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Wheel Throwing
Course

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Wheel Throwing Courses in Ann Arbor

Learn how to turn raw clay into your own finished pottery! This beginner-friendly course is open to ages 16 and up and provides a complete, hands-on introduction to wheel throwing. Over seven weeks, you’ll learn every step of the ceramics process.

No experience is required. By the end of the course, you’ll have a personal collection of handmade pieces and the skills to continue creating independently.

Course Schedule
(Jan-Feb & Mar-Apr)

Week 1: Wheel introduction, getting familiar with materials and studio setup

Week 2: Continued practice, throwing basic shapes such as bowls and cups

Week 3: Trimming, handles, and finishing work. Submit your first round of items for bisque firing by the end of class

Week 4: Open studio and continued throwing practice

Week 5: Surface texture demo. Submit your final round of items for bisque firing by the end of class

Week 6: Glaze your first round of bisque-fired pieces

Week 7: Final class! Pick up your first glazed pieces and glaze your final batch

Week 8: No Class, but this is the final deadline to submit pieces for glaze firing.

After ~2 weeks, your final batch of pieces will be ready for pickup! We will email you when they are ready.

MAR-APR COURSES

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Open Studio &
Pickup Hours

Mon-Tues

CLOSED

Wed - Fri

2:30 pm - 8:30 pm

12 pm - 5 pm

Sat - Sun

Need help?

Contact us:

support@throwannarbor.com

(734) 822-7643

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