Community Arts Center | Hand building on Friday

Hand building on Friday

Fall Class | Registration opens Wednesday, August 6, 2025 12:01 AM EDT

Location: 414 Plush Mill Road Wallingford, PA 19086 United States

Room: Handbuilding Room

Level: Intermediate

Date: 9/12/2025-10/31/2025

Time: 10:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT on Fri

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Tuition $315.00

Other: Member Discount Available

Ceramic Lab Fee: $35.00

Hand building on Friday

Fall Class | Registration opens Wednesday, August 6, 2025 12:01 AM EDT

Course Description

This hand building class will focus on the very versatile ancient coil method. You'll learn ways to build organic forms, burnish them to a high shine and let smoke and fire paint your pots with beautiful smoke clouds. You can play along or follow your own individual aesthetic with guidance to help you refine and expand your skills.

Special Notes

Clay is not included in lab fee. Clay is to be purchased through the office. Purchase can be made via email, by phone and/or in person during office hours. Please note specific clay body when placing order. Porcelain clay bodies (257 and 437) are priced at $60 per unit. Non-porcelain clay bodies are priced at $35 per unit. Purchase in advance of class and present receipt to instructor before collecting clay.

Please note: 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 specific class or workshop at CAC.

Required Supplies

Please bring basic clay tools, available for sale at the CAC.

Instructor

Effie Brenner

Effie Brenner's Webpage Effie Brenner is a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and is a member of the Potter's Guild. She has extensive experience in hand built ceramics with a concentration on the ancient coil technique. Her pieces have won awards in regional art shows, have been exhibited in galleries and can be found in prominent collections in the U.S and abroad.

Hand building on Friday

Fall Class | Registration opens Wednesday, August 6, 2025 12:01 AM EDT

Hand building on Friday

Fall Class | Registration opens Wednesday, August 6, 2025 12:01 AM EDT

Effie Brenner

Attention Parents

Registering a child for a SEMESTER class or workshop:

Attention Spree Parents

Please CLICK HERE to complete our Spree Camper information form for each child attending our Summer Spree Art Camp.

Fill out and save form to your computer and then you can email it to info@communityartscenter.org.

We must have this form filled out, signed and returned to the CAC office BEFORE the start of your child's Spree session to be admitted.