4-day Level Up Wheel Workshop

$1050 +tax (7 Person Limit)

Dates: August 19 – 22

Time: 10am – 4:30pm (each day)

Cost: $1050+ tax

Includes: lunch each day, tools, materials, firings (keep 6 of your favourite pieces), & special guest artist workshop with Beth Turnbull-Morrish of Turningbull Pottery

Ages: 16+

Instructor: Angela Patterson 

Challenge yourself in this 4-day Level Up Workshop. Zenfire Pottery owner, Angela Patterson, will be demonstrating various pottery techniques & forms each day. She will also be supporting you as you practice, play and expand your pottery skills.

Participants will also have the opportunity to learn from a surface decorating great, Beth Turnbull-Morrish of Turningbull Pottery. Beth will share her decorating secrets through various demonstrations and one on one time for participants to try these techniques and ask process questions. 

We will arrange for you to come in at a later date to glaze your pots, or you can choose to have us do it for you. If you live out of town, we can ship your pieces to you for an additional cost.

6-week Beginner Wheel Class

$350+tax (7 Person Limit)

3 Starting Dates:
Wednesday, September 18 from 6-9pm
Thursday, September 19 from 1-4pm
Friday. September 20 from 6-9pm

Cost: $350+ tax

Includes: Instruction, tools, materials, firings & glazes
Keep 8-10 of your favourite pieces.

Ages: 16+

Instructor: Teri Prince

Participants will learn the art of “throwing” on the wheel, starting with a basic cylinder & bowl. These cylinders and bowls can then be altered into many different shapes and functions. You will learn to trim your pieces, decorate and finish your work with beautiful glazes.

Examples of altered forms: citrus juicer, appetizer try, chip & dip platter, vase, and so much more!

No experience necessary, all levels welcome.

By the end you will have a minimum of 8-10 pieces to take home.

Your pieces will be ready for pickup within 4-6 weeks of your last class date.

7-week Level Up Wheel Class

$410 +tax (7 person limit)

Start Date: Thursday, September 19, 6-9pm

Cost: $410+ tax

Instructor: Angela Patterson

Includes: Instruction, tools, materials, firings & glazes
Keep 8-10 of your favourite pieces.

Have you taken 2 beginner wheel classes (or more!), and want to take your throwing to the next level? This is the perfect class for you! This 7-week course will be tailored to each participants’ pottery goals, building on what they’ve previously learned. Students will be encouraged to take their next steps in creating beautiful pots by:

– learning to get more out of each ball of clay,

– throwing with larger amounts of clay,

– experimenting with new pottery forms

– learning to make sets and/or multiples

– and so much more!

Participants will also spend time trimming, attaching handles, decorating and glazing, making their work food safe, dishwasher safe and microwave safe. A total of 8-10 pieces will be created in this class.

Minimum Requirements: Have taken 2 beginner classes & feel comfortable centring clay.

Minimum Age: 16

Pieces will be ready for pickup within 4-6 weeks of the last class.

Open Studio Mondays

$30 +tax

For previous Zenfire students

Monday evenings, 6-9pm

This is your time. A time to focus on improvements, practice at the wheel and be part of our clay community. You are all a wealth of tips and tricks, this is a great opportunity to feed off each other’s knowledge and encouragement.

No instruction will be provided. There will be a studio lead to help with any questions about the studio logistics (e.g., which clay to use, when to start cleaning up etc.)

There are spaces available for both wheel and table work. As we only have 6 wheels, please be mindful of which space you book for. Table time would include any decorating time, glazing, handbuilding, etc.

Your weekly fee will include a limited number of pots fired per month, with the option to pay for additional materials and firing.

After your first time signing up, you will receive a welcome email with more details on studio guidelines and open studio expectations.

Please note: we require each new registrant to complete 2, 6-week classes at Zenfire Pottery.