Tuesday, April 30, 2013

CLASS SCHEDULE: Yonkers Pottery Studio: Wheel Throwing, Sculpture, Handbuilding Ceramics Classes for Adults & Children: Lower Westchester County & Hudson Valley, New York

Yonkers Peace Pottery Studio will be opening on McLean Avenue September, 2013! Classes and parties for adults and children in ceramics instruction, all classes are appropriate for beginner to experienced potters. Classes are on a rolling basis, no end or beginning to a term. You can buy class packages in different amounts.

Friday, March 8, 2013

YONKERS POTTERY STUDIO: Wheel Throwing, Sculpture, Handbuilding Ceramics Classes for Adults & Children: Lower Westchester County & Hudson Valley, New York

COMING SOON TO DOWNTOWN YONKERS RIVERFRONT AREA!!!
Centered on the art of ceramics and clay, Yonkers Pottery Studio, located in the re-emerging historic Yonkers, New York waterfront district, is a community pottery craft center and school serving the lower Hudson River Valley and Westchester County, Riverdale, Bronx, and northern Manhattan, New York. City.

Encouraging a warm and relaxed environment to inspire creativity, community, and regard for art and fine handcrafts, we offer a full roster of handbuilding, sculpture, wheel throwing classes for beginner to advanced students, as well as pottery birthday parties (for children and adults), corporate team building sessions, special topic workshops, adult socials, and studio space rental for experienced clay artists.

Our storefront shop is stocked with fine handmade stoneware and porcelain home decor, garden, jewelry goods and gifts, and other unique handcrafts from local artisans, like natural soaps and carved wood serving utensils.

Please join our mailing list so we can notify you of grand opening date & class schedule:
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STUDIO TOUR: Yonkers Pottery Studio: Wheel Throwing, Sculpture, Handbuilding Ceramics Classes for Adults & Children: Lower Westchester County & Hudson Valley, New York

COMING SOON!!!
646-316-0554

Yonkers Pottery Studio is a fully equipped ceramic studio. We offer:
  • Ceramic & Pottery Classes (all levels)
  • Hand Building and Wheel Instruction
  • Children’s Pottery Classes
  • Parent/Child Classes
  • Ample Practice Time
  • Private Lessons
  • Corporate Team Building Events
  • Kiln Firing Services
  • Memberships for experienced clay artists
  • Studio Space Rental for experienced clay artists

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GIFT CERTIFICATES: Yonkers Pottery Studio: Wheel Throwing, Sculpture, Handbuilding Ceramics Classes for Adults & Children: Lower Westchester County & Hudson Valley, New York

COMING SOON!!!
Gift certificates can be applied to any of our classes or services, such as introductory ceramics classes, kids classes or summer camp, adult handbuilding and wheel classes, or purchase of pottery from our shop.  They are valid for one year from date of purchase.

 Purchase online or call: 646-316-0554.

INTRO WORKSHOPS: Yonkers Pottery Studio: Wheel Throwing, Sculpture, Handbuilding Ceramics Classes for Adults & Children: Lower Westchester County & Hudson Valley, New York

  • Our trial class is a 2-hour hands-on intensive. It's a good way to see if you enjoy the process of working with clay and making ceramics, to see if you want to take the plunge and commit to buying a class series card.
  • You can choose either a wheel or hand building class
  • Must pay $40 at registration time
  • Learn traditional ceramics techniques used to make any utilitarian or sculptural clay works including, plates, cups, bowls, figurines, and more! 
  • We usually have 2 introductory classes/month. The dates can be found on our studio calendar  here.
  • Important:
    • Must reserve your spot
    • Items from hand building workshops can be saved (cost of $15 per piece). Finished pieces are usually ready within about 4 weeks for pick-up.
    • Items from wheel workshops cannot be saved. It usually takes 2-3 classes to see a thrown wheel piece to completion. *You CAN save a piece thrown in the intro. workshop if you decide to buy a class card at the end of the workshop.
    • Must be 18 to enroll alone, or with parent if between 15-17.

Sign up online or call us at 646-316-0554.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

SPECIAL CLAY, CRAFT & ART WORKSHOPS: Yonkers Pottery Studio: Wheel Throwing, Sculpture, Handbuilding Ceramics Classes for Adults & Children: Lower Westchester County & Hudson Valley, New York, Riverdale, Bronx, Hastings, Tuckahoe, New Rochelle, Mt. Vernon, Scarsdale, Dobbs Ferry

ceramic teapot by cori morenberg handbuilt from soft clay slabs
COMING SOON! 2-Session Clay Craft Workshops at Yonkers Pottery & Ceramics Studio!
Tea Sets – Pot and cups
Figure Sculpting
Precious Metal / Silver Clay  
Artistic Mosaics
Holiday Ornament
Planters and Garden Pot
Smoke Firing
Complex Pinch Pots
Throwing Large Forms on the wheel
Drawing for the Potter & Ceramist
Jewlery-making with Your Own Handmade Ceramic Beads

KILN RENTAL & FIRING SERVICE: Yonkers Pottery Studio: Wheel Throwing, Sculpture, Handbuilding Ceramics Classes for Adults & Children: Lower Westchester County & Hudson Valley, New York

ceramic mug by cori morenberg, made as project example in kids pottery class
We fire up to cone 6 in electric Skutt kilns.
By the kiln load = $135 (xx” cubic feet of space)
Smaller amounts = 8-cents/cubic inch