Tia Hill
2 Tuesdays and 1 Thursday, 6–9 PM
January 7, 9, and 14
(3 days, 9 total hours of instruction)
AAC Art Studio
$150/170 + $30 materials fee paid to instructor
How do you like your coffee? Made with your own two hands! Let's move away from the disposable cup and make something that lasts.
In this beginner-friendly course, students will learn hand-building techniques—pinch, coil, and slab—to create functional drinking vessels.
We will give special attention to coffee cups to encourage students to enhance their own morning coffee rituals; however, any favorite beverage will fit.
We will learn to handbuild:
mugs (cups with handles)
tumblers (cups without handles)
espresso cups
matching saucers
matcha bowls
pour over coffee drippers
While this is a beginner-friendly course, intermediate and advanced students may join.
Students will learn how to:
Wedge clay
Roll out slabs using a rolling pin and wooden guides
Utilize hand-building techniques for form and function
Use templates
Compress & strengthen clay to reduce air bubbles, cracks, and warping during the drying process
Make handles
Trim and carve into leather hard clay
Apply decoration and texture
Glaze vessels and reduce mishaps
Materials: Clay will be provided. Please purchase a standard-size rolling pin and beginner’s pottery tool kit. Tools can be purchased locally at Freeform Ceramics in National City. We will also learn how to improvise tools with common household items.
Please bring a notebook / sketchbook to class to keep track of wonderful ideas.
Max students: 12
Immediately after you register, look for a confirmation email and receipt. In the week preceding the class start date, you will receive another email with more details.