Woodlawn Pottery Studio has opened our new, bright and creative studio at 1009 Dupont Street (corner of Dovercourt).
Fall session: 9 weeks (September 11th - November 7th, 2018)
Winter session: 10 weeks (January 8th - March 13th, 2019)
The course teaches hand-building and wheel throwing techniques which may be applied to both functional and sculptural forms. Classes offer a flexible curriculum to accommodate adult potters of all levels. Class size is restricted to ensure individual attention. Students are encouraged to wear old clothing or bring an apron or smock. Registration is on a first come, first served basis.
Instructor: Sharoni Sibony as of June 1, 2017. Sharoni Sibony holds a BA and an MA in English Literature from the University of Toronto and is now pursuing a BA in Ceramics at Sheridan College. In between these degrees, she worked in non-profit management for nearly a decade, while simultaneously lecturing, tour guiding, and facilitating local book clubs on a variety of topics. Her own pottery practice, developed over 20 years, focuses on functional hand-building and especially carved surface decoration. Her ceramics classes provide you with foundational hand-building and wheel-throwing skills, surface decoration techniques, and historical and contemporary resources to deepen your appreciation of clay work. You can count on demonstrations and opportunities for guided self-reflection as you develop and deepen your experience with clay.
Class details:
Students currently registered are given first priority for the following session. Full registration for all students is based on payment received by e-transfer. Please complete the registration form below and our Class Registrar will provide class updates and payment procedures.
Instructor: Sharoni Sibony as of June 1, 2017. Sharoni Sibony holds a BA and an MA in English Literature from the University of Toronto and is now pursuing a BA in Ceramics at Sheridan College. In between these degrees, she worked in non-profit management for nearly a decade, while simultaneously lecturing, tour guiding, and facilitating local book clubs on a variety of topics. Her own pottery practice, developed over 20 years, focuses on functional hand-building and especially carved surface decoration. Her ceramics classes provide you with foundational hand-building and wheel-throwing skills, surface decoration techniques, and historical and contemporary resources to deepen your appreciation of clay work. You can count on demonstrations and opportunities for guided self-reflection as you develop and deepen your experience with clay.
Class details:
- Classes run on Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm-9.30pm, Wednesday mornings from 9.30am - 12.30pm, Wednesday afternoons from 2:00-5:00pm, and Wednesday evenings from 6:30-9:30pm
- Series length: 10 – 3hr sessions
- Maximum enrollment: 9
- Cost of Class: $384.20 ($340 + $44.20 HST, payment must be submitted by e-transfer prior to first class)
- Cost of clay: $22.60/5kg ($20 +$2.60 HST must be purchased from studio during class)
- Includes: pottery tools, glazes and all firings
- Content: includes both wheel throwing and hand-building
- Classes are held at Woodlawn Pottery Studio, located at 1009 Dupont Street in Toronto. Note location change
- Students are responsible for bringing their own apron and towel each week for class
- Unfortunately washroom is downstairs and not wheelchair accessible
Students currently registered are given first priority for the following session. Full registration for all students is based on payment received by e-transfer. Please complete the registration form below and our Class Registrar will provide class updates and payment procedures.