Saturdays, 4 week, Ceramics Wheel
Saturdays, 4 week, Ceramics Wheel
Saturdays, Aug. 3- Aug 24
Time: 10:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Instructor: Wyn Matthews
Fees: $170. per 4 class session plus $25. for first 25 lb. bag of clay
Classes are limited to 9 students
This is the perfect class for beginners and intermediate level students who would like to learn or perfect their skills on the potter’s wheel. 3 hours studio time per week is available for students to work independently. Glazes and firing included. Additional clay can be purchased from Vita.
WYN MATTHEWS
I walked into a potter's studio in the summer of 1969. My heart and head exploded. I knew I HAD to do this. I don't know where that knowing came from, but it was so strong, I followed. Years later I discovered that this flame that KNEW I needed to make pots is the same flame that creates when the mind is quiet and one is a hollow vessel the energy flows through. I quickly became one of a handful of production potters wholesaling up and down the East Coast. In subsequent decades, I’ve co-owned Riverworks Craft Gallery, in Savannah, Georgia; worked in various pottery communities, and produced a wide range of functional wares in earthenware, stoneware, porcelain and a clay body called “Flameware” for stovetop cooking. I love to teach. I've taught in private schools, public schools through State Arts Commissions, regional art and craft centers, held classes in my own studios and have had apprentices. My pots are heavily influenced by the cultures and aesthetics of early high-fired pottery: China, Korea and Japan. I love simple, classic shapes.
-Wyn