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• POTTERY: Handbuilding 2.0

  • Start
    10/08/2024
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  • End
    11/05/2024
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  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    The MINT, 112 Quality Lane, Rutland
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    7

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  POTTERY: Handbuilding 2.0

  Come join us to continue to build upon your pottery skills. In this 5 week course, we will lead you through some more complex designs, dive into surface decoration and teach you to use the tools in the pottery studio. 

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  October 8th: Pottery Equipment: the slab roller and the extruder

  October 15th: "Origami" bowls

  October 22nd: Slip trailing, carving and greenware designs

  October 29th: Underglaze and Sgraffito

  November 5th: Glazing

  
  

  Class will be held at 112 Quality Lane from 5:30pm-7:30pm

  Instructors: Tiffany and Caitlin

  MINT member fee $175

  Not-yet Member fee $200

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• Pottery: Wheel Thrown Dinnerware

  • Start
    10/23/2024
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  • End
    11/20/2024
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  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    The MINT, 112 Quality Lane, Rutland
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    2

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  Wheel-Thrown Dinnerware 

  Skill Level: Advanced Beginner/Intermediate 

  Strengthen your skills on the wheel in this course designed to help you level up while creating functional pieces for use as dinnerware. Over the course of 5 weeks, participants will receive a quick refresh on wheel-throwing basics followed by instruction for throwing, trimming, and glazing mugs, bowls, plates, and pitchers. This course is designed for those with some previous wheel-throwing experience who are looking to gain more confidence in the craft through hands-on direction in a relaxed learning environment. 

  Educational outcomes: 

  ● Build confidence on the wheel 

  ● How to throw & trim mugs, bowls, plates, and pitchers 

  ● Pulling handles 

  ● Glazing wares 

  ● Reclaiming clay 

  What to Wear/Bring: Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy! You’d be surprised how we hold ourselves back when we’re worried about messing up nice clothing. Keep your hair tied back and leave hand jewelry at home.

  Dates/Times: 

  10/23/24 5:30PM - 7:30PM - Mugs 

  10/30/24 5:30PM - 7:30PM - Bowls 

  11/06/24 5:30PM - 7:30PM - Plates 

  11/13/24 5:30PM - 7:30PM - Pitchers 

  11/20/24 5:30PM - 7:30PM - Glazing

  Class will be held at 112 Quality Lane from 5:30pm-7:30pm

  Instructor: Sunny

  MINT member fee $250

  Not-yet Member fee $275

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• Studio Collaboration: Ceramic Mosaic Ornaments

  • Start
    10/25/2024
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  • End
    11/09/2024
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    112 Quality Lane
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Holiday Ornaments

  The Mosaic and Pottery Shops are teaming up to bring you this truly unique and beautiful project!

  During week 1 we will make some ornament bases out of clay and apply a coat of underglaze. Once these are dried and fired by the instructor, we will meet back in the Mosaic Studio to create beautiful designs with tesserae! Once the design is complete, we will grout the creations and take them home. 

  In this class, we will learn:

  -how to use more than one shop to create beautiful products

  -how to make ornaments out of clay

  -how underglaze works

  -How to select tesserae for mosaic designs

  -how to grout and finish your piece 

  Dates:

  October 25th- 5:30PM-7:30PM

  November 8th- 5:30PM-7:30PM

  November 9th- 10AM-12PM

  
  

  Members: $75
  

  Not Yet Members: $90

  
  

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• Clay Sculpture

  • Start
    11/07/2024
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  • End
    12/05/2024
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    112 Quality lane
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  Clay Sculpture

  In this 4-Session intermediate class, you will learn to design and construct a small-medium sized clay sculpture. Some hand-building experience is required for this course. 

