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Youth Session 5 • Preteen Wheel • MON (Aug. 26 - Oct. 14) • Pro-rated 7 week class • Pay What You Can • HILL
with Nora Blair
Great for students that are brand new to the wheel as well as those that are working to improve their throwing skills!
Students will practice wheel-throwing on the potter's wheel as well as create hand-built pieces using the slab roller and extruder. On the final class, students will learn about glazing their pieces. Classes take place downstairs in the Pottery Lab.
Ages: 8-11
Class meets weekly on MONDAYS
This class is Pay What You Can.
Note: There is no class Sept. 2. The studio will be closed for Labor Day. This is a 3 week pro-rated class.
Will be available to register on Friday, August 2 at 8:00am.
Will run
Youth Session 5 • Preteen Wheel • WED (Aug. 28 - Oct. 16) • Pay What You Can • MAIN
with Jesse Perez
Great for students that are brand new to the wheel as well as those that are working to improve their throwing skills!
Students will practice wheel-throwing on the potter's wheel as well as create hand-built pieces using the slab roller and extruder. On the final class, students will learn about glazing their pieces. Classes take place downstairs at our Hill location.
Ages: 8-11
Class meets weekly on WEDNESDAYS
This class is Pay What You Can.
Will be available to register onFriday, August 2 July 29 at 8:00am.
Will run
Adult Session 5 • Level I Wheel • THUR (Aug. 29 - Oct. 17) • HILL
with Marley Carrington-Mauer
For students that have never touched clay to those still learning the basics.
This class will cover the basic “how tos” of pottery. Students will learn the foundations of throwing, including how to confidently center, pull, and trim pots on the wheel. The class will also cover basic glazing techniques, attaching handles, and how to track your pieces through the studio.
Ages: 16 and above
Class meets weekly on THURSDAY
Note: This class will meet at the Hill location at 1010 Aurora Avenue. You will only have open lab access at the same studio as your class.
Does NOT include Firing Fees. For details on our Firing Fees, please click here: https://www.groundworksartlab.org/firing-fees
Will be available to register on Friday, August 2 at 8:00am.
Contemplative Art with Gayle Van Gils
with Gayle Van Gils
Please join us for visiting artist Gayle Van Gils one-time class on contemplative art.
In this class we will explore the concepts of space, form, and energy and how they inform our creative process. We will do a series of exercises, including meditation, object arrangement, mark marking, and creating intentional environments. These tools help us open to the present moment and create from an open state of mind, without self consciousness.
What to bring:
- Natural or found objects to arrange
- Please bring food with you - we will incorporate an exercise that includes holding a contemplative meal.
Gayle is a senior meditation leader in the Shambhala lineage, and studied Dharma Art extensively with its founder Chogyam Trugpa Rinpche. She is also an experienced ceramic artist, specializing in large sculpture work.
Learn more about Gayle at: https://www.instagram.com/gaylevangils/ and www.transformyourculture.com
This class is open to all creative people and all art forms.
Metal Adult Session 5A Class 4A: Hive Tool • FRI (1 - Day Class) • MAIN
with James Makely
Calling all Beekeepers! Forge your own J-style hive tool for use in your apiary. This is an introductory course where you will learn fire safety and management, shaping hot steel, and the appropriate use of the various parts of the anvil. You will spend some time forging, filing, twisting, and forming material. You will walk away with a useful bee-yard tool.
What to Wear in the Metals Studio?
You must dress safely and appropriately. Arrive for class in all-natural fiber clothing, long pants, and closed-toe, closed-heel shoes with socks that protect up to the ankle. Long hair must be tied back. Nylon, polyester, spandex, or other synthetics are not allowed around machines, equipment, or processes that can produce hot fragments, sparks, or flames. Layers are encouraged, as the studio can be very cold or very hot.
Welding students are recommended to wear long sleeve shirts to prevent arc-flash burns. Additional protective gear shall be provided as needed.
Personal Property:
Personal materials will need to go home with you at the end of each class. We do not provide storage.
This class takes place at the new Groundworks studio space at 3750 Canfield Street, Boulder, CO.
Ages: 16+
All supplies and materials will be provided.
Will be available to register on Friday, August 2 at 8:00am.
Jewelry Making with Micro-Mosaics
with Betsy Hicks
Come make some unique jewelry with micro-mosaic. You can use beads, millefiori, shells, old jewelry, stained glass and pretty much anything else. Come enjoy a morning of creativity using materials the artist-instructos has collected from many locales and feel free to bring your own additions. Everyone will leave with their choice of a necklace and a pair of earrings.
All skill levels are welcome
This class takes place at Groundworks EAST at 3063 Sterling Circle, Boulder, CO. The EAST studio has a separate classroom for this class.
Ages 16+; Children ages 8-16 are welcome if accompanied by an adult. One adult per child, and each adult and child needs to register separately.
All supplies will be provided; just come have fun!
Metal Adult Session 5B • Barbecue Tools • MON (4-Week Class) • MAIN
with James Makely
Beginner Blacksmithing – Barbecue Tools
Entry Level Class (No prerequisite required) in Blacksmithing
Enjoy the use of your own hand-made accessories and fire up the grill! Learn to make twisted skewers and a steak-turner. This beginning level class will cover shop safety, fire management, tools and equipment, and appropriate use of the anvil. Beginners will develop their tapering, bending, twisting, and punching skills. These techniques are a crucial ingredient for more advanced blacksmithing projects.
What to Wear in the Metals Studio?
You must dress safely and appropriately. Arrive for class in all-natural fiber clothing, long pants, and closed-toe, closed-heel shoes with socks that protect up to the ankle. Long hair must be tied back. Nylon, polyester, spandex, or other synthetics are not allowed around machines, equipment, or processes that can produce hot fragments, sparks, or flames. Layers are encouraged, as the studio can be very cold or very hot.
Welding students are recommended to wear long sleeve shirts to prevent arc-flash burns. Additional protective gear shall be provided as needed.
Personal Property:
Personal materials will need to go home with you at the end of each class. We do not provide storage.
This class takes place at the new Groundworks studio space at 3750 Canfield Street, Boulder, CO.
Ages: 16+
All supplies and materials will be provided.
This class will be available to register on Monday, July 29 at 8:00am.
Youth Session 5B • Youth Hand-building • MON (Sept. 23 - Oct. 14) • MAIN
with No Instructor
Welcome to the world of pottery! This class is designed for young children that are new to clay and working to develop their skills in hand-building. Students will create fun and unique projects in functional and sculptural forms. Children will learn to build strong, hollow pieces and will slip and paint their own work. Join us for these weekly classes where kids can get messy, learn about clay, and make new friends!
Bring imagination into form through basic clay techniques and creative problem-solving. Instructors will encourage students to try new things and make vibrant works of art. Students will slip and paint their own work.
Ages: 5 - 9
Will be available to register on Friday, August 2 at 8:00am.