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Overview

Intermediate to Advanced Pottery is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Morning and Evening classes available

What will you learn?

Improve your wheel throwing and handbuilding techniques, even combine these two in this intermediate to advance class.  Weekly projects will be demonstrated by Maria with each student’s interpretation expressed in their own work.  Surface treatment such as handles, textures, slips and glaze will be discussed to create well-balanced pieces. All class firings are cone 5 electric with additional cost for wood firing as an option.

Open Studio Available

  • Open Studio is available to students registered for the current Term
  • Mondays and Fridays, 10 am to 4 pm, and Saturdays, 10 am to 6 pm
  • Unless permitted by Maria Spies, no student is allowed to use the glazes in Open Studio
  • Students must maintain a clean workspace
  • ESAC staff reserves the right to cancel Open Studio at any time

Refund Policy

  • A $25 fee will be charged for all class refunds due to a withdrawal. Refunds will be given up to seven (7) days prior to class start date. Thereafter, no refunds will be given, unless the ESAC cancels the class.
  • A $75 fee will be charged for all workshop refunds due to a withdrawal. Refunds will be given up to one (1) month prior to the workshop start date. Thereafter, norefunds will be given, unless the ESAC cancels the workshop.
Maria Spies

Maria Spies

Instructor

Maria Spies ESAC Director of Pinewood Studios Award-winning ceramic artist and nationally recognized instructor Maria Spies is beloved by ESAC students and collectors. An independent studio potter since 1973, Spies has been an instructor at ESAC since 2008, and has taught and managed ceramics programs in Dallas, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. Her work is represented in many galleries throughout the country, as well as in private collections and corporate offices.