Presented by Northwest Clay Club and hosted by Bruning Pottery in Snohomish.
Sponsored by Clay Art Center in Tacoma, WA
If you are looking for a two day workshop with Simon Leach famed potter and Youtube sensation for classic functional pottery then please sign up.
Topics covered
Making a perfect cylinder – Rolling a Rim – Collaring in to make a bottle – Throwing to a gauge – repeat production throwing – throwing forms – throwing tools
You will have your own wheel to work on without sharing so you will get plenty of hands on practice. Simon will give a demonstration and then give both group and individual instruction as needed. Come for the learning and the fun. The class is expected to fill up quickly so please sign up and pay your deposit today.
Costs -The two day session is $335.00 USD. A nonrefundable deposit of $75.00 will be collected when you sign up and the balance will need to be paid by March 6th, 2013. The class includes your tuition fee as well as clay material for the two days. You will be given 50lbs of clay as part of the class and additional clay can be purchased at $10-12 for a 25lb bag.
Firing -This class does not include any firing services, but Bruning Pottery has offered to provide a full firing service for both bisque and glaze firing in his cone 10 reduction kiln including using all of his custom glazes. Bruning has a huge glaze selection of over 30 custom formulated glazes mixed and ready to use at any given time. An announcement on costs and logistics of this will be given to you the first day of class if you choose to do this.
Location -all classes are being held at Larry Brunings Pottery in Snohomish
115 Avenue D Snohomish, WA
When – there will be two sessions each will be for two days.
May 6-7, 2013 and May 8-9, 2013
Class starts each day at 9:30am and will go through to 4:30pm
Daily Schedule
9:30 – 12:30
- Tools
- Wedging Clay
- Wheel Demo: throwing a cylinder, collaring, bottles, forms, faceting, fluting, making a spout, pulling and attaching handles and lugs
- Hands on at the wheel
Lunch Break 12:30 – 1:30
1:30 – 4:30
- Trimming
- Wheel Demo: throwing to a gauge, Repeating Throwing, Making lids
- Hands on at the wheel
Things to bring
– throwing tools, apron, hand towel, note pad and pencil, your camera.
There are many lunch options within walking distance, or we have a volunteer go pick up your lunch selection and have it delivered to the studio in time for your lunch.You can always bring a sack lunch, but refrigerator space is limited, and there is a small microwave.There will be snacks and coffee, tea and water available throughout the day.
There are three ways to pay for the class.
- Use my email address to send a paypal payment: If you have paypal and use it then you are familiar with the process to get this done. Login and “Send Money” to brianreed@live.com
- Secondly you can email me directly with a convieient time to call you back and I will accept credit card payment over the phone (using square)
- Lastly you can email me and I will send you the address where you can
send a check.
Once I receive your deposit I will put your name on the list below and we will keep going until it is full. After that I will create a waiting list in the order people contact me.
| May 6-7th Class Participants | May 8-9th Class Participants |
| Genevieve Heuer | Ginny Bunch |
| Rich Lawson | Barbara Wyatt |
| Robert Small | Dinah Steveni |
| Georgia John | Mark McCombs |
| Mary Ann Schwarz | David Gusdorf |
| Lois Thompson | Stephanie Whalen |
| Mary Lou Sumioka | Virginia H. Martin |
| Jackie Russo | Emily Coleman |
| Lia Surprenant | Michael Kelly |
| Marilyn Hoppe | Barbara Childs |
| Betsy Van Burgh | Matt Cantrell |
| Anne Farmer | Brent LaDoux |
| Theodora Obrien | Donna Ostraat |
* indicates that I am waiting for your deposit in the mail.
To pay your balance for the Workshop please use the “buy now” button and you will be taken to PayPal to pay your $260 balance.
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Could you send me the address, I would like to mail a check.
Yes please send it to
15317 78th ave SE
Snohomish, WA 98296
Make it payable to Brian Reed
Also let me know which session you want to attend.
Yes, I would like to be included in the May 6th and 7th class. I will sent a deposit check to the above address. Please put me on the list. Looking forward to it. Thanks.
Robert, You got it. I will update the list for you now.
Rich, I will add you now as well.
Please put me down for the 8-9th session. I will mail my deposit today. I am excited to do this and look forward to meeting you.
Virginia that is great, I will get you all signed up. If you would prefer to pay via credit card that is fine too. Sometimes that is easier to me. send me an email with your number and I will call you. brianreed@live.com I also will need your email address to send you inforamtion so please send me an email either way.
I am very interested in your workshop. My concern is my level of skill. I can throw, but have never been comfortable with it. I simply cannot get through that very awkward feeling. I am left handed and always felt I was simply approaching it wrong. Would I fit in to this workshop. Wouldn’t want to slow anyone down.
Diane,
I think that you would fit in well. I know that Simons teaching style is that all potters need to master the basics. Like pulling the perfect cylinder, and making a general purpose bowls. I think that everyone has a different starting point, but we all want to be able to do a few things well. Some may progress through these basics quickly becuase they have been doing it for years, and others it may take the entire two days. If someone like Simon who has been throwing his entire life takes the time to practice cylinders, and simple forms it makes we think that we are always learning. Perhaps we can get you throwing on a left handed wheel.
Very excited to see what’s happening!!! Please count me in for the May 6-7 workshop. I will send a check to the address posted above!
Thank you Brian!
ps look for my e-mail!
Sephia that is great. I will put you in to hold your spot. Please send me a check to guarantee your spot.
Hi Brian,
You can phone me at (Number removed) to take a credit card deposit for the 8/9 class.
I am also interested in knowing the approximate cost and shipping logistics of the firing options.
Thanks,
Emily
Done, thanks Emily it is going to be so much fun. So looking forward to the workshop.
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Brian
I would like to take the workshop on the 8th and 9th. You can reach me any time at [Number removed] and I can give you cc info.
thanks
Matt
Matt so glad to get you all signed up. It is going to be fun.
Hello,
Are there any open spaces left for either workshop?
(It looks like there’s one in the May 8-9 class, but want to make sure before sending any money.)
thanks much!
Ginny,
That class is full at the moment. However I may have one slot that is going to open back up. I will know in the next few days. If it does I will contact you. Please send me your contact information to brianreed@live.com
Thanks.
Any wait list or opening for the 6th and 7th? Thanks.
We are all full for those dates. However I will put your name on my waiting list. You never know.
Quick announcement.
There has been a few cancellations and the waitlist members have all be notified and we still have one spot left. If you want that spot, please contact me, via methods above.