Families, Parks and Recreation

Painting on Silk with Annemarie Guzman
Mondays, June 3 – July 24
Time: 6-9pm
Cost: $85 includes materials

Annemarie will guide you through the painterly process of painting on silk. Create unique scarves that will embellish your wardrobe.

Use unique and easy techniques to decorate tiles in a modern version of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. Begin with simple slab structure of tiles and then incise, carve, under glaze, over glaze, and practice glaze layering for beautiful color and design. Gain tips and tricks for working with low-temp materials and take home a pile of tiles! Designed for beginning to intermediate students, this class focuses solely on hand building. This class is limited to 8 students. Clay and tools are available for purchase.

Demystifying Glazing with Jane Skinner & Jack Toepke
Tuesdays, June 4- July 9
4 –6:30 p.m. Cost: $95

Jane & Jack will be teaming up to share their wealth of knowledge about glaze applications. They will be teaching dipping, spraying, and an assortment of glazing tips in all temperature ranges to enable folks to be successful in the final process of creating pottery. Students must bring a minimum of 6-10 pieces of bisque ware. The class is limited to 10 participants with glaze materials & firing included.

Annemarie will walk you step by step through the hand building techniques. You will learn the process of creating pottery using coils and slab, decorating and glazing. If you are a beginner this is an excellent place to start to make useable objects for your home. Clay and tools are available for purchase.

Jane will help you make easy and creative hand building projects using simple techniques including slab and coil construction. You’ll produce unique clay objects that will function in your kitchen and home. Clay and tools are available for purchase.

This class focuses on gaining skills to throw taller and more complex pieces. We will also work on basic shaping and finishing techniques as
well as adding embellishments and other simple decorative elements to develop pots with your personal style.

Begin your exploration of the infinite number of possible shapes you can create on the potter’s wheel. Clay and tools are available for purchase. The class is limited to 8 students.

Jack will be teaching beginning to advanced wheel throwing techniques. Learn all the basic principles of making pottery on the wheel. Previous hand building experience is helpful. Clay and tools as are available for purchase. The class is limited to 8 students.

“Wheel throwing 101” with Jane Skinner
Fridays, June 7 – July 12
Times: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Cost: $95

Beginners to intermediate will benefit with the one on one instruction to learn the craft of wheel throwing. Previous hand building experience is helpful. Clay and tools are available for purchase. The class is limited to 8 students.

Would you like to play in the mud? Bring your kids and have a creative family experience making cool clay projects. The one night class includes all materials and firing fees Adults $10 and Kids $5 each. Children must be at least 6 years old and completed kindergarten to participate. Call to reserve your space!

• July 10 & 24 - Hokie Head Pots
      July 31 (City Employees)
• August 7 or 21 - Whimsical Welcome Sign
      August 28 (City Employees)
• September 4 & 18 - Perfect Pitchers
       September 25 (City Employees)
• October 2 & 16 - Pretty Pocket Planters
       October 30 - Pretty Pocket Planters
• November 6 & 13 - Holiday Tree Votive
     November 20 - Holiday Tree Votive
• January 8 & 22 - Ollie Owl Planters
      January 29 - Ollie Owl Planters