Textures, textures, textures!  Come learn how to make your very own custom clay stamps and texture materials for adding beautiful surfaces to your pottery!  We will use clay to make rollers and stamps using found objects and our own imaginations.  Adding textures to pottery gives your surfaces a sensual feel that just begs to be held and touched! 

Prerequisite: Experience with the properties of clay

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025
Time: 1-4 pm
Cost: $65.00
Instructor: Natalie Brekkaas

Create reusable sponges so that you can design beautiful glaze surfaces. 

Prerequisite: Experience with the properties of clay

Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
Time: 9 am to 12 noon
Cost: $65.00
Instructor: Anne Christensen

Beginner Wheel Level 2

A terrific course for people who have completed the Beginners' Wheel Level 1 and are ready to move on. Basic techniques are reinforced through the exploration of form. New skills are developed through more complex throwing projects. Students will learn techniques to throw taller, wider, larger forms.  Class critiques are used to help students refine their work and develop a critical eye.

Date: March 18, 20, 25, 27, April 1, 3
Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Instructors: Karen Heathman

Please be able to throw a cylinder!

This class includes:

• 6 evenings of instruction, plus one month of studio time following classes 
• clay and use of guild tools
• glazing and firing during classes

All current classes are for participants ages 16 years and up. 

• Please meet at Studio 2880 (second building as you drive into the parking lot) - 2880 - 15th Avenue
• Wear clothes that can get muddy
• Tools and clay are provided, but you may wish to bring a towel

Our instructor will take students through the basics of wheel throwing to learn how to make things like mugs and bowls, and other projects from clay (time allowing). Glazing instruction and firing included, as well as four extra weeks of studio access for students to continue to explore the wheel.

Date: Thursdays, April 10 - May 15, 2025
Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm

Location: 2880 15th Ave, Building 2 PG Potter's Guild
Course Fee: $285.00
Instructors: Anne Christensen

All Pottery Class Fees include

• 6 evenings of instruction, plus one month of studio time following classes 
• clay and use of guild tools
• glazing and firing during classes

All current classes are for participants ages 16 years and up. 

No Prerequisites

• Please meet at Studio 2880 (second building as you drive into the parking lot) - 2880 - 15th Avenue
• Wear clothes that can get muddy
• Tools and clay are provided, but you may wish to bring a towel

Our instructor will take students through the basics of wheel throwing to learn how to make things like mugs and bowls, and other projects from clay (time allowing). Glazing instruction and firing included, as well as four extra weeks of studio access for students to continue to explore the wheel.

Date: Thursdays, May 22 to June 26, 2025
Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm

Location: 2880 15th Ave, Building 2 PG Potter's Guild
Course Fee: $285.00
Instructors: Karen Heathman, Joanne Mikkelsen

All Pottery Class Fees include

• 6 evenings of instruction, plus one month of studio time following classes 
• clay and use of guild tools
• glazing and firing during classes

All current classes are for participants ages 16 years and up. 

No Prerequisites

• Please meet at Studio 2880 (second building as you drive into the parking lot) - 2880 - 15th Avenue
• Wear clothes that can get muddy
• Tools and clay are provided, but you may wish to bring a towel

Your instructor will take students through the three basic construction methods, pinch, coil, and slab, to create several projects from clay.  Glazing instruction and firing included, as well as four extra weeks of studio access for students to continue to explore hand building techniques.

Date: Tuesdays, April 15 - May 20, 2025
Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Course Fee: $285.00
Instructor: Natalie Brekkaas

All Potter Class Fees include

• 6 evenings of instruction, plus one month of studio time following classes 
• clay and use of guild tools
• glazing and firing during classes

All current classes are for participants ages 16 years and up.

No Prerequisites

• Please meet at Studio 2880 (second building as you drive into the parking lot) - 2880 - 15th Avenue
• Wear clothes that can get muddy
• Tools and clay are provided, but you may wish to bring a towel

Our instructor will take students through the basics of wheel throwing to learn how to make things like mugs and bowls, and other projects from clay (time allowing). Glazing instruction and firing included, as well as four extra weeks of studio access for students to continue to explore the wheel.

Date: July 29-Aug 14: Tuesdays &Thursdays
Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Location: 2880 15th Ave, Building 2 PG Potter's Guild
Course Fee: $285.00
Instructors: Karen Otway

All Pottery Class Fees include

• 6 evenings of instruction, plus one month of studio time following classes 
• clay and use of guild tools
• glazing and firing during classes

All current classes are for participants ages 16 years and up. 

No Prerequisites

• Please meet at Studio 2880 (second building as you drive into the parking lot) - 2880 - 15th Avenue
• Wear clothes that can get muddy
• Tools and clay are provided, but you may wish to bring a towel

This class will introduce students to decorating with slips and underglazes, transferring patterns, slip trailing, painting, carving, and building layers.

Prerequisite: Experience with the properties of clay

Date: Saturdays, June 14, 21, 28
Time: 9-12 noon
Instructor: Karen Heathman

Beginner Wheel Level 2

A terrific course for people who have completed the Beginners' Wheel Level 1 and are ready to move on. Basic techniques are reinforced through the exploration of form. New skills are developed through more complex throwing projects. Students will learn techniques to throw taller, wider, larger forms.  Class critiques are used to help students refine their work and develop a critical eye.

