Shapely Vessels: Intermediate Handbuilding

This class is an opportunity to work with resident artist, Hanako O’Leary whose practice revolves around hand built vessels exploring feminine archetypes from world mythology. Hanako’s work tends towards figurative sculpture and masks. Best for intermediate and advanced artists, this 8-week course will focus on individual projects exploring the abstracted human figure and storytelling through vessels. The course will cover handbuilding techniques with a focus on coil building. 

Note: This is an 8-week class. There will be no class on 10/14 and 11/11 due to the federal holidays.

Note: Instructor will be away at an Artist Residency and there will be a sub for class on 10/7 and 10/21.

This is an Intermediate Level Class. We recommend students for this class already be familiar with basic hand building techniques like coil and pinch building techniques, but beginners are also welcome.

Learn more about instructor Hanako O'Leary.

We believe clay is for everyone! Need tuition assistance? Please visit our tuition assistance page for more information.

What’s included:

• Access to use our studio during open studio hours every day, for the duration of the shortstack, from 10AM to 9PM.
• 1 bag of clay (pick-up first day of class)
• Personal half shelf for storage of tools, clay, and in process work

What to bring:

• A good attitude and a mind open to learning.
• A basic pottery tool kit. (This should include a cut off wire, wooden knife, wooden rib, metal rib, needle tool, sponge, trimming loop tool and double-ended ribbon tool.)
• An apron or clothes that can get dirty.
• A notebook or sketchbook.

Pottery NW has communal tools available. Personal toolkits, bat pins & additional clay can be purchased at the online student store. All items purchased from the store need to be picked up onsite.

Please Note:

• If you are new to the Pottery NW studio, or if you have not attended orientation as of summer 2023 quarter, you must attend the first class to receive the mandatory studio orientation. New students who do not attend the first day will be dropped from the class without a refund of the class fee. On the first day of class, late arrivals beyond 15 minutes after the class start time will not be permitted to join. Returning students should still attend the first day of class as the instructor will not be able to reteach missed lessons and demos to absent students in the proceeding classes.

 • We are in Pioneer Square, so please plan ahead so that you have enough time to park. You don’t want to miss anything!