# test 12345678 ## expand\_more [### Wilma Baca Tosa Advanced Artist Workshop ](/wilma-baca-tosa-advanced-artist-workshop)**October 3, 2026** **10am-4pm** **Intermediate-Advanced** *This workshop is waitlisted.* This special workshop invites intermediate to advanced students to work alongside Wilma Tosa as she demonstrates her methods for coiling vessels, stone-burnishing, and etching. Wilma... ![pottery with finely carved decoration by Wilma Baca Tosa](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-08/zzje6b270_3.jpg?h=0f2be9c2&itok=uyI4Et6E) [### Basics and Challenges on Mondays ](/basics-and-challenges-mondays-0)Beginner - Intermediate **Meets Mondays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm, August 31 - November 23, 2026** **Instructor: Brandon VanWormer** Through demonstrations, individual critiques, and extensive hands-on practice, students will learn the fundamentals of wheel throwing, hand... ![two pairs of hands at a potter's wheel - teacher and student](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Basics_Crop_SU25.jpg?itok=c0QJfrTa) [### Basics and Challenges on Thursdays ](/basics-and-challenges-thursdays-0)Beginner - Intermediate **Meets Thursdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm, September 3 - November 19, 2026** **Instructor: Kyle Johns** Through demonstrations, individual critiques, and extensive hands-on practice, students will learn the fundamentals of wheel throwing, hand... ![two pairs of hands at a potter's wheel - teacher and student](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Basics_Crop_SU25.jpg?itok=c0QJfrTa) [### Experimental Photography on Clay - Online Course ](/experimental-photography-clay-online-course)Beginner - Intermediate **Meets Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, September 2 - November 18, 2026 Via Zoom** **Instructor: Anne Eder** ***Note: this is an online-only course and does not include access to the Ceramics Program facility.** Registration for this online-only...* ![albumen print on clay of lace and light through glass](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-07/26SP_G224_Experimental_Photo-6066_0.jpg?itok=rWvy0lrO) [### Basics and Challenges on Tuesdays ](/basics-and-challenges-tuesdays-0)Beginner - Intermediate **Meets Tuesdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm, September 1 - November 17, 2026** **Instructor: Kyle Johns** Through demonstrations, individual critiques, and extensive hands-on practice, students will learn the fundamentals of wheel throwing, hand... ![two pairs of hands at a potter's wheel - teacher and student](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Basics_Crop_SU25.jpg?itok=c0QJfrTa) [### Trompe L’Oeil in Clay: Deceiving the Eye Through Sculpture ](/trompe-loeil-clay-deceiving-eye-through-sculpture)Beginner - Advanced **Meets Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm, September 2 - November 18, 2026** **Instructor: Mary Kenny** The term trompe l’œil—French for “to deceive the eye”—refers to an art tradition in which the artist skillfully fools the viewer into believing... ![a clay apple core, apple, and paper plane by Mary Kenny](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-07/TrompeLoeil_MaryKenny.jpg?itok=nrP5Sgts) [### Introduction to Wheel Throwing ](/introduction-wheel-throwing-2)Beginner - Intermediate **Meets Saturdays, 10:00am - 1:00pm, September 5 - November 28, 2026** **Instructor: Adriana Sousa Estrella** This course uses the potter’s wheel as a tool for making functional pottery, as well as introducing ways the wheel can be used to... ![mugs by Adriana Sousa](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-07/intro-wheel-adriana.png?itok=HRaUojpK) [### General Store – Hand-built functional ware, sundries, and other oddities ](/general-store-hand-built-functional-ware-sundries-and-other-oddities-0)Beginner - Advanced **Meets Thursdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm, September 3 - November 19, 2026** **Instructor: Tom Hubbard** Inspired by the historic general store—a hub for all things useful and essential—this class will explore a range of hand-built ceramic forms such as... ![pouring vessels by Tom Hubbard](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-07/GeneralStoreUSE.jpg?itok=EM_noHNr) [### Advanced Mold Making ](/advanced-mold-making-0)Intermediate - Advanced **Meets Thursdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm, September 3 - November 19, 2026** **Instructor: Forrest Sincoff Gard** In this course students will be able to take their mold making abilities to the next level! We will build on plaster and slip casting... ![plaster molds for casting ceramics laid out on a table](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-07/AdvancingMolds.JPG?itok=4SK8VKov) [### The Human/Animal Narrative ](/humananimal-narrative)Intermediate - Advanced **Meets Thursdays, 10:00am - 1:00pm , September 3 - December 3, 2026** **Instructor: Claudia Olds Goldie** In this Intermediate-Advanced class, students will learn to capture the unique connection between people and animals. Focus will be on... ![sculpture of a woman on a horse, by Claudia Olds Goldie](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-07/Human_Animal.jpg?itok=Cuo4PB8X) [### Utilitarian Pottery ](/utilitarian-pottery-1)Intermediate - Advanced **Meets Thursdays, 10:00am - 1:00pm, September 3 - December 3, 2026** **Instructor: Ashton Keen** In the realm of pottery, discerning the success of one’s work or that of peers is essential for growth and development. This class, dedicated to... ![teapot by Ashton Keen](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-07/Utilitarian_Keen.jpg?itok=u6oRrX7L) [### Digital Clay ](/digital-clay-2)Intermediate - Advanced **Meets Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm, September 2 - November 18, 2026** **Instructor: Nik Putnam** Explore computer-aided modes of clay working. Considering hand-machine collaboration, the class will introduce various methods for designing... ![a 3D printed ceramic mug with defined print texture by Nik Putnam](/sites/g/files/omnuum13031/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-07/DigitalClay_FA26.jpg?itok=cZsNQExT)