  In this course, you will learn:

  -how to compose and construct a small sculpture 

  -principles of structure and design while hand building with clay

  -how to use the extruder

  -how to use different glazes for decorative effect  

  
  

  Instructor: Morgan

  Members: $175

  Not Yet Members: $200

  
  

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• Pottery: Holiday Mugs

  • Start
    11/12/2024
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  • End
    12/03/2024
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    112 Quality Lane
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  Holiday Mugs

  Come get yourself into the holiday spirit by making some festive mugs! We will employ several techniques to create some beautiful mugs. These will be fantastic gifts for the season (gifts for yourself or gifts for others!)

  This class is appropriate for all skill levels. We will provide hand building instruction and teach all participants to use the slab roller and extruder. We will also offer a wheel component to anyone who wants to try it out. This class includes 2 build days and 1 glazing session. Tentative pickup day will be Saturday, December 7th from 10AM-12PM. 

  Dates:

  Tuesday November 12th: 5:30PM-7:30PM

  Tuesday November 19th: 5:30PM-7:30PM

  Tuesday December 3rd: 5:30PM-7:30PM

  Instructors: Caitlin and Tiffany

  
  

  Member Cost: $125

  Not Yet Member Cost: $150

  
  

  
  

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• Ceramic Ornament Workshop (Kids & Family)

  • When
    11/16/2024
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    9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    The MINT, 112 Quality Ln
  • Spaces left
    8
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    2 registrants

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  Kids & Family Pottery Workshop - Ornaments

  
  

  Come join us for this workshop and make an ornament (3 styles: cookie cutter, face/character, candy canes)

  This is a beginner friendly class, instruction will be provided every step of the way. We will underglaze our creations at the end for a pop of color.

  Students will:

  • Make an ornament using the slab technique
  • Use sometimes surprising items to make texture on your pieces
  • How to use underglaze

  Participants should bring:

  • Clothes you don't mind getting messy

  Instructors: Tiffany and Caitlin
  
  November 16th from 9:30am-11am

  *Pieces will be fired and clear glazed by instructors, Ornament pickup will be available on Sunday, Dec. 1st 9AM-12PM or by appointment*

  Fees:

  • $50 for members
  • $75 for not-yet members*

  Fee includes all materials needed

  *Not-yet Members may take this or any other class at The MINT. Become a Member to gain independent access to our shops outside of class time.

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• Teen Pottery Club: Volume 1

  • Start
    12/01/2024
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  • End
    12/22/2024
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    112 Quality Lane
  • Spaces left
    1

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  Teen Pottery Club: Volume 1

  Come join us for some continuing pottery education! This class is designed to be a continuation of previous pottery classes offered at the MINT. Some experience/ enrollment in previous courses is required. This course is open to students aged 12-15 who have an interest in expanding their pottery experience. This is the first of 4 sessions that will all focus on mastering fundamental principles of pottery. In this first session we will be focused on creating beautiful one-of-a-kind gifts out of clay for this holiday season.

  Date	Program Theme	Learning Objectives
  December 1st  9:30AM-11:30AM	Holiday Gifts	Students will receive some instruction on the wheel. This can be an introduction or re-introduction. We will discuss centering, thickness, drying and several other pottery principles.
  December 8th 9:30AM-11:30AM	Holiday Gifts	Students will trim their pieces from the previous week on the wheel. Students will learn some fundamentals of handbuilding and make some ornaments and/or candle sconces.
  December 15th 9:30AM-11:30AM	Holiday Gifts	Students will learn about the fundamentals of glazing pottery and glaze all of their work from previous classes.
  December 22nd 9:30AM-11:30AM	Holiday Gifts	Students will pick up their finished pieces. We will make some wrapping paper and have a gift-wrapping station for finished items. A celebration with light refreshments will take place after gift wrapping.

  
  

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• POTTERY: Fundamentals of Handbuilding

  • Start
    01/07/2025
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  • End
    02/11/2025
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  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    The MINT, 112 Quality Lane, Rutland
  • Spaces left
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  POTTERY: Fundamentals of Handbuilding

  Come join us for a comprehensive introduction (or re-introduction) to the world of pottery! We will cover pinch pot, coils, and slab techniques and create several unique projects along the way! We will also explore tools and texture and learn how to glaze your pieces.

