Introduction to the Wheel (G)
Adult Multi-Week | Available
Learn to throw clay on a potter’s wheel. We’ll cover the foundations of wheel work, including wedging and centering clay and forming cylinders, cups and bowls. Basic glazing information will help you finish your final forms.
- All materials and equipment provided.
Accessibility notes: Many artmaking processes require the ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time, fine motor skills/finger dexterity, repetitive motions, vision, and some amount of physical strength. VisArts values making classes accessible to everyone, and is always happy to work with students to make accommodations when possible. Please reach out to info@visarts.org with specific questions related to accessibility or accommodations.
Wheel-throwing requires some hand, arm and back strength, and the ability to lift 25lbs of clay. VisArts has standing wheels and wheelchair accessible wheels available - please let us know in advance if you need one of these options so we can make sure your studio is equipped.
Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.
Please bring a towel and a set of basic clay tools if you have them.
You will receive 25 pounds of clay; additional clay is available for purchase.
On-site courses do not come with studio access outside of class time. Paid open studio access is available through our Studio Access Program. Please visit visarts.org for more information.
Adah Kanter
Adah Kanter (she/her) is a maker by nature and loves the process of exploring creative solutions with different mediums. She attended Virginia Commonwealth University where she earned her BFA in Craft/Material Studies and her BFA in Art Education.
She has experience teaching the entire student spectrum, from her ten years teaching Art to PreK-12 students in Richmond-area schools to adults of all ages in community art studios including Studio Two Three and Clay Ground.
Adah enjoys creating most with fibers and clay and has discovered that while working with these mediums both become meditative processes. She can’t resist a challenging knitting or weaving project finding ways to make it her own or adding pattern to the surface of her hand built and wheel thrown works - from sgraffito to nerikomi, the influence of her background in fibers finds its way into her ceramics through her use of texture and color.
Website: www.adahkanter.com