2025 Spring Session
March 24 – May 18

You must show proof of being fully vaccinated.
(Masks will be optional.)

(Please see skill levels at the bottom of the page)

All of our classes are sold out.

Click here to be placed on a waiting list for next semester.

The class fee includes starter clay, a tool kit (new students only), and four extra hours of studio time per week.

MONDAY:
Hand-building Techniques  SOLD OUT!
6pm – 9pm
Instructor: Laura Peters
Class dates: 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21,4/28, 5/5, 5/12

In this course, traditional hand-building techniques will be used to create functional and non-functional forms. Students will also discover ways to achieve exciting surface exteriors on their pieces.
Ages 16 & up |$385| 8 weeks

TUESDAY:
Hand-building in Clay  SOLD OUT!
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Instructors: Gloria Cuomo & Susan Rus-Lloyd
Class dates: 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13

Using the three methods of hand-building: pinch, coil, and slab, students will develop strong techniques to create pieces in stoneware. Students will create functional pieces such as vases, containers, platters, and ceramic wares.
Ages 16 & up |$385| 8 weeks

TUESDAY:
Beginner Wheel Throwing SOLD OUT!
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Instructors: Mary Oshiro & Sue VanHorn
Class dates: 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13

Basic wheel-throwing techniques will be emphasized from centering to shaping a vessel to create various forms such as bowls, plates, etc. Glazing techniques will also be shown to finish your work. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced potter, you can join this class.
Ages 16 & up |$385| 8 weeks

WEDNESDAY:
Hand-building in Clay  SOLD OUT!
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Instructors: John Hunt & Estrellita
Class dates: 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14

Using the three methods of hand-building: pinch, coil, and slab, students will develop strong techniques to create pieces in stoneware. Students will create functional pieces such as vases, containers, platters, and ceramic wares.
Ages 16 & up |$385| 8 weeks

THURSDAY:
Beginner Wheel Throwing  SOLD OUT!
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Instructor: Wendy Andersen & Eileen Dyer
Class dates: 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15

Basic wheel-throwing techniques will be emphasized from centering to shaping a vessel to create various forms such as bowls, plates, etc. Glazing techniques will also be shown to finish your work. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced potter, you can join this class.
Ages 16 & up |$385| 8 weeks

THURSDAY:
Combo- Wheel & Sculpture  SOLD OUT!
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Instructors: Karen Barley & Julia Vogelle
Class dates: 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15

Basic wheel-throwing techniques will be emphasized from centering to shaping a vessel to create various forms such as bowls, plates, etc. Glazing techniques will also be shown to finish your work. Whether a beginner or an experienced potter, you can join this class!
Please Note:
You must have taken at least 2 previous wheel classes to take this class.

Ages 16 & up |$385| 8 weeks

* Class Level /Skills Recommended

A. Intro to Wheel /Foundation: No experience needed. Repetition recommended
B. Advanced Beginner: wedging, centering, opening, pulling a cylinder and/or small bowl
C. Intermediate: all of B; larger vessels, lids/ spouts/ handles, trimming, fundamentals of glazing
D. Advanced: all of C; bottles, plates, composite forms, throwing off the hump

A canceled class registration, less than two weeks before the first day of a new session, is subject to a $150 cancellation fee.
Efforts will be made to refill the vacant spot. A $50 administrative fee will be deducted from the refund if the spot can be filled.
There are no refunds after the first day of a new session.

**Tuition fees may not be transferred to another class.
***The Brick is not responsible for providing make-up classes or issuing refunds to students who miss class for any reason.

STUDIO GUIDELINES: You must show proof of being fully vaccinated i.e., two weeks following a two-dose vaccination or two weeks following a one-dose vaccination. The CDC vaccination card or the NY Excelsior pass will be used to confirm vaccination status. Masks are optional.

*The Brick does not schedule any Classes on the following Holidays:
New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving Day.

Make-up classes for these holidays will be offered in the 9th week of the session.

**The Brick will make every effort to make up canceled classes due to inclement weather. No guarantees due to the pre-scheduled calendar.