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Unleash Your Creativity: Expanded 4-Week Clay Exploration

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Discover Your Potential, On and Off the Wheel

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Elevate your pottery journey with our enhanced 6-week Clay Exploration session, meticulously designed to provide an even deeper dive into the transformative world of ceramics. Whether you are a curious beginner eager to learn the fundamentals or an experienced potter looking to refine advanced techniques, this session is thoughtfully crafted to meet you exactly where you are. We foster your creative growth in a supportive, inspiring, and truly hands-on environment.

Guided by Two Expert Potters

This expanded session proudly features two expert potters dedicated to guiding your artistic development. With their combined knowledge and passion, you will benefit from more hands-on time and highly individualized instruction tailored to your unique pace and interests. Our instructors, including Liz, renowned for her extensive art background, will empower you to explore both the dynamic art of wheel throwing and the versatile techniques of handbuilding. You will gain the confidence and skills to pursue projects appropriate for your skill level, combining methods to create truly distinctive and personal ceramic art.

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Liz McEvoy

Liz is an artist and educator with a lifelong passion for creativity, collaboration, and hands-on learning. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics and Glass from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Rhode Island School of Design.

For 40 years, Liz taught art in public schools in Ludlow and Somers, inspiring generations of students through creativity, experimentation, and artistic exploration. In addition to her public school teaching career, she taught pottery on the wheel at the Longmeadow Summer Enrichment Program and served as an adjunct Art History professor at Western New England University.

Her work and teaching are deeply rooted in clay, weaving, sculpture, and gardening, all of which reflect her belief in the connection between making, growing, and learning. Liz loves teaching and finds sharing ideas exhilarating. She believes innovation comes from working together, creating together, and building community through the arts. For her, collaboration is the pathway to discovering the newest and most exciting possibilities in art and education.

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What's Included

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Everything You Need to Create

We believe in providing a seamless and enriching creative experience. Your registration for this expanded 6-week session includes:

  • Four weeks of intensive, expert instruction from two dedicated potters.

  • Enhanced hands-on time and personalized guidance to accelerate your learning.

  • Full access to pottery wheels and all necessary hand building tools.

  • Unlimited clay to fuel your creativity throughout the entire session.

  • All glazing materials and professional kiln firing for your finished pieces.

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Ready to Transform Clay into Art?

Spaces for this highly anticipated expanded session are limited to ensure a rich, personalized learning experience. Don't miss this opportunity to dedicate significant time to your craft, learn from the best, and connect with a vibrant community of makers.

Important Details

  • Duration: 6 weeks

  • Time Commitment: 4 hours per week

  • Class Schedule: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

  • Total Cost: $350

  • Location: Grit & Grog Clay, 71 Ramah Circle South, Agawam, MA

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