hand-building 101
instructed by amy smoot
Join Amy Smoot in this 4-week ceramics class focused on hand-building!
Pottery doesn't have to be thrown on the potter's wheel in order to be beautiful and unique. Hand building allows students to make at their own pace (and it's cleaner too!) Each week students will be shown a hand-building technique that they can apply to the pieces they make. We will focus on pinching, coil building, slab building, and glazing, as well as all the in-between techniques like carving, stamping, and decorating.
This workshop will be held on Tuesdays in May 2025:
May 6th; 3-5pm (Pinching)
May 13th; 3-5pm (Coil Building)
May 20th; 3-5pm (Slab Building)
May 27th; 3-5pm (Glazing)
let's learn together
Age Range: 18+
Dates: May 6, 13, 20, 27
Times: 3-5pm
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 10 attendees. The minimum for this class is 3 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.