Clay Jack O'Lanterns

Clay Jack O'Lanterns

Summer Workshop | This course has been canceled

414 Plush Mill Road Wallingford, PA 19086 United States

Children's Ceramic Room

All Levels/Intergenerational/16 to Adult

7/30/2022 (one day)

1:30 PM-4:30 PM EDT on Sat

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$60.00

Member Discount Available

$25.00

Have you heard of Christmas in July? Get ready for Halloween in July! In this workshop students will create a unique clay Jack O' Lantern which will be completed in plenty of time for your holiday decorating.

The overall goal of this workshop is hand building, glaze concentration for a specific look, and experimentation with displaying a piece in the light and in the dark. Students will have the opportunity to get their spook on by making their piece take on a spooky demeanor, or go for a lighter, up beat expression. 

Using coils of clay, students will hand build their pumpkin/gourd base. You will have the option to have an open base or make a lid for your piece. Oven clay will be used in the event an uneven light source is used to internally illuminate the piece, such as a candle. 

Glazing options are endless and pieces will have an option of low fire or high fire. There will also be an option to have Brad glaze your work.

Students are asked to bring a positive/negative graphic to remove/add to their piece. 




  • Clay is not included in lab fee.
  • Please Note:  This class is planned as an in person class and we expect that it will run the full semester in person.  However, there is an ongoing need to adhere to guidance and safety practices in order to safely manage the COVID-19 situation.  The guidelines from state government and public health authorities change as time progresses and the CAC may need to make adjustments accordingly.  It is possible that this class will transition to an online format at some point during the semester.  In this case, tuition refunds will not be issued unless the CAC is unable to provide the same number of class sessions as initially planned either in person or in a remote format. 
  • Students who wish to fire work in the soda kiln and are currently registered in a class that is not soda kiln specific can do so for an additional $20 fee/semester. Only available to students who have previously taken a soda kiln specific class or workshop at the CAC. Please call or stop by the office to sign up.
  • Students should bring basic clay tools (which can be purchased at CAC).
Hagmayer, Brad

Brad Hagmayer is a Ceramic Artist from Royersford, Pennsylvania. Beyond Royersford, Brad spent much of his life in Ocean City, New Jersey where his father operated a gift shop on the boardwalk till 1972 and the family continues strong ties with the city by way of a second home. Brad has been doing art since a young child and has won numerous awards in several mediums. A graduate of Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania, with a BA in Art Studio, in 1988. Brad has focused his talents in the last ten years on his ceramic arts. He is a member of the Community Arts Center in Wallingford, Pennsylvania where he is known for his Octopus, Mushrooms, Rabbits and French Bulldogs as well as a few other creatures. He works with both Low Fire and High Fire clays and glazes and dabbles in Raku as well. Brad has also practically used his admiration with animals by spending his adult life working in the Veterinary Field and is currently a Practice Manager for a veterinary office in the western suburbs of Philadelphia.