continuing wheel throwing
instructed by amy smoot
Join Amy Smoot in this 4-week intermediate wheel throwing class! This class will focus on improving the skills learned in an introductory course. Students will dive into repetitive techniques like wedging, centering, and pulling walls to create a variety of forms and to build up muscle memory. This course will also go over trimming your pots, attachments, and surface decoration. The last day of each month will be a glaze day.
This class is limited to participants 18+. There is a minimum of 2 participants and a maximum of 6. If the minimum is not met, participants will be refunded. This class is non-refundable after the registration deadline passes. Students are highly encouraged to attend every class, but if you need to miss a day please let the instructor know.
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This class is repeatable and returning students will receive a 25% discount on future registrations.
let's learn together
Age Range: 18+
Dates: Wednesdays each month
Times: 3:30-5:30pm
Location: Kentuck's Clay Studio
Tuition: $200; All supplies included
Secure your spot in the class today!
You must be 18+ to attend. Space is limited to 6 attendees. The minimum for this class is 2 participants, and if the class does not meet the minimum, participants will be refunded. This workshop is non-refundable after the registration deadline passes.
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Please email Amy Smoot at asmoot@kentuck.org with any questions.
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Kentuck workshops are non-refundable after the registration closes. If you would like to cancel before the deadline passes, please email asmoot@kentuck.org or call 205-758-1257. If the class does not meet the minimum by the registration deadline & the workshop is cancelled, participants will be refunded their registration fees.
meet the instructor: amy smoot
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Amy Smoot is from Carrollton, GA and currently resides in Tuscaloosa, AL. She received her BFA in ceramics from the University of West Georgia in 2015. While there, she was studio technician and research assistant in the ceramics area. In 2019 she received her MFA from The University of Alabama where she first began teaching ceramics as a graduate assistant and then as an adjunct instructor. Her practice consists of all types of ceramics techniques including mold-making, slip-casting, hand building, and wheel thrown pottery. Amy began teaching for Kentuck in 2021 and joined Kentuck's staff as Clay Studio Manager in 2023.
​This workshop is made possible in part by support from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.