trimming and Glazing is to learn how to finish making pots. We'll learn how  - Carve and trim feet into pots - Wax pots - Glaze pots - Decoration Techniques Week 1:   Learn the hardness clay needs to be to to trim. Figure out what kind of bottom different pots need. If students don't have pieces to trim, we'll throw them during this class. We prefer students have 3-5 thrown pieces before class starts. Week 2:   Carving a deep foot. We'll work on leaving extra clay at the bottom of bowls and cylinders so that we have extra to trim away and how to go about doing that. If participants need more pieces to trim, we'll throw them during class. Week 3:  Basic glazing. We'll talk through waxing a pot and brushing glazes on. We'll talk about glaze interactions and testing glazes. Participants need to trim all pots by the end of this class to get them through the kiln before the final class. Week 4:   Finish glazing all pots and play with resist techniques. Class lasts 2 hours. The f