Pottery Classes Chicago - Claymaking 4-Week Series

Claymaking 4-Week Series

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ABOUT THIS EVENT

Event Category

Arts & DIY

Note: This is a multi-session event series. By purchasing the event package, you acknowledge that you can attend all event dates included below.

Event Overview

This ceramic studio experience will give you room to stretch out, practice, and deepen your skills with clay. Create a more complex project. Get really detailed and enjoy the glazing process. Improve on the potter's wheel. The choice is yours!

Repeats weekly (Mondays and Tuesdays 11am-1pm). Each ticket is good for 4 weeks during Summer 2024 Sessions (June, July, August).

Best suited to those with some experience, but open to all levels. Choose a track of study or bring a project idea of your own: Advanced Wheel-Throwing, Glaze Lab, Surface Effects & Layering, Slab Construction, etc. Extensions are available, for those interested in ongoing study. Feel free to contact me with questions!

Materials & tools provided. Includes finishing assistance, if needed (smoothing, glazing & firing).
Projects will be ready for pick-up approximately 2-3 weeks after last class.

What to Bring

Wear studio clothing (some materials stain). Bring textures, ideas or clayworking tools if you've got 'em!

Minimum age

14 years or older

What's Provided

Basic tools, clay and glazes are yours to use.

What You Can Expect From This Experience

Advance your skills
Be ambitious
Unplug and relax
Get your hands dirty
Work with clay
Wheel Throwing

Cancellation Policy

Location

Heather McQueen Studio

831 W. Wolfram, Workspace (lower level front)

Chicago, IL, 60657

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EVENT DETAILS

Date & Time

Location

Heather McQueen Studio

Price

$120 per Ticket

BUY TICKETS

* Registration closes 48 hours before event

MORE ABOUT YOUR HOST

Heather McQueen

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An artist by trade, Heather also enjoys being a musician and a cave explorer. She is known to be an excellent teacher and facilitator, and enjoys inspiring people to follow their dreams. A graduate of SAIC, Heather’s claywork has been published (“From Mud to Music”, “500 Raku”) and featured in a nationally televised promo (US Cellular).
Outside of the studio, Heather appears frequently as a visiting artist at schools, museums and other venues, mostly in the Chicago area. She has enjoyed working and traveling on 4 continents and considers wandering and sketching to be essential ingredients in her process. Heather maintains an independent ceramics workshop in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood.

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