Date: Feb 25, 27, Mar 4, 6, 11, 13
Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Instructors: Karen Heathman

Please be able to throw a cylinder!

This class includes:

• 6 evenings of instruction, plus one month of studio time following classes 
• clay and use of guild tools
• glazing and firing during classes

All current classes are for participants ages 16 years and up. 

• Please meet at Studio 2880 (second building as you drive into the parking lot) - 2880 - 15th Avenue
• Wear clothes that can get muddy
• Tools and clay are provided, but you may wish to bring a towel

Not able to commit to a 6 week pottery class? The Prince George Potters’ Guild is pleased to be adding a single evening class to its’ repertoire of classes - Try It Nights! Join us for a two hour session led by a skilled instructor who will help you explore the basics of throwing on a potter’s wheel.

Cost is $50 per person which includes instruction, clay, glaze, firing for one bowl. Additional pieces may be available at $6 per bowl.

Details:

Time: Feb 5, 2025 - 7pm-9pm

Location: 2880 15th Ave, Building 2, PG Potters Guild 

Instructor: Joanne Mikkelsen

You will be encouraged to throw multiple bowls throughout the evening and then choose one masterpiece to keep.This piece will be finished and glazed by the instructor and ready for pick up three weeks later.

• These sessions are designed for folks with no clay experience
• Please wear clothes and shoes that can get dirty

All current classes are for participants ages 16 years and up.  

No Prerequisites

Not able to commit to a 6 week pottery class? The Prince George Potters’ Guild is pleased to be adding a single evening class to its’ repertoire of classes - Try It Nights! Join us for a two hour session led by a skilled instructor who will help you explore the basics of throwing on a potter’s wheel.

Cost is $50 per person which includes instruction, clay, glaze, firing for one bowl. Additional pieces may be available at $6 per bowl.

Details:

Time: March 5, 2025 - 7pm-9pm

Location: 2880 15th Ave, Building 2, PG Potters Guild 

Instructor: Natalie Brekkaas

You will be encouraged to throw multiple bowls throughout the evening and then choose one masterpiece to keep.This piece will be finished and glazed by the instructor and ready for pick up three weeks later.

• These sessions are designed for folks with no clay experience
• Please wear clothes and shoes that can get dirty

All current classes are for participants ages 16 years and up.  

No Prerequisites

Not able to commit to a 6 week pottery class? The Prince George Potters’ Guild is pleased to be adding a single evening class to its’ repertoire of classes - Try It Nights! Join us for a two hour session led by a skilled instructor who will help you explore the basics of throwing on a potter’s wheel.

Cost is $50 per person which includes instruction, clay, glaze, firing for one bowl. Additional pieces may be available at $6 per bowl.

Details:

Time: April 2, 2025 - 7pm-9pm

Location: 2880 15th Ave, Building 2, PG Potters Guild 

Instructor: Joanne Mikkelsen

You will be encouraged to throw multiple bowls throughout the evening and then choose one masterpiece to keep.This piece will be finished and glazed by the instructor and ready for pick up three weeks later.

• These sessions are designed for folks with no clay experience
• Please wear clothes and shoes that can get dirty

All current classes are for participants ages 16 years and up.  

No Prerequisites

Not able to commit to a 6 week pottery class? The Prince George Potters’ Guild is pleased to be adding a single evening class to its’ repertoire of classes - Try It Nights! Join us for a two hour session led by a skilled instructor who will help you explore the basics of throwing on a potter’s wheel.

Cost is $50 per person which includes instruction, clay, glaze, firing for one bowl. Additional pieces may be available at $6 per bowl.

Details:

Time: May 7, 2025 - 7pm-9pm

Location: 2880 15th Ave, Building 2, PG Potters Guild 

Instructor: Karen Heathman

You will be encouraged to throw multiple bowls throughout the evening and then choose one masterpiece to keep.This piece will be finished and glazed by the instructor and ready for pick up three weeks later.

• These sessions are designed for folks with no clay experience
• Please wear clothes and shoes that can get dirty

All current classes are for participants ages 16 years and up.  

No Prerequisites

Not able to commit to a 6 week pottery class? The Prince George Potters’ Guild is pleased to be adding a single evening class to its’ repertoire of classes - Try It Nights! Join us for a two hour session led by a skilled instructor who will help you explore the basics of throwing on a potter’s wheel.

Cost is $50 per person which includes instruction, clay, glaze, firing for one bowl. Additional pieces may be available at $6 per bowl.

Details:

Time: May 7, 2025 - 7pm-9pm

Location: 2880 15th Ave, Building 2, PG Potters Guild 

Instructor: Joanne Mikkelsen

You will be encouraged to throw multiple bowls throughout the evening and then choose one masterpiece to keep.This piece will be finished and glazed by the instructor and ready for pick up three weeks later.

• These sessions are designed for folks with no clay experience
• Please wear clothes and shoes that can get dirty

All current classes are for participants ages 16 years and up.  

No Prerequisites