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Events

A chronological listing of upcoming classes, workshops, art fairs, and exhibitions

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Class: Wheel Throwing 1 - With Porcelain
Aug
14
to Sep 18

Class: Wheel Throwing 1 - With Porcelain

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Have you been curious about different types of clay? This wheel class will cover a little of the history and mystique of porcelain while comparing throwing methods for stoneware and porcelain. Jenny teaches through demonstrations to show you correct throwing posture, centering, and forming a variety of shapes. This class will also cover some of the surface design techniques that Jenny loves to use on porcelain: sgraffito, inlay, plus a few different ways to apply glaze and how this is different on different clays. This class is designed for students with no prior experience and focuses on teaching students the fundamentals of throwing, however, porcelain is a challenge so if you are new to clay we will begin the basics using stoneware. If you have taken other wheel classes, but always wanted to try Porcelain, this is a great class is for you!

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Class: Wheel Throwing 1 - With Porcelain
Jun
26
to Jul 31

Class: Wheel Throwing 1 - With Porcelain

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Have you been curious about different types of clay? This wheel class will cover a little of the history and mystique of porcelain while comparing throwing methods for stoneware and porcelain. Jenny teaches through demonstrations to show you correct throwing posture, centering, and forming a variety of shapes. This class will also cover some of the surface design techniques that Jenny loves to use on porcelain: sgraffito, inlay, plus a few different ways to apply glaze and how this is different on different clays. This class is designed for students with no prior experience and focuses on teaching students the fundamentals of throwing, however, porcelain is a challenge so if you are new to clay we will begin the basics using stoneware. If you have taken other wheel classes, but always wanted to try Porcelain, this is a great class is for you!

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Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny
Jun
8
6:30 PM18:30

Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny

Learn a new skill together with your partner, friend, or family member! We will walk you through the wheel throwing process together. No clay experience necessary but dress for a mess! Clay, glazes, and firing fees are included. Ages 18 & up.

Taught by Jenny this one-night class is an easy way to try out the wheel with a friend!

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Class: Raku
Apr
4
to May 9

Class: Raku

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This class will concentrate on pottery forms to fast fire with a Raku kiln. The class will throw on the wheel the first 3 weeks of the class, working on bottles, jugs and vases. The last 3 nights of class we’ll explore fast firing techniques with horse hair, feathers and Obvara. We’ll also fire our ware in traditional Western Raku to produce the white crackles and crazy copper blues and oranges. Principles of firing in the Raku tradition will be covered, as well as the history of Obvara – a Baltic region technique that produces wonderful patterns that can look like animal prints or wood.–Prerequisite: Wheel 1, or fundamental wheel throwing skills

Taught by Sam, Sign up at the Community Creative Center

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Class: Wheel Throwing 1 - With Porcelain
Apr
3
to May 8

Class: Wheel Throwing 1 - With Porcelain

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Have you always wanted to try wheel throwing Porcelain? Join our wheel class for beginners that will teach you all the basics of making your own cups and bowls. Jenny teaches through demonstrations to show you correct throwing posture, centering, and pulling up cylinders. This class will also cover some surface design techniques, such as: sgraffito, inlay, and a few different ways to apply glaze. This class is designed for students with no prior experience and focuses on teaching students the fundamentals of throwing. If you have taken other wheel classes, but always wanted to try the challenge of Porcelain, this is a great class too!

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Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny
Mar
16
6:30 PM18:30

Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny

Learn a new skill together with your partner, friend, or family member! We will walk you through the wheel throwing process together. No clay experience necessary but dress for a mess! Clay, glazes, and firing fees are included. Ages 18 & up.

Taught by Jenny this one-night class is an easy way to try out the wheel with a friend!

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Class: Adding Texture to Clay
Mar
9
2:00 PM14:00

Class: Adding Texture to Clay

Sprigging, carving, water etching - these are just a few methods to personalize clay surfaces. We will cover a variety of techniques to add visual and tactile texture to the surfaces of your pottery in this short workshop as well as a quick demonstration on how to glaze or stain these surfaces once bisque fired. We will be working with damp and leather hard clay, tiles will be provided and you may bring pottery with you.

Taught by Jenny

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Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny
Feb
24
6:30 PM18:30

Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny

Learn a new skill together with your partner, friend, or family member! We will walk you through the wheel throwing process together. No clay experience necessary but dress for a mess! Clay, glazes, and firing fees are included. Ages 18 & up.

Taught by Jenny this one-night class is an easy way to try out the wheel with a friend!

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Class: Wheel Throwing 1 - With Porcelain
Feb
21
to Mar 27

Class: Wheel Throwing 1 - With Porcelain

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  • Google Calendar ICS

Have you always wanted to try wheel throwing Porcelain? Join our wheel class for beginners that will teach you all the basics of making your own cups and bowls. Jenny teaches through demonstrations to show you correct throwing posture, centering, and pulling up cylinders. This class will also cover some surface design techniques, such as: sgraffito, inlay, and a few different ways to apply glaze. This class is designed for students with no prior experience and focuses on teaching students the fundamentals of throwing. If you have taken other wheel classes, but always wanted to try the challenge of Porcelain, this is a great class too!

