Intermediate Pottery

Looking to level up your ceramic skills? Join intermediate pottery! Students will focus on improving their wheel throwing or hand building skills in this small group environment. This mixed-level lab is designed for students interested in long-term development of their skills in clay. Students will work on setting goals, creating timelines, project development, and aesthetics. Beginner level students will be guided in the development of intermediate level skills. Intermediate level students will work on development of a personal aesthetic and mastery of technique.
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This class is repeatable as students continue their journeys in clay.  

Experience level: Previous experience of the relevant practice in a LeMoyne Arts class.
Student work will be available for pick up 1-3 weeks after the end of the class.
 
Enrollment includes one 25 lb. bag of clay!

CLASS DETAILS

Day: ​Saturdays
Times: 9:30AM-12:30PM
(3 hour class)
Dates: October 12 - November 23*
(*No class held 11/16 - 6 week class)
Location: Ceramics Studios 
(417 E. Call St.)
​Instructor: Laurel Blackthorne
Ages: Adults
Tuition: $225 for members/$235 for non-members

Supplies: Tuition includes clay, use of studio tools and firing of work. Additional clay is available for purchase.

Course Syllabus
Refund Policy

​ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

LAUREL BLACKTHORNE (They/Them)
I am a community and self-taught ceramic artist. I’ve lived in Tallahassee for almost twenty years and absolutely love the community I have found here. While I’ve been working with clay for six years, I transitioned to a career in the arts in late 2020 out of a desire to engage with the world in a different way. My art focuses on themes of nature, queerness, resistance, and joy and I make a combination of functional pottery and ceramic sculpture. I think the strength of art is its ability to bring people together. Alongside my own artistic practice, I work as a pottery instructor specializing in helping students build strong foundations in ceramics and decorative techniques.

I am also the Executive Director and one of the founding members of the Queer Tallahassee Artists Collective. Founded in 2021 QTAC is committed to building economic opportunity and community spaces that celebrate LGBTQIA+ artists. I am deeply committed to the importance of arts in the Tallahassee community and recognize the importance of creating safe spaces for marginalized communities to engage in the arts.

​You can find me at BlackthorneCeramics.com and can always reach me at [email protected]. ​
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You can view Laurel Blackthorne's website here!