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Description
This 6-week course focuses on designing and creating decorative, three-dimensional clay relief tiles.
Students will begin by brainstorming imagery and sketching designs that include foreground, middle ground, and background elements. They can draw inspiration from nature, animals, patterns, or anything that sparks their creativity. Next, students will learn to prepare tiles by pounding, rolling, and cutting thick clay slabs with tools such as rolling pins, a slab roller, and a tile press. Designs will then be transferred to the wet clay tiles. Through demonstrations and hands-on exercises, students will experiment with additive and subtractive techniques, including sculpting, carving, and stamping, to bring their designs to life. We will discuss various methods for securely hanging ceramic tiles, including keyholes, wire loops, and notches. Techniques for underglazing and glazing to highlight textured surfaces will also be demonstrated.
Skill Level
No experience necessary
What to Bring
Basic Clay Tools (needle tool, throwing sponge, wire tool, ribs, trimming tools, wood modeling tool.
Your favorite hand-building tools
A towel
A notebook and writing utensils
Buying Clay
Students can purchase additional clay from Chases Garage during class time. Clay cost: 25lbs $35.00 + ME state sales tax.
What’s Included
10lbs of clay
$25 worth of firing fees (see below)
^10 Glazing + Firing
Registration includes $25 worth of firing fees (1,000 cubic inches). Students may produce work totaling more than 1,000 cubic inches; additional work will be subject to our $0.025 per cubic inch firing fee.
Chases Garage is a ^10 Reduction Firing Studio
To ensure correct glazing and firing, all students must use ^10 clay and glaze from Chase's Garage. We stock: Laguna BMix 10, Laguna #900, Sheffield T3, and Sheffield #42.
Access
Access to open studio time outside of class is restricted to "student members" only. Registered students will receive an email with additional details about student membership before the session begins.
Logistics
Registered students will receive a “welcome” email one week prior to the start date.
O Clark
they/them
O Clark earned a BFA in ceramics and art education from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2026. A native of Kittery, O previously interned at Red Door Pottery studio and has experience teaching in both academic and community settings. They will return to Boston in the fall to complete their Initial Licensure, teaching ceramics at Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School. O is a sculptural artist who explores themes of gender structures and womanhood through clay and mixed media materials.
We’re excited to welcome O to our studio at Chases Garage this summer!
To learn more, visit: @wetsofajuice
TERMS + CONDITIONS
Adults (18 or older) may register for classes & workshops at Chases Garage. Chases reserves the right to cancel courses, substitute instructors, change course times, and limit enrollment. The student agrees to abide by any and all rules and policies of the studios. Chases will assume no responsibility for any loss, personal or physical. With enrollment, a student consents to being photographed in classes (unless we informed in writing). These photographs may be used by Chases in future promotional efforts without specific written permission from the student.
CLASS WITHDRAWAL & REFUND POLICY
100% Refund (minus processing fee): Student must withdraw at least 6 business days prior to the start of the class.
50% Refund (minus processing fee): Issued when a student withdraws 5 business days or less from the start of the class.
NO REFUNDS ARE GIVEN ONCE A CLASS BEGINS.
If Chases cancels a course, registered students will be notified and all fees will be refunded in full. Classes that do not meet minimum enrollment requirements will be canceled, typically two to four business days before the class begins.