After-School Kids Camp

Classes are 2 hours and 30 minutes long from 3:45p - 6:15p, meeting both Monday and Tuesday (or Wednesday during school weeks with holidays on a Monday) for four weeks for a total of 20 hours of instruction.

We will be posting classes session by session to allow currently enrolled students the opportunity to continue in the class before opening the classes to the public. We will have 5 sessions of camp this spring:

January 8 - January 30 | Posted Friday December 15 at 5pm

February 5 - February 27 | Posted Friday January 26 at 5pm

March 4 - April 2 | Posted Friday February 23 at 5pm

April 8 - April 30 | Posted Friday March 22 at 5pm

May 6 - May 29 | Posted Friday April 26 at 5pm

After-school classes are tailored to the experience level of the group, which may vary from beginner to intermediate. More advanced students are encouraged to assist and guide others in a collaborative environment.  

Week one will include a review of basics (centering clay, pulling cylinders with control, testing and controlling wall thicknesses) and may then move into more advanced techniques and design challenges: making matching pitchers, plates or cups, designing a lidded pot, considering tall vase forms and surface pattern.  

Each student is encouraged to share drawings or designs from their own research, and all are invited to explore Inspiration pieces on display, as well as books and magazines in the ViaClay library. All materials and supplies are included; ViaClay never charges for firing time.