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CLASSES

We welcome all skill levels to our pottery classes, wheel-throwing classes, clay classes, and hand-building classes at our studio in Cheyenne! 

 

Join us for an adult pottery or wheel-throwing class, make memories at a pottery class for kids, or refine your skills at one of our intermediate or advanced classes.

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MUDDY TUESDAY'S

Intro to Wheel Throwing

Monthly

The 3rd Tuesday of every Month

6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

$50+tax

Get your hands dirty with a fun and interactive introduction to wheel throwing. This one-time 90 min. session will provide the basics of how to center and pull walls. Students may keep up to two of their favorite pieces to be fired and glazed.
CLASS FEE INCLUDES CLAY, STUDIO GLAZES,
FIRING and BASIC TOOLS.
Minimum age of 9 yrs.

8 student limit
Prior Registration Required

Instructor - Tamara or Macey

Pottery With Mud
Mon/Wed
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Sip & Spin

Upcoming Classes:

Friday 6:30 p.m.

Apr. 26

May 3

May 17

June 14

July 12

Aug. 16

Thursday 6:30 p.m.

July 25

$50+tax ($55 Total)

Join us for a night of sip and spin (BYOB) as we walk you through the basics of wheel throwing! Sometimes it can be  nerve wracking to try something new, so relax with a beverage to sip and have some fun as the wheel spins! In this one-time 90 min. session your instructor will guide you through the basics of how to center the clay, pull walls and shape the clay using a pottery wheel. Students may keep up to two of their favorite pieces to be fired and glazed.
CLASS FEE INCLUDES CLAY, STUDIO GLAZES, FIRING and BASIC TOOLS.
BYOB!

Must be 21 years of age or older to attend

8 spaces available

Prior Registration Required

Instructor - Macey

All Levels Wheel Throwing

Class meets weekly - 4 sessions

Upcoming classes:

(Saturdays 10:00 am. - 12:00 pm. noon)

May 4 - 25

(Thursdays 6:30 pm. - 8:30 pm.)

June 6 - 27

$175+tax ($192.50 Total)

This course's small class size allows our instructor to assist students and tailor individual lessons as needed to help you grow your skills with spinning clay. This course meets once a week for 4 weeks. Beginners will learn the basics of how to throw on the pottery wheel. We will start by building your confidence in centering to making fully functional pieces like mugs or bowls. We will then spend a session on surface treatments and glazing your favorite pieces. It's not as easy as it looks, but we know you can do it with a little help from our instructors. Our small class size benefits you with more one-on-one attention from the instructor and a chance to get to know each other.
CLASS FEE INCLUDES 12.5 lbs. CLAY, STUDIO GLAZES, FIRING & BASIC TOOLS


Minimum age of 15 yrs.

8 Student limit
Prior Registration Required

Instructor - Macey
 

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Slab, Forms, & Surfaces

Class meets weekly - 6 sessions

Upcoming classes:

(Wednesdays 6:30 pm. - 8:30 pm.)

Apr. 3 - May. 8

$245+tax ($269.5 Total)

Working with clay slabs is a great way to achieve forms with angles and textures that are not attainable on the pottery wheel.
In this class we will explore hand building with slab techniques and forms, creating templates, applying texture, and a surface design carving called sgraffito on functional pottery. Due to the small class size no prior experience is necessary and all levels are welcome.

This course meets once a week on Wednesdays for 6 weeks.

CLASS FEE INCLUDES 25 lbs. CLAY, STUDIO GLAZES,
FIRING & BASIC TOOLS

Minimum age of 18 yrs.


5 Spaces Available
Prior Registration Required

Instructor - Terra

Fairy House

Upcoming classes:

Tuesday 6:30 pm

April 23

$50+tax ($55 Total)

Join us for a one-time experience learning how to hand-build a unique Fairy House! Make it a couples night or come flex your creative muscles! Build your fairy house, embellish with flowers and mushrooms, then paint your fairy house with underglaze. All levels welcome. All materials, instructions, and tools to personalize your fairy house will be provided. 
Please allow 3 weeks for the process to be complete.

