Friday Evening Pottery Social Club
Schedule
Fri Aug 02 2024 at 05:30 pm to Fri Oct 04 2024 at 08:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
The Silver Studio | Seattle, WA
About this Event
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Join me at my Columbia City clay and fiber art studio for a 4-part Handbuilt Pottery Series and Social Club.
Series Dates -
<h4>Session A dates:</h4>
Friday, August 2nd, 9th , 23rd and 30th. 5:30pm - 8:30pm
<h4></h4><h4>Session B dates:</h4>
Friday, September 20th, 27th, October 4th and 11th. 5:30pm - 8:30pm . Held outside as weather permits
Your ticket covers all four workshops in the series.Or, optional to attend first two or second two workshops of each session.
Select desired ticket for the first day of the session you want to take.
Eventbrite doesn't allow me to include all the dates on the ticket.
Options are : All four workshops, first two or second two. Ask me a questions if this is confusing!
For example:
If you want to attend all of Session A, select the "All Four ticket" for August 2nd.
If you want to attend just the second two classes for Session B, select the "Second Two ticket" on October 4th.
Friday Evening Pottery Social Club comes out of a longing from my inner child, and making it come true as my adult self! I've never been one for parties, but gathering meaningfully is something I love and has profound effects for all of us.
I know many people feel this way! We are some combination of introverted/extroverted, introverts who like people, extroverts who like to be chill.
So I wanted to foster a social environment that allows people to sometimes sit in quiet presence with each other and make things with their hands, allowing conversation and relationship to unfold naturally over a number of weeks. Our focus is not just making pottery, but making connections.
Unwinding after the work week, not with the pressures of an unstructured social environment, but one guided with care. And also learning to make some really gorgeous pottery projects for yourself!
Can you tell I'm a fan of Priya Parker's book "The Art of Gathering".
This four-part series will be about a new clay Handbuilding project each time, and I will also have some fun conversation prompts, mocktails (yay, I'm sober!) and snacks!
We'll also have an optional appetizer potluck!
So if one week you want to make something special to try out on new people, and the next you want to bring a bag of chips, that is all ok! Potlucks are fun and communal! This is low-pressure. I'll have all the dishes and utensils and partyware!
PLEASE READ FAQ BELOW BEFORE BOOKING.
We'll be learning a variety of techniques including slump mold, coiling, pinching, slap building and textured stamp making. We'll be using a buff clay with speckles for an earthy look, fired to mid temperature cone 6. So your pieces are food and dishwasher safe We'll have a variety of colored underglazes and a selection of fun glazes
First Workshop: coiled berry bowls and making handmade clay stamps
Second Workshop: textured Platters made with our fired stamps
Third Workshop: coiled vases and flower 'bricks'
Fourth Workshop: slab built and pinched butter dishes and candle holders
All tools and supplies are provided: Clay, underglazes, glazing and firing.
Plus sparkling water, tea and light snacks and mocktails! We'll be doing an optional appetizers potluck.
FAQs : Please Read!
CLASS MINIMUM: Five people must be registered for the class to run. Please do share with friends! I tend to cancel classes 7 days ahead if the minimums have not been met, so don't wait until the last minute to register.
AGE/ABILITY: Great for beginners to clay ! For adult learners, and 15+ can attend with a parent
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Contact me HERE
REFUND POLICY: Please review before booking.
Due to class minimums, I do not offer refunds, unless you have Covid. If you are sick with Covid-related symptoms, please do not attend, and notify my ASAP so I can offer your spot to someone on the waitlist. I can offer you to transfer you to any of my available classes, on-line and in-person. Eventbrite no longer allows me to offer credit. Within two weeks of class date, $50 tranfer fee is applied - waived for Covid positive.
WHEN YOU BOOK:
You will receive an important Informational Email.
It will come from "[email protected]" the day you order, with your Order Confirmation.
PLEASE SCROLL all the way to the end, to find the Informational Email, to know what you need to bring, and how to find the studio.
WHEN TO ARRIVE:
Please plan to arrive to the studio no later than the start of class; in order to find parking, arrive to the area 10 minutes before.
Sadly, we cannot accommodate people who arrive late. During the summer, the doors are locked 10 minutes after, because we will be in the Studio Garden.
Demos start promptly at the start of class time. Due to the structure of class, demos cannot be re-done for late-comers without cutting things out of class for everyone.
The Garden Workshops are held in a small urban forest with towering heritage Douglas Fir trees, that create a cool and pleasant shade garden, even in the height of summer. MAY-SEPTEMBER
Workshops are held rain or shine, because there is a covered workshop and a festival tent.
OCTOBER-MAY Workshops are held inside my cozy studio in the trees with a woodfire stove!
Where is it happening?
The Silver Studio, 5264 39th Avenue South, Seattle, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 172.57 to USD 321.96
