Classes & Supplies
Our Classes – Growing Creativity Through Clay
At Sarasota Clay Company in Sarasota, FL, we offer a variety of classes that foster creativity. Whether you are a beginner or have been working with clay for years, we have a class and/or workshop for you! Our studio includes 12 Brent wheels, a Brent SR20 Slab Roller, a North Star extruder, and a beautiful exclusive glaze palette for student use.
All classes include 4 sessions, each of which are 3 hours, for a total cost of $245.00. The class fee also includes instruction for wheel throwing, hand building and kiln firings. An additional student lab fee of $52.00 plus tax covers 25 lbs. of clay as well as access to all studio glazes. Currently enrolled students may work during ‘open studio’ hours for $10.00 per hour. Our interactive calendar is featured on our Home page. You can choose which class you are interested in and call or email to sign up. We accept cash, checks and all major credit cards.
Class Schedules
Tuesday – *Open studio 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday – Natasha Dikareva – Sculptural Hand Building – 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Wednesday – Carla O’Brien – Introduction to Wheel Throwing – (no experience necessary) – 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
*Open Studio, Hand-building only – 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Thursday – Justin Mastrangelo – Intermediate Wheel Throwing – 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
*Open Studio – 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Thursday – Josh Holbrook – Thursday Night Wheel Throwing – 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Friday – Workshop (seasonal – based on current calendar)
*Open Studio and/or Clay Date – 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (based on workshop schedule)
Saturday – Intro to Clay All Ages “Kids And Clay” – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Intro to Clay “Wheel Throwing” (BY APPOINTMENT) – 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
*Open Studio – 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Sunday – closed
Monday – closed
All Class availability subject to change! Check interactive calendar or CALL 941-359-2773
Clay Date
Regular Business Hours (10:00-4:00 Tuesday, Thursday & Friday and 10:00-2:00 Saturday) – 1 or 2 Hour Sessions Available.
Looking for a group activity with friends, family, home schooled students – or a team-building event with your workmates? You NEED to try a “Clay Date”! Schedule your ONE or TWO hour Hand Building session today. The cost is $30 per hour per person. Must have 6 people for regular business hours and 8 people for non-business hours.
Fun for all ages! Projects include but are not limited to holiday themed ornaments, slump mold platters or bowls, pinch pot animals, wall hanging pockets, coffee mugs, fall themed shakers or pumpkins – OR present Carla with an idea for your own hand-built creation.
For a Wheel Throwing Clay Date you must have 6 people and the cost is $30 per hour per person – maximum number for this type of clay date is 8 people. Call to arrange a time and date.
Raku Rocks
One of our featured firing techniques is called Raku firing. Raku is an ancient Japanese firing technique which involves removing pottery from the gas fueled kiln at 1838 degrees Fahrenheit. We then place the pottery in containers that are filled with combustible material to create a reduced oxygen atmosphere.
Ultimately, the process produces beautiful colors or black carbon-burnished surfaces that result from the pottery piece’s exposure to varying degrees of glazing. On occasion, we place horsetail hair on the pots. This leaves delicate but beautiful black lines on pottery surfaces.
We offer a one day workshop during the ‘cooler’ months (January through April/May) – for $80 per session (currently enrolled students can use a class pass plus $20). Check our monthly newsletter for this seasonal workshop schedule.
Supplies
We are a proud carrier of Highwater Clays and pottery supplies, including (but not limited to!) Amaco and Mayco Glazes, Orton Cones, tools by Kemper and Mudtools – and more. We also have a wide variety of chemicals for the clay studio, along with kiln furniture and other pottery making accessories.
