Students who feel confident in their current wheel throwing practice to approach new projects engaging in honing foundational skills and/or learning to push their skills forward. Bigger clay, bigger pots means we need to focus on the core of the practice. Knowing how to wedge, knowing the clay body and its limitations and potential, understanding heatwork and basic glaze chemistry, an advanced class is both a practical study dedicating more intensive time at the wheel and in deepening the technical understanding of the material. Special topics may include coil throwing and compositie throwing, surface alteration, and an exploration of different clay bodies if the studio allows.