Woven Basket Hand-building Class

THURSDAY, 1/5 WOVEN BASKET HAND-BUILDING CLASS with Connie Behrick & Susan Parker England

9am -NOON

Prerequisite: Attendees/students must have attended a beginner or intro class in wheel throwing or hand-building, or be an experienced potter.

In this week’s class you will make a hand-built woven basket like the

ones pictured.

Supplies needed: form for basket, texture tools, basic tool set, sponges, approx 5 lbs of clay for

1 basket. Clay must be a stoneware clay, fired to cone 5-6..

(If you need clay, contact instructor in advance)

The instructor will have texture tools available for use and clay available for purchase if needed.

Studio glazes will be available during glaze sessions but you may bring your own if desired.

This class offering is a hand-building class for experienced potters, focused on creating a

specific piece or technique each week. Each class will be a stand alone class in which the

student will create a specific item or apply a decorative technique to a piece created in a

previous week. The class objective will be published in advance. Glaze classes will be

scheduled intermittently to glaze bisque ware.

Contact Instructor for questions:

Connie Behrick behrickc@gmail.com

Susan ParkerEngland sparkerengland@gmail.com

Registration: attendees must register online at least 3 days in advance to ensure supplies are

available. No walk-ins will be accepted.  Minimum 2, maximum 8

Cost per class: $45.00  A supply list for each project will be posted. Potters should bring basic tool sets to use in class.