Beginners & Beyond - Ceramics with Amy Tischler | Tuesdays 6-9pm | 7/18-8/22 | Summer 2023

Beginners & Beyond - Ceramics with Amy Tischler | Tuesdays 6-9pm | 7/18-8/22 | Summer 2023

Ceramics | This class is completed

107 East Deer Park Road Dix Hills, NY 11746 United States

Studio 6

All Levels

7/18/2023-8/22/2023

6:00 PM-9:00 PM EDT on Tue

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448.00 USD

Member Discount Available

Let's get muddy! In this energetic and upbeat all levels class, our motto is that a positive atmosphere makes learning easy.

This class is perfect for true ceramics beginners as well as more seasoned students looking to hone their budding pottery skills.  This class will be committed to the basic techniques and the fundamentals of wheel and hand built pottery.  Learn the basics of how to use all types of pottery tools while learning the vocabulary of a state of the art ceramics studio.  Our main focus of this class will be centering on the wheel, tips on making even walled pieces, mastering throwing bowls and cylindrical forms, and lastly hand built forms.  This class will also give you an introduction to cone 6 glazes and surface decoration. This class will include demos from the instructor as well as independent and guided working time. 

This class also accommodates handbuilders, who will enjoy learning all kinds handbuilding and decoration techniques. Beginner students can expect plenty of time observing demos as well as one on one time with their instructor to develop personalized projects.  

  • All clay used in Art League ceramics classes must be purchased at the Art League. Clay purchased at the Art League cannot be brought outside of the studio. If additional time is needed to complete projects, students in a ceramics class may enroll in open studio time. Work produced in Art League classes must be constructed at a reasonable size so as to not overload the kilns. The Art League thanks its students for following guidelines to keep the kiln schedule under control so that all students receive their work back in a timely fashion.


  • Students must purchase ceramics tool kits in advance.
  • Students may only work with and fire clay purchased from ALLI. Your teacher will review clay types on the first day of class, and you will be able to purchase at that time. Clay is $40 per bag.
Tischler, Amy

Dare to be MUDDY! In my classes you'll get your hands dirty and make personalized gifts and handmade/ food-safe dinnerware for your home while advancing your skills in ceramics. I studied at Alfred University School of Art and Design, where I received my BFA in ceramics. I earned my Masters in Teaching at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). I developed those skills even further as a production potter in Manhattan. I've been with the Art League of LI for 15+ years. I started out as a student taking the portfolio workshop, taught classes for the Summer Art Adventure in many different mediums, and now teach Ceramics. My work focuses on enhancing the ordinary, using smooth lines to imbue utilitarian objects with a new vibrancy.