SCW Clay Club

Day 1 of this class you will learn; how to extrude coils for pot building, the process of reserving, signing out extruder molds/dies, the care and cleaning of the extruder and how to store your coils. Upon completion of the class you might be added to the authorized list of users to reserve and use the extruder without an instructor being present.

Day 2 and 3 you will learn the techniques of building pots using the coils that you created on Day 1 using a Thumb tool.

Feel free to research the internet for some coil pot ideas, nothing too intricate until you get comfortable using the Thumb tool.  Day 2 will be a simple coiled pot learning the Thumb tools techniques, how to increase and decrease your pot size, texturing and finishing your pot.  Day 3 is aimed at honing the skills from Day 2 as well as including some advanced techniques using coils; open spaces and odd shapes, and corners.

For this class you will need:

• 25 lbs of clay with grog, Redstone or Speckled Buff work best
• An airtight plastic container 16”L x 13”W x 6”H**
• Basic tools, including small cutting knife
• Level (some are available for shared use in the class)
• Small round sponge
• 1 or 2 old hand towels
• 20 or more clean plastic grocery bags from home so as not to deplete the Club bins of plastic
• Thumb tool (also refer to as a Sculptors Thumb)
• Decorating tools; stamps, rollers etc.

Note: 

The Thumb tool is required for this class.  The Club sells them at the monitor desk.  Please remember that sales at the monitor desk don’t start until 8:15 am, so plan ahead.  They are also available at Blick in Glendale and on Amazon as well.  Sharing this tool in class is not an option.

**Plastic containers can be purchased at Walmart or Michaels.   You can bring a different size container but keep in mind that if you go with a smaller and deeper bin, the weight of your coils could flatten the coils on the bottom.