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Class: Handbuilding with clay: Animals, Monsters, Aliens
Feb
20
to Mar 26

Class: Handbuilding with clay: Animals, Monsters, Aliens

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Join Sam as we explore and create sculptural creatures, real or otherwise, from clay using the pinch, coil and slab techniques of hand building. Subject matter will be open and Sam will give plenty of demos and support you as you get creative and confident building larger forms. Surface decoration will also be covered and you may expect to learn about stencils, painting, slip, stains, sgraffito, and inlay.

Class meets for 6 weeks, sign up at the Community Creative Center

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Class: Surface transfer on clay workshop
Feb
10
2:00 PM14:00

Class: Surface transfer on clay workshop

This class is all about adding pattern and drawings to pots as we explore slip monoprints and other methods for design transfer. We will be working on leather hard clay with slip and underglaze, bring some damp pots with you but there will also be stoneware and porcelain tiles available for you to practice on.

Taught by Jenny

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Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny
Feb
9
6:30 PM18:30

Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny

Learn a new skill together with your partner, friend, or family member! We will walk you through the wheel throwing process together. No clay experience necessary but dress for a mess! Clay, glazes, and firing fees are included. Ages 18 & up.

Taught by Jenny this one-night class is an easy way to try out the wheel with a friend!

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Class: Cupcake Lidded Jars
Feb
3
1:00 PM13:00

Class: Cupcake Lidded Jars

In this workshop you can make a sweet for your sweetie or just for yourself. Learn the basics of handbuilding with clay to make a cupcake lidded jar.

We will use porcelain and techniques such as: pinch, coil and slab to make realistic and fantastic looking delicacies. After you decorate your clay treats with brightly colored underglazes, Jenny will fire and add a clear glaze to make your sweets bright, shiny and irresistible.

$45 Workshop fee includes instruction and all materials. Finished piece will have to be collected the following week after firing.

This class is taught by Jenny

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Class: Sgraffito & Inlay Workshop
Jan
27
2:00 PM14:00

Class: Sgraffito & Inlay Workshop

Take the surfaces of your pottery to the next level with sgraffito and inlay techniques. We will cover the basics of underglaze and slip while exploring several methods for sgraffito and inlay. We will be working on leather hard clay – porcelain and stoneware – bring some damp pots with you but there will also be clay tiles available for you to practice on.

Taught by Jenny

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Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny
Jan
20
6:30 PM18:30

Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny

Learn a new skill together with your partner, friend, or family member! We will walk you through the wheel throwing process together. No clay experience necessary but dress for a mess! Clay, glazes, and firing fees are included. Ages 18 & up.

Taught by Jenny this one-night class is an easy way to try out the wheel with a friend!

Sign up at the Community Creative Center

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Class: Wheel 1 & 2 Combo
Jan
14
to Feb 18

Class: Wheel 1 & 2 Combo

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Dig deeper into wheel throwing as Instructors guide you towards making pottery that you can use everyday! Building upon basic skills, students continue to explore wheel throwing techniques including taller cylinders, pulling handles, refining rims and trimming. Students are encouraged to explore cup and bowl forms. Students will be introduced to basic glazing techniques. Students who have the basics down will begin to develop their skills towards more refined forms.

Sign up at the Community Creative Center

Taught by Sam

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Class: Handbuilding with clay: Animals, Monsters, Aliens
Jan
11
6:00 PM18:00

Class: Handbuilding with clay: Animals, Monsters, Aliens

Join Sam as we explore and create sculptural creatures, real or otherwise, from clay using the pinch, coil and slab techniques of hand building. Subject matter will be open and Sam will give plenty of demos and support you as you get creative and confident building larger forms. Surface decoration will also be covered and you may expect to learn about stencils, painting, slip, stains, sgraffito, and inlay.

Class meets for 6 weeks, sign up at the Community Creative Center

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Class: Wheel 1 & 2 Combo
Nov
12
to Dec 17

Class: Wheel 1 & 2 Combo

  • Community Creative Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Dig deeper into wheel throwing as Instructors guide you towards making pottery that you can use everyday! Building upon basic skills, students continue to explore wheel throwing techniques including taller cylinders, pulling handles, refining rims and trimming. Students are encouraged to explore cup and bowl forms. Students will be introduced to basic glazing techniques. Students who have the basics down will begin to develop their skills towards more refined forms.

Sign up at the Community Creative Center

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Class: Drop - in RAKU
Nov
11
10:00 AM10:00

Class: Drop - in RAKU

Bring your bisqueware to be Raku fired. Glaze will be available to get those “classic” Raku effects like white crackle and “oil slick” red/greens.

Pay $20 for 3 medium sized pots. (Pay upon arrival - cash, venmo, square)

Sorry, nothing over 14”, as kiln space is limited.

Also, no porcelain, plates or bowls as they will have a higher rate of failure.

Come by anytime between 10 - 2 with your pottery, be sure to arrive before 2 to make sure there is time for your pieces to be glazed and fired!