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  January 7th: Pinch Pot Projects

  January 14th: Coils

  January 21st: Beads and Buttons

  January 28th: Project work/ Begin Glazing

  February 11th: Glazing

  5:30PM-7:30PM @ 112 Quality Lane

  
  

  Instructors: Tiffany and Caitlin

  MINT member fee $175

  Not-yet Member fee $200

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• The Wheel for Beginners

  • Start
    01/08/2025
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  • End
    01/22/2025
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    112 Quality Lane
  • Spaces left
    2

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  The Wheel For Beginners:

  This class is designed for first time wheel users, who want to learn a new skill.

  In this class, we will learn:

  -how to work with a potter's wheel

  -how to center your clay

  -how to throw a basic form

  -How to trim your piece on the wheel

  -how to glaze your piece

  
  

  Dates:

  January 8th, 15th and 22nd 5:30PM-7:30PM

  
  

  Registration Fee:

  Members: $130

  Not Yet Members: $150

  
  

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• Teen Pottery Club: Volume 2

  • Start
    01/12/2025
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  • End
    02/02/2025
  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    112 Quality Lane
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Teen Pottery Club: Volume 1

  Come join us for some continuing pottery education! This class is designed to be a continuation of previous pottery classes offered at the MINT. Some experience/ enrollment in previous courses is required. This course is open to students aged 12-15 who have an interest in expanding their pottery experience. This is the second of 4 sessions that will all focus on mastering fundamental principles of pottery. In this session we will be focused on creating mugs using several different methods and techniques.

  Date	Program Theme	Learning Objectives
  January	Focus on mugs	Students will learn or re-learn the fundamentals of the wheel. We will focus on safe operating habits, centering the clay, appropriate thickness/ drying and throwing a basic cylinder.
  January	Focus on mugs	Students will learn when and how to trim their pottery on the wheel, how to dry pieces to prevent cracking and how to pull and attach handles to leather hard clay. Students will also learn how to roll a slab and construct a pinch pot.
  January	Focus on mugs	Students will learn how to glaze their pottery. We will cover principles of both brush and dip glazes as well as the basics of glaze layering.
  January	Focus on mugs	Students will get to see a kiln being unloaded and be introduced to kiln safety practices and operation. Students will have the opportunity to learn about different kinds of tea from a special guest, and the program will be rounded out with a “tea party” in the handmade mugs.

  
  

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• Teen Pottery Club: Volume 3

  • Start
    03/02/2025
  • End
    03/23/2025
  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    112 Quality Lane
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Teen Pottery Club: Volume 3

  Come join us for some continuing pottery education! This class is designed to be a continuation of previous pottery classes offered at the MINT. Some experience/ enrollment in previous courses is required. This course is open to students aged 12-15 who have an interest in expanding their pottery experience. This is the third of 4 sessions that will all focus on mastering fundamental principles of pottery. In this session we will be focused on creating unique decor and jewelry. We will also take a deeper look into glazing strategies

  Date	Program Theme	Learning Objectives
  March	Jewelry and Decor	Students will learn or re-learn the fundamentals of the wheel. We will focus on safe operating habits, centering the clay, appropriate thickness/ drying and throwing a basic cylinder.
  March	Jewelry and Decor	Students will learn to trim their bells on the wheel. They will also be introduced to carving and slip trailing techniques to decorate their pieces. Students will learn some methods for making beads and pendants out out clay
  March	Jewelry and Decor	Students will learn principles of dip and brush glazing. Different firing techniques such as bead trees and stilts will be introduced as a function of glazing
  March	Jewelry and Decor	Students will get their fired components and learn to assemble their bells and jewelry. They will learn some basics of wire wrapping as well as some design fundamentals.

  
  

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