AD - Summer Ceramic Classes and Workshops

Craft Students League
YWCA-NYC
610 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022


June 11, 2004


Since 1932, The Craft Students League (CSL) has been offering
outstanding programs in fine art and craft to women and men. Our
instructors are artists with excellent training, teaching skills and
professional backgrounds. The Craft Students League offers a wide
spectrum of workshops and classes in Ceramics. Learn basic techniques,
develop skills or master a craft in our spacious, well- equipped
studios.

The Ceramic Studios are spacious, air-conditioned and fully equipped
with electric potters wheels, slab rollers, extruders, a separate
glaze laboratory, storage and lockers. Firing is cone 6 oxidation.
Surface decoration and studio glazes are included in all courses.
Firing charge is 3 cents per cubic inch for two firings. Tool kits are
available in class for $18. CSL offers Benchtime to currently enrolled
students. (Benchtime fee is required.)


Craft Students League Summer Term begins July 15, 2004.
www.ywcanyc.org


Listed below is a sampling of the classes and workshops offered. For a
catalog or more information, please call (212) 735-9731. Enroll early
to reserve a space.

Classes:

Handbuilding - All Levels
Beginners learn basic forming techniques while more advanced students
develop their own ideas and skills through individual projects.
Innovative, traditional and advanced glazing techniques are included.
Yuichiro Komatsu/TBA
6 sessions $200
Sat. Jul. 17 - Aug. 21 10:00am - 1:00pm(TBA) 111-20706


Introduction to Ceramics I - Beginner
Learn basic forming techniques including pinching, coiling and working
with slabs, followed by an introduction to the potter’s wheel.
Glazing and various decorative techniques are covered, along with a
general overview of creating works in clay.
Kelli Sinner
6 sessions $200
Wed. Jul. 16 - Aug. 18 6:00 - 9:00pm 111-30710

Introduction to Ceramics II - Experienced Beginner/Intermediate
Increase your handbuilding skills, learn how to use press molds and
learn to successfully combine forms and surface treatment. Glaze
techniques are covered. Prerequisite: Introduction to Ceramics I.
6 sessions $200
Mon. Jul. 12 - Aug. 16 6:00 - 9:00pm 111-30712


Introduction to Porcelain - Intermediate/Advanced
Learn basic skills and techniques specific to porcelain and adapt your
own throwing or handbuilding abilities to this fine material. Glazing
will be demonstrated and discussed. Intermediate clay experience
required.
Arthur Gerace
6 sessions $200
Wed. Jul. 14 - Aug. 18 10:00am - 1:00pm 111-30735


Ceramics Workshops

Silver Clay - PMC Plus - All Levels
Works like clay and fires to 99% silver. Use
PMC Plus as a clay, a paste and in a syringe. Make pendants, earrings
or sculpture miniatures. Forming, texturing, setting stones, drying
and firing will be done in the morning, finishing and patina in the
afternoon. Additional PMC Plus
will be available for sale during class.
Materials fee: $75.
Vera Lightstone
2 sessions $210 (non-members $225)
Sat./Sun. Jul. 31, Aug. 1
10:00am - 4:00pm 111-90745

Ceramic Plates - All Levels
Focusing on slab construction, create your own plates out of clay.
Learn surface decoration and finishing techniques including sgraffito,
stamping, glazing and sprigging. Pieces will be glazed in the second
session. Work can be picked up two weeks following the last class.
Ellen Day
3 sessions $115 (non-members $130)
Sat. Jul. 17 & 31
11:00am - 2:00pm 111-90740

Stretching Creativity - All Levels
Students learn through exercises and projects designed to loosen
inhibitions and encourage risk-taking. This liberating class will
focus more on content and process than finished results. Daily group
discussion and analysis of work will expand students’
understanding and awareness of their personal approach to art-making
and the medium of clay.
Vera Lightstone
4 sessions $140 (non-members $155)
Thu. Jul. 29 - Aug. 19
10:00am - 1:00pm 111-90746