courses
Beginner Wheel
Wednesdays, 6–9 PM
$410 - 7 classes!
Learn wheel throwing in our beginner class. You’ll learn the skills that will form the foundation of your ceramic practice including wedging, centering, throwing cylinders and bowls, trimming, pulling handles, and glazing. By the end of the course, you will have produced a number of pieces like mugs and bowls.
Wedge’s beginner course is now 7 classes instead of 6. Students will learn essential studio skills like reclaiming clay and making slip to prepare them to work in the studio independently.
This course is perfect for anyone who wants to learn wheel throwing and become a member at Wedge.
January 21 to March 4* (*mandatory glaze class)
March 18 to April 29* (*mandatory glaze class)
*A note about the mandatory glaze class: a date change has to accommodate all 6 students and the instructor. If you can't make the glaze class, we can accommodate a private glaze class for an additional $120 fee to cover instructor time.
**It is not advised to miss a class because each class builds on previous learning and takes the moisture levels of the clay into consideration. Classes 4 and 5 can be made up on your own time, without the instructor. Classes 1, 2, 3 and 7 can be made up with one on one instruction for $120.
Refund policy: Wedge offers a refund minus $25 administration fee if cancellation is requested up to two weeks before the course start date. After this, no refund will be given. At this time, Wedge is unable to offer credit.
Meet your instructor
Barbora
proskova
Bara began her pottery journey as a kid! She started hand building when she was 8 and moved to the wheel at 12, which she continued for years. When she was in the Yukon a few years ago, she reconnected with pottery and became, in her words, “obsessed.” After moving to Golden, Bara became one of Wedge’s first and definitely most consistent members. She loves Wedge for the space, the possibilities, the freedom, and the community it creates and people it attracts.
Bara’s favourite things to make these days are sets: mugs, bowls, plates… a set of anything! Currently she is focused on preparing for upcoming markets, getting faster at attaching handles, and experimenting with glazes.
If you don’t find her at the wheel, she is probably hanging out with friends, picking up another knitting project, cuddling her cat, snowboarding, or exploring the world!