Classes
I love what I do, and it would be selfish to keep it all to myself, so I try to take some time and share this experience with others in the form of a class. It is a great stress reliever, there is a wonderful sense of community and it is an excellent creative outlet.
The classes are a mix of what you would expect from a class and a club. Spanning the course of an entire season, (about 13 weeks), you will learn how to work with clay on the wheel, incorporate some special techniques, glaze your pieces and reap the rewards. During the class, I will provide demonstrations and instruction as needed. If you want an assignment to build your skills, I will provide it, but you are also welcome to work on what you want to work on.
What comes with a class:
As a student you will be allowed to use up to 50 pounds of clay to shape whatever your heart desires. You can use our slips, glazes and also a selection of the crystalline glazes to decorate the surface. We have extra tools like Giffin Grips so you can work like a professional and we will wrap your pieces in plastic so that things aren’t likely to dry out when you still want to work on them. We will meet every week for class at the designated time, but you are also welcome to come into the studio outside of class times. You will also have access to my small but growing video tutorial series .
What the class costs:
Classes cost $405 and there is only one potential additional fee. The clay we provide to the students is a stoneware clay. It is a great clay but a few of the more experienced students prefer porcelain and for that we simply ask you to pay the difference in cost between them, which is usually around $20. There are no additional costs for firings, storage, glazes or anything of the sort. Use of the crystalline glazes comes at no additional cost but we do ask that you stick to a general ratio of 60% regular glazes and 40% crystalline glazes on your pieces. Most students won’t use the full 50 pounds of clay in a session, but if you are making a large amount of work and are using more than 50 pounds, we ask that you use your own judgement to throttle it down and potentially focus a little more on things like carving, decorating or time intensive pieces like teapots. Our policy of not charging any additional fees is based on saying “No” to the unpleasant and time consuming tasks related to keeping track of what each individual student is doing. That sort of nit-picking is common in other studios, but it is not fun for the students or the instructors. We try to be generous so that we can all have a simpler and more enjoyable experience and we simply ask you to show a little restraint if you are the 1% who might be in danger of taking advantage of this generosity.
Where is the studio:
Classes are taught on the first floor of the Bostree Studio, located at:
54 Wood Road
Sugar Loaf, NY 10981
(Some navigation systems will prefer Chester instead of Sugar Loaf).
2022 Class Schedule:
Summer Session: $405 per person, 13 weeks
Monday Night 6:30:00pm - 9:00pm, June 20th - September 12th
Wednesday Morning 10:30am - 1:00pm, June 22nd - September 14th
Wednesday Night 6:30:00pm - 9:00pm, June 22nd - September 14th
Thursday Night 6:30:00pm - 9:00pm, June 23rd - September 15th
Fall Session: $410 per person, 13 weeks
Monday Night 6:30:00pm - 9:00pm, September 26th - December 19th
Wednesday Morning 10:30am - 1:00pm, September 28th - December 21st
Wednesday Night 6:30:00pm - 9:00pm, September 28th - December 21st
Thursday Night 6:30:00pm - 9:00pm, September 29th - December 22nd
(Thursday is taught by the very talented Jenna Pyzowski)
Getting into a Class:
I always give priority to current students so that they can re-enroll before I open it up to the public. I am fortunate to have a fairly high retention rate, because of this I don’t always know what spots are available until a class is coming to an end and I cannot usually provide gift cards or early enrollment.
If you think you are interested, send me an email at Andy@KaolinTigerStudios.com . I look forward to hearing from you!
