Classes at ACAI Studios
About Our Classes
Parent/Child Pottery -
This is a family class where parents and children can come and be creative together. Over the four weeks, we cover hand-building techniques of pinch, coil, and slab. We also cover surface decoration and glazing. The focus of this class is having fun together while creating. Playfulness is strongly encouraged. Ages 5 & Up,
Mondays 6:30 – 8:00 pm 4 openings for a parent and child in our next class starting 2/3/25.
$135 4 (1.5 hr ) sessions for parent and one child, including materials & firing
(additional children,½ price, please call )
Home School or After School Youth Ceramics -
Come! Play in clay! This studio class will cover the basics of building ceramics by hand. It includes decorating, firing, and glazing, both functional (plates, cups, bowls) and sculptural ceramics. We tailor studio activities to individual interests and needs. Specific lessons/activities are available if needed. Ages 8 to 18
Thursday afternoons, 3:30 – 5:30 pm, We have 8 openings in our class starting 1/9/2025
$135 for 4 (2hr) sessions, including Material & Firing fee
Beginning Handbuilding -
Learn the basics of hand-building and surface decoration. You learn to make functional dishes (cups, plates & bowls), decorative tiles, planters, and sculptures for your home, garden & gifts. Coil, slab, pinch construction, texturing, and glazing are covered. New weekly demonstrations help guide the projects, but you can develop personal projects.
Ages 16 through Adults,
Wednesday 7 – 9 pm 8 Openings in our next class starting 2/5/2025.
or Saturday 10:00 am – 12-noon 5 openings in the class starting 1/4/2025
$135 for 4 (2hr) sessions, including Material & Firing fee
Decorative Techniques
In this class, learn to use various ceramic decorative techniques like sgraffito, wax resist, newsprint underglaze transfer, and more. This is for those who have taken recent ceramics classes and would like to explore techniques in decorating handbuilt or wheel-thrown pieces. This class will be held in the handbuilding room; you may use class time to handbuild pieces to work with but we will not have access to the pottery wheels. You may also bring in hard leather pieces or bisque ware from home or other classes to practice these techniques.
Tuesday Evenings 6:30 – 8:30 7 openings starting 2/4/25
$135 for 4 sessions including materials and firing.
Beginning / Intermediate Throwing -
Curious about throwing pottery on the potter’s wheel? This fun and engaging introductory class will give you the skills necessary to throw cylinders, cups, bowls, and more. We cover the fundamental skills of wedging, centering, pulling, and shaping pieces on the wheel. You will learn about the process of creating with clay, including trimming, glazing, and firing. Each class includes demonstrations and hands-on instruction.
Adults Only
Monday Evenings 7 – 9 pm 6 openings on 2/3/2025
Wednesday Evenings 7- 9 pm 4 openings on 2/5/2025
Saturday Mornings 8-10 am 5 Openings 2/1/2025
Saturday Mornings 10:30-12:30 am 6 openings 2/1/2025
$135 for 4 (2hr) sessions, including Material & Firing fee