If you love round forms, this two-day intensive is all about mastering them. Julia will guide you through creating clean, balanced spheres while building confidence with one of pottery’s most satisfying challenges.
On day one, you’ll focus on achieving truly round forms, from small ornaments thrown off the hump to open and closed orbs. Julia will also share fun ways to shape and alter your pieces into expressive forms like animals, pumpkins, and more.
On day two, you’ll take those skills into moon jars. Julia will demonstrate how to create larger forms, including building a moon jar from two thrown sections, and help you bring it all together into a beautifully unified piece.
Leave with stronger control, a sharper eye for form, and the confidence to take on both small and large-scale spherical work.
Workshop Details
- Skill Level: Students should be comfortable making forms with 2-3 lbs of clay
- What to Bring: Basic throwing tools, trimming tools, towel/apron, and any favorite ribs or shaping tools
- Firing: Firings not included but available for an additional fee.
- Clay: Laguna, Standard, and KY Mudworks clays available for purchase.
Workshop Logistics:
- Demonstrations will begin every day at 10:00 a.m. Julia will work with students individually until 4:00 p.m. Additional open studio hour will be from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Sat.
- Students will purchase clay directly from The Village Potters Clay Center the week of the workshop. Both cone 6 and cone 10 options will be available. Please note that the use of external clays is not permitted during the workshop.
- Students have the option to transport their greenware pieces home to be fired in their own studio, or have the work they make during the workshop bisque fired at The Village Potters Clay Center for an additional fee. Additional shipping and handling fees will also apply.
- Two weeks before the workshop you will receive the details of what to expect, what to bring, materials list, and directions to the studio.