Lincoln Square Pottery Studio

Learning Center

An IL Not For Profit

Classes and Schedule

• Classes
• Workshops
• Field Trips

• Beginning Wheelthrowing

  This class meets once a week and teaches basic wheelthrowing techniques for students new to clay. Students also have the opportunity to come to our open studio hours. We will focus on simple shapes including cylinders, bowls and plates. Clay can be messy, so students are encouraged to dress appropriately.

  Sessions

  • October 29 — December 21
    • Section A: Mondays 7 to 9:30pm
    • Section B: Wednesdays 7 to 9:30pm

  Pricing

  $280 per 8-week session includes up to 100 lbs. of clay, glazes, firing, shelf space and open studio time on weekends. Limit 15 students per section.

  Call us at (773) 248-4430 to register.

• Intermediate and Advanced Wheelthrowing

  This class meets once a week and is for people who want to refine their technique. We will focus on more complex vessel shapes as well as some decorative surface treatments. Students also have the opportunity to come to our open studio hours. Previous clay experience is necessary.

  Sessions

  • October 29 — December 21
    • Section A: Tuesdays 7 to 9:30pm
    • Section B: Thursdays 7 to 9:30pm

  Pricing

  $280 per 8-week session includes up to 100 lbs. of clay, glazes, firing, shelf space and open studio time on weekends. Limit 15 students per section.

  Call us at (773) 248-4430 to register.

• Handbuilding

  This class meets once a week and explores various handbuilding techniques such as pinching, coiling, slab work and others. This course is open to students of all experience levels. Students also have the opportunity to come to our open studio hours.

  Sessions

  • October 29 — December 21
    • Section A: Fridays 7 to 9:30pm

  Pricing

  $280 per 8-week session includes up to 100 lbs. of clay, glazes, firing, shelf space and open studio time on weekends. Limit 15 students per section.

  Call us at (773) 248-4430 to register.

• Children's Classes

  This class for aspiring young artists meets once a week and focuses on various handbuilding techniques.

  Sessions

  • October 29 — December 21
    • Section A (6 to 13 years): Saturdays 10am to 12:00pm

  Pricing

  $125 per 8-week session includes up to 50 lbs. of clay, tools, glazes, firing, and shelf space. Limit 10 students per section.

  Call us at (773) 248-4430 to register.

• Independent Study

  This class is for the independent artist who wants lots of open studio time. The studio is available for independent work five days a week, as well as the regular open studio time during the weekend. There is no structured instructional time in this class, so previous experience in clay is necessary.

  Sessions

  • October 29 — December 21
    • Section A: Weekdays 12:30pm to 6pm

  Pricing

  $135 per 8-week session includes includes shelf space and daily studio access Clay must be purchased from the studio at $2 per pound This price covers the cost of the clay, glaze and firings.

  Call us at (773) 248-4430 to register.

• One-Day Mini-Session

  This class is designed for folks who don't have time for a full 8-week session. Mini-sessions are workshops that can accommodate a great variety of group sizes as well as ages. However, all children must be accompanied by an adult. There are four different types of sessions and the pieces made will be finish fired and are available for pick-up within two weeks.

  Available Sessions

  • Weekdays 12:30pm — 6pm
    • Create a pinch pot or bowl or cup
    • Make and paint decorative tiles
    • Create a coil pot
    • Make and paint a sculpture of your favorite animal

  Pricing

  $35 per 2-hour session includes instruction, tools, clay, underglaze painting, glaze and firing. Limit 10 students per session. Must be scheduled at least 2 days in advance.

  Call us at (773) 248-4430 to register.

• Wood Fire field trips

  The process of wood firing pottery originated thousands of years ago. It's been used all over the world, and is currently undergoing something of a renaissance. Unlike pottery adorned with colored glazes, the surfaces of wood-fired ceramics depend on the natural colors of clay; the pots' placement in the kiln; the texture and location of wadding—bits of clay or shell glued on the pots to keep them from sticking to the shelves; and the molten heat that marks the pieces with wood ash.

  Unlike pottery fired in a gas or electric kiln, wood firing is a lengthy, sometimes intense procedure, in which the process is as much a part of the final outcome as shaping the piece of pottery itself.

  By manipulating seemingly small variables—the number and size of the pieces of wood used to feed the fire, the frequency with which they're shoved in the kiln, when and where plugs are pulled or doors are opened to allow in just the right amount of oxygen—the ceramicists hope to mark the pots with melting ash, the "glaze" of wood fire ceramists. The firing can take up to seven days, and it can take another five days for the kiln to cool enough to remove the finished work.

  Next trip is June 7—10, 2007. More info & dates at Ash and Flash

• Raku field trips

  Raku is a Japanese glazing technique that involves firing a glazed pot in a hot kiln until the glaze has become red hot and melted, then placing the piece into in a metal bin filled with combustibles (such as straw, leaves and sawdust). This smokes the piece and causes the glaze to come out with very beautiful iridescent colors.

  Dates for 2008

  • weather permitting
  • March 15
  • April 19
  • May 31
  • June 21
  • July 19
  • August 16
  • September 20
  • October 18
  • November 15
  • December 20

  Please contact us for more details.

 

2008 Class Schedule

• Session 1: 1/7 -- 3/2
• Session 2: 3/3 -- 4/27
• Spring Break: 4/28 -- 5/4
• Session 3: 5/5 -- 6/29
• Session 4: 6/30 -- 8/24
• Summer Break: 8/25 -- 9/1
• Session 5: 9/2 -- 10/26
• Session 6: 10/27 -- 12/21

Pricing

Due to rising energy costs (which means higher firing costs and higher materials costs due to increased shipping costs) LSPS-LC is forced to raise our class costs a modest amount starting Session 2 of 2008.

• All evening classes will be $280 per 8 week course.
• Independent Study will be $145 per 8 week course.
• Children’s Classes will be $125 per 8 week course.
• No change in the cost of the One Day Mini-Sessions.

 

 

4150 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60618-3061 (773) 248-4430

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