Throwing 1.5: Refresh your Skills Workshop

This 3-week technique-focused course breaks down the foundations of throwing into clear, focused lessons: centering, pulling, and shaping. Designed to build skill—not keep work—this is a practice-based training for students looking to refine their technique and deepen their understanding of the throwing process.

Full Course Description:

Throwing 1.5 is a 3-week refresher course designed to help students with some wheel experience build a strong, repeatable foundation through structured skill development. This course is not intended for keeping pieces; rather, it offers a deep dive into the mechanics of throwing through guided repetition and refinement.

Each week focuses on a specific stage of the throwing process:

• Week 1: Coning and Centering – Learn Tao of Clay’s step-by-step centering method, with a focus on posture, pressure, and ease.
• Week 2: Pulling – Explore how to develop consistent wall height and evenness through intentional hand positioning and movement.
  
• Week 3: Shaping – Work with shaping techniques that refine form, bring intention to your profile, and prepare you for more complex forms. 

You’ll also be introduced to Tao of Clay’s mindfulness-based approach to throwing, helping you tune in to your body and the clay as you work. This course is ideal for students who have taken a wheel class before and want to refresh their skills, troubleshoot persistent challenges, or rebuild confidence at the wheel.

Level: Beginner

Prerequisite Note: Some prior throwing experience. 

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Firing: The class fee covers the 3 classes as well as access to the studio during student hours for three weeks to practice outside of class time.  No work will be kept or fired in this course. The focus is on practice and technique development. Firing is not included in this class. Pieces can be fired at our standard studio rate of $3/lb. 

Studio Access: As a student, you’ll have access to the studio outside of class hours to practice and develop your skills further!

Student Practice Open Hours:

• Tuesdays: 6–9 PM
  
• Wednesdays: 10 AM–2 PM
• Fridays: 6–9 PM
• Sundays: 1–5 PM

*Please note: The studio is occasionally closed for events. Be sure to check our studio calendar online for any updates or closures affecting open hours.

We reserve the right to cancel the class due to low enrollment or for other necessary reasons.

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Cancellation Policy:

• Cancel more than 14 days in advance for a full refund.
• Cancel between 7–14 days in advance for a 50% refund.
• Cancellations within 7 days of the class start date are non-refundable.

Missed Classes:

We do not offer refunds or make-up classes. If you need to miss a class, our staff will do their best to help you catch up during the next session or open studio hours.

Questions? Email info@taoofclay.com.