10 Spaces Available

Prior Registration Required


Instructor - Terra

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Mini Pots Wheel Throwing

Upcoming Classes:

Friday 6:30 p.m.

April 19

Saturday 11:00 a.m.

May 18

$35+tax ($38.50 total)

Experience the creative and therapeutic art of mini pot wheel throwing at Silver Sage Ceramics. Our specialized mini wheel allows you to learn and perfect the art of creating mini pots. Unleash your creativity and learn a new skill in our welcoming studio environment.

CLASS FEE INCLUDES CLAY, STUDIO GLAZES, FIRING and BASIC TOOLS.


Minimum age of 13 yrs.

6 spaces available
Prior Registration Required


Instructor - Jack

Mother's Day Vase

Upcoming Classes:

Tuesday 6:30 p.m.

April 30

$50+tax ($55 total)

Show your mom how special she is with a handmade Mother’s Day vase from Silver Sage Ceramics. Create a unique and personalized gift that she’ll cherish forever. In this one time hand-building class, we will show you how to construct the vase out of slabs of clay, with a lot of opportunities to make this vase unique and personalized to your loved one!

All materials, instructions, and tools to personalize your snowman will be provided.
Please allow 2 weeks for the process to be complete.

10 Student limit
Prior Registration Required


Instructor - Terra

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Wilderness Pour Platter

Upcoming Classes:

Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

May 7

$68.18+tax ($75 total)

Learn a new glazing technique with our Wilderness Pour Platter class! In this class you will learn how to pour glazes onto a bisque platter to create a unique atmospheric effect. First you will choose one platter to glaze, the large square platter or organic shape platter. Then you will be guided through all of the steps to create your own wilderness scene, with your choice of animals, using the pouring technique! We will then fire your piece and call you when they are ready to pick up, please allow approx. 2 weeks to pick up your finished platter.

Student limit
Prior Registration Required


Instructor - Tamara BFA

Woodland Mug

Upcoming Classes:

Friday 6:30 p.m.

May 1o

Tuesday 6:30 p.m.

May 14

$50+tax ($55 total)

Create your own unique and beautiful Woodland Mug at Silver Sage Ceramics. Our skilled artists will guide you through the process of adding charming woodland accents to your very own mug, making it a truly personal and special piece. Perfect for a fun and creative night out!

Please allow 3 weeks for the process to be complete.

 

10 Student limit
Prior Registration Required


Instructor - Terra Hess

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Pretty Pitcher & Cup Set 

Upcoming Class:

Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

May 15th (To build your Pitcher)

Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

May 22nd (Return to glaze your Pitcher)

$77.27+tax ($85 total)

Serve your signature lemonade in something special this year! In this Pretty Pitcher Class over two sessions, you will build and then glaze a pitcher and two cups. In the first session on May 15th we will show you how to hand-build a pitcher and two cups from slabs of clay, with plenty of opportunity to personalize and make unique! Then in the second session on May 22nd you will return to glaze your pitcher and cups! Make this Pretty Pitcher and cup set start to finish! Please allow approximately two weeks to pick up your finished pieces. All levels welcome. All materials, instructions, and tools to personalize your teapot will be provided.

 

Student limit
Prior Registration Required


Instructor - Terra Hess

Kid's Clay Camp! - Hand Building

Class meets daily - 4 sessions

Upcoming classes:

(9:00 am. - 12:00 pm. noon)

June 10 - 13

$175+tax ($192.50 Total)

In Kid's Clay Camp, kids will explore clay, building a different project each day! Each 3 hour session is a hands on experience working with clay, building and then painting their projects! Our small class size benefits you with more one-on-one attention from the instructor and a chance to get to know each other. A few projects will be fired in our kiln so please allow three weeks after the class to pick those projects up!

CLASS FEE INCLUDES CLAY, PAINT, & BASIC TOOLS

For Ages 8 - 13 

10 Spaces Available

Prior Registration Required


Instructor - Terra

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