Questions? Drop Sam an email: sam@dowdhousestudios.com

Rain Date: November 18th

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Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny
Oct
20
6:30 PM18:30

Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny

Learn a new skill together with your partner, friend, or family member! We will walk you through the wheel throwing process together. No clay experience necessary but dress for a mess! Clay, glazes, and firing fees are included. Ages 18 & up.

Taught by Jenny this one-night class is an easy way to try out the wheel with a friend!

Sign up at the Community Creative Center

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Class: Wheel 1 & 2 Combo
Oct
1
to Nov 5

Class: Wheel 1 & 2 Combo

  • Community Creative Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Dig deeper into wheel throwing as Instructors guide you towards making pottery that you can use everyday! Building upon basic skills, students continue to explore wheel throwing techniques including taller cylinders, pulling handles, refining rims and trimming. Students are encouraged to explore cup and bowl forms. Students will be introduced to basic glazing techniques. Students who have the basics down will begin to develop their skills towards more refined forms.

Sign up at the Community Creative Center

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Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny
Sep
29
6:30 PM18:30

Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny

Learn a new skill together with your partner, friend, or family member! We will walk you through the wheel throwing process together. No clay experience necessary but dress for a mess! Clay, glazes, and firing fees are included. Ages 18 & up.

Taught by Jenny this one-night class is an easy way to try out the wheel with a friend!

Sign up at the Community Creative Center

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Class: Raku
Sep
28
to Nov 2

Class: Raku

  • Community Creative Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This class will concentrate on pottery forms to fast fire with a Raku kiln. The class will throw on the wheel the first 3 weeks of the class, working on bottles, jugs and vases. The last 3 nights of class we’ll explore fast firing techniques with horse hair, feathers and Obvara. We’ll also fire our ware in traditional Western Raku to produce the white crackles and crazy copper blues and oranges. Principles of firing in the Raku tradition will be covered, as well as the history of Obvara – a Baltic region technique that produces wonderful patterns that can look like animal prints or wood.–Prerequisite: Wheel 1, or fundamental wheel throwing skills

Taught by Sam, Sign up at the Community Creative Center

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Class: Family Clay - Pumpkins
Sep
16
4:00 PM16:00

Class: Family Clay - Pumpkins

Just in time for Fall, in this workshop students will make a clay pumpkin or jack-o-lantern that will hold a candle for indoor or outdoor holiday decoration! All tools and materials will be provided. Take this workshop with a family or friend group!

Taught by Sam

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Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny
Aug
25
6:30 PM18:30

Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny

Learn a new skill together with your partner, friend, or family member! We will walk you through the wheel throwing process together. No clay experience necessary but dress for a mess! Clay, glazes, and firing fees are included. Ages 18 & up.

Taught by Jenny this one-night class is an easy way to try out the wheel with a friend!

Sign up at the Community Creative Center

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Class: Wheel 1 & 2 Combo
Aug
13
to Sep 17

Class: Wheel 1 & 2 Combo

  • Community Creative Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Dig deeper into wheel throwing as Instructors guide you towards making pottery that you can use everyday! Building upon basic skills, students continue to explore wheel throwing techniques including taller cylinders, pulling handles, refining rims and trimming. Students are encouraged to explore cup and bowl forms. Students will be introduced to basic glazing techniques. Students who have the basics down will begin to develop their skills towards more refined forms.

Sign up at the Community Creative Center

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Workshop in Bondurant
Aug
6
10:00 AM10:00

Workshop in Bondurant

We will be in Wyoming for a short visit and will be hosting a workshop in Lisa Robertson’s studio in Bondurant! This will be a one-day informal workshop, our demonstrations will be directed by participant questions: throwing, handbuilding, decorating, glazing… Ask us questions about owning a small business and building a studio. We are excited to share!

Are you interested? RSVP to Lisa Robertson (but also feel free to let us know if you have questions)

Lisa: lisa@dabblingdog.com

The workshop will take place from 10am - 4pm ish… we will go longer if needed! Come and go as you like, bring a snack or dish to share as a potluck, and cost is a donation

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Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny
Jul
8
6:30 PM18:30

Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny

Learn a new skill together with your partner, friend, or family member! We will walk you through the wheel throwing process together. No clay experience necessary but dress for a mess! Clay, glazes, and firing fees are included. Ages 18 & up.

Taught by Jenny this one-night class is an easy way to try out the wheel with a friend! Sign up at the Community Creative Center

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Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny
Jun
23
6:30 PM18:30

Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny

Learn a new skill together with your partner, friend, or family member! We will walk you through the wheel throwing process together. No clay experience necessary but dress for a mess! Clay, glazes, and firing fees are included. Ages 18 & up.

Taught by Jenny this one-night class is an easy way to try out the wheel with a friend! Sign up at the Community Creative Center

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Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny
Jun
17
6:30 PM18:30

Class: Date Night Pottery with Jenny

Learn a new skill together with your partner, friend, or family member! We will walk you through the wheel throwing process together. No clay experience necessary but dress for a mess! Clay, glazes, and firing fees are included. Ages 18 & up.

Taught by Jenny this one-night class is an easy way to try out the wheel with a friend! Sign up at the Community Creative Center

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