Thrown & Altered Forms w. Erica Hood (Spring 2025) Monday Nights, 10 Week Session
10 Week Session
Mondays 6:00pm-9:00pm
April 7th-June 16th no class May 26th
Instructor: Erica Hood
10 Week Session
Mondays 6:00pm-9:00pm
April 7th-June 16th no class May 26th
Instructor: Erica Hood
10 Week Session
Mondays 6:00pm-9:00pm
April 7th-June 16th no class May 26th
Instructor: Erica Hood
Description
Explore altered forms in this 10-week class!
Students will throw forms on the wheel and then change them by adding, removing, altering, reshaping, darting, and paddling the clay. While learning more advanced techniques, students will build on their fundamental wheel-throwing skills. Hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques will be used to construct functional and sculptural forms. Students will be encouraged to experiment and explore creating new shapes.
Demonstrations and projects will be based on student interests, so bring your ideas to class! Projects may include oval baskets/fruit bowls, oval/squared-off lidded jars, a multi-part caddy, altered vases, flasks, and how to make thrown and altered animals. Students should be prepared to watch demonstrations and follow along.
This is a technical, project-based class
Skill Level
This class is suitable for seasoned beginner-advanced students. Students should be able to confidently center 1.5lbs of clay.
What to Bring
-Hand towel
-Notebook/writing utensils
- Basic Clay Tools (needle tool, throwing sponge, wire tool, ribs, trimming tools, wood modeling tool. Your favorite hand building tools.
Optional: Additional Tools
Feel free to bring the following tools if you already have them
Rasp
Wooden paddle
Exacto knife
Buying Clay
Registration does not include clay. Students must purchase clay from Chases Garage during class time. Clay cost: 25lbs $35.00 + ME state sales tax
What’s Included
$25 worth of firing fees (see below)
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 who are eligible will be notified via email with further details regarding student membership prior to the session's start.
Logistics
Registered students will receive a “welcome” email one week prior to the start date.
Erica Hood
Erica earned a BFA in ceramics from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2014. As a ceramicist with 15 years of experience, she specializes in functional and sculptural pieces that often incorporate mixed media and printmaking techniques. She has been teaching ceramics in New England for the past ten years. Previously, she has taught at MassArt, Haystack Open Door, Umbrella Arts Center, and The Clay School. She is currently the studio and office manager at Chases Garage Artist Studios in York, Maine, where she also teaches ceramics. Erica lives in Attleboro, Massachusetts, with her husband, Owen Roberts, a fellow MassArt alum.
To learn more, visit: www.ericalynnhood.com
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.