205 C. Wheel Throwing Clinic /Intermediate Wheel Throwing

205 C. Wheel Throwing Clinic /Intermediate Wheel Throwing

Class - Ceramics | This class is completed

114 W 30th Street Ste 200 Winston-Salem, NC 27105 United States
Sawtooth 2 - Ceramics at the Generations Ctr.
Intermediate
7/11/2024-8/29/2024
6:30 PM-9:00 PM EDT on Th
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$333.00
$299.70
$30.00

205 C. Wheel Throwing Clinic /Intermediate Wheel Throwing

Class - Ceramics | This class is completed

This class is available to students who have taken 2 clay class at Sawtooth. If you have prior experience from a different studio, please contact the Director of Ceramics for approval. 

Develop and refine your throwing skills and expand your range of forms through individual projects. Demonstrations will include more complex forms and advanced techniques in throwing and glazing. Designed for experienced students who have mastered basic centering and pulling techniques. Ages: 16 - Adult

This class is held at our new studio located at the Generations Center / 114 W. 30th St, W-S, NC 27105.

A $30 material fee for the first 25 pounds of stoneware clay will be added at time of checkout.

  • This class meets a total of 8 times.

    This class is held at our new studio located at the Generations Center / 114 W. 30th St, W-S, NC 27105.

    In addition to class instruction, the tuition includes related glazes, firings, and access to open studio hours (open studio hours are subject to change). 
  • A $30 material fee for the first 25 pounds of stoneware clay will be added at time of checkout. Porcelain clay excluded.

    For the first day of class, you will to bring need the following:
    • 1 old towel and/or apron
    • 1 large car wash sponge
    • 1 4-quart container to hold water
    • 2-3 artist brushes sized small to medium
    • 1 pottery tool kit (available for purchase on the first day of class for $20 in exact cash or check)
Liu, Po Wen
Po Wen Liu

Po Wen is the Director of Ceramics at Sawtooth. He studied ceramic engineering in Taiwan and received his BFA degree in ceramics and ceramics sculpture from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and MFA degree in ceramics from Northern Illinois University.

Po Wen is the manuscript consultant for 2002 Newbery Medal awarded book, A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park, regarding making celadon. A Place of Reflection, by Dr. Elizabeth Perril, an article about Po Wen and his works was featured in Ceramics Monthly.

Po Wen served as the director of The Pottery Workshop Jingdezhen, and executive director of Jingdezhen International Studio from 2015 to 2018 where he oversaw international residency program and facilitated international ceramics events, serving the international ceramics community in China and abroad.

Po Wen has also taught ceramic courses and workshops nationally and internationally including University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Sawtooth School for the Visual Art, Leksands folkhögskola, Leksand, Sweden and the School of Design and Arts, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.