{"product_id":"beginner-hand-building-1","title":"Beginner Hand Building","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAre you wanting to take a break from the wheel or try clay for the first time? Interested in making shapes other than a cylinder? Let’s handbuild together! During this 8-week course we will be covering many of the foundations of handbuilding from coiling to pinching but will spend most of the time on slab building. In this class we will be discussing soft vs. hard slab construction to create bowls, cups, and sculptural forms!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs an ongoing discussion, we will be covering a variety of surface decoration techniques using underglaze, stains, and resists. We will also be covering how to glaze and finish our pieces. Each class will have a demo and allow plenty of time for personal exploration and be able to practice the newly learned skills and forms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pottery-northwest.myshopify.com\/pages\/skill-levels-and-course-definitions\"\u003eBeginner level class\u003c\/a\u003e. No prior clay experience is necessary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLearn more about instructor Caitlin McIver\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pottery-northwest.myshopify.com\/pages\/patanjali-de-la-rocha\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe believe clay is for everyone! Need tuition assistance? Please visit our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.potterynorthwest.org\/tuition-assistance\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003etuition assistance page\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor more information.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat’s included:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAccess to use our studio during open studio hours every day, for the duration of the class, from 10AM to 9PM.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1 bag of clay (pick-up first day of class)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePersonal half shelf for storage of tools, clay, and in process work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat to bring:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA good attitude and a mind open to learning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA 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.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAn apron or clothes that can get dirty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA notebook or sketchbook.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePottery NW has communal tools available. Personal toolkits, bat pins \u0026amp; additional clay can be purchased at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.potterynorthwest.org\/store\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eonline student store\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. All items purchased from the store need to be picked up onsite.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• If you are new to the Pottery NW studio, or if you have not attended orientation as of Summer Quarter 2025, you must attend the first class to receive the mandatory studio orientation.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eNew students who do not attend the first day will be dropped from the class without a refund of the class fee.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOn the first day of class, late arrivals beyond 15 minutes after the class start time will not be permitted to join.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturning students should still attend the first day of class\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas the instructor will not be able to reteach missed lessons and demos to absent students in the proceeding classes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003e• We are in Pioneer Square, so please plan ahead so that you have enough time to park. You don’t want to miss anything!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caitlin McIver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52969648587068,"sku":"Class","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/7624\/1980\/files\/Summer26-Shopify4.jpg?v=1776970885","url":"https:\/\/pottery-northwest.myshopify.com\/products\/beginner-hand-building-1","provider":"Pottery Northwest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}