Hand Building Pottery Class
About The Class
Class starts may 13th
Students meet every Wednesday from 6-8pm.
Learn foundational ceramics in this ongoing handbuilding class focused on pinch, coil, and slab construction. Open to all levels, this class is designed for both beginners and returning students who want consistent studio practice and guided instruction.
Sessions includes demonstrations, individual feedback, and time to develop your own work at your own pace. Instruction is structured but flexible, allowing students to enter at any time and progress continuously rather than through a fixed course cycle.
The class is primarily handbuilding-based. One pottery wheel is available in the studio and used on a rotating basis for brief, guided experiences.
What You’ll Learn:
∙ Pinch, coil, and slab building
∙ Basic form, structure, and design
∙ Surface treatment and texture
∙ Intro to glazing and finishing
∙ Occasional wheel introduction (rotating use)
Students build both technical skills and personal direction in clay through steady studio practice.
$165
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Limited to 12 students (waitlist once full)
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This is a structured, course-style class (not a one-time-drop-in class)
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Open to beginners through advanced students. No experience required.
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Suggested for students age 16 +
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Includes 6lbs of clay per month + glaze (students will have the opportunity to purchase more clay if desired for an additional cost. 6lbs of clay will make about two projects. Projects take roughly 2-3 weeks to create.)
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All pottery tools will be furnished during class. Students may purchase their own set of tools if desired. (Supply link below)
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Students are required to pay for firing (.08 cents a cubic inch with a $5 minimum per firing. Pottery is fired twice. Once before glazing and once after glazing so you can expect to pay $10 or more per project depending on its size.)
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Missed classes are none refundable
About the Instructor
Mercedes Autumn
Mercedes Autumn is an artist and ceramicist whose practice centers on slow, intentional making and the belief that creativity is a lifelong, communal discipline. She holds a B.A. in Art History from the University of Florida and has taught and managed ceramics programs in New York’s Capital Region before founding Full Circle Gallery in Fort Walton Beach, which served the Gulf Coast arts community for nearly a decade. Now working from a home-based studio, her regenerative, family-rooted practice emphasizes everyday ritual, presence, and connection. Her work appears in regional galleries and shops, and her workshops invite participants into a thoughtful, grounded relationship with clay, creativity, and community.
