Hand-Building 101 with Amy Smoot

Join Amy Smoot in this 4-week ceramics class focused on hand-building! Pottery doesn't have to be thrown on the potter's wheel in order to be beautiful and unique. Hand building allows students to make at their own pace (and it's cleaner too!) Each week students will be shown a hand-building technique that they can apply to the pieces they make. We will focus on pinching, coil building, slab building, and glazing, as well as all the in-between techniques like carving, stamping, and decorating. This class is beginner friendly and no prior experience is required. Students will have the opportunity to work on their projects outside of class during open studios for the month of November. This workshop is limited to participants 18+. There is a minimum of 3 participants and a maximum of 10. If the minimum is not met, participants will be refunded.  This workshop will be held on Tuesdays in November 2025: November 4th; 3-5pm (Pinching) November 11th; 3-5pm (Coil Building) November 18th; 3-5pm (Slab Building) November 25th; 3-5pm (Glazing) Tuition: $200, includes clay, supplies, and firings. Students are highly encouraged to attend every class, but if you need to miss a day please let the instructor know. About Amy Smoot: Amy Smoot is from Carrollton, GA and currently resides in Tuscaloosa, AL. She received her BFA in ceramics from the University of West Georgia in 2015. While there, she was studio technician and research assistant in the ceramics area. In 2019 she received her MFA from The University of Alabama where she first began teaching ceramics as a graduate assistant. Her practice consists of all types of ceramics techniques including mold-making, slip-casting, hand building, and wheel thrown pottery.   This workshop is sponsored in part by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.