Ceramics: Wheel Throwing (Tuesday)
Adult Class | FULL
Come and learn to make earthenware pottery and vessels. This class is based strongly on finding out your individual needs, as every student comes in with different ideas about what they want to make. The class will encourage students to challenge themselves by stepping out of their comfort zone, by trying new techniques and reminding them that the best way to try something new is to treat it like play; bring your humility to class and you’ll learn a lot more and have much more fun!
What you will learn:
1. Basics of wheel throwing
2. Ceramic hand-building techniques
3. Advanced surface treatment with slips and glaze
Firing Schedule: All work should be placed on the bisque firing shelf by Friday, February 20, and on the glaze firing shelf by Friday, February 27 to guarantee it will be fired by the last week of classes. Students can continue to drop off work for glaze firing until Friday, March 6. Finished work can be picked up during operational hours between terms, or the following term. We will store unclaimed work for one term only. Questions about the firing schedule can be directed to Scott Cooper, Senior Studio Technician at scooper@fleisher.org.
Please review your class schedule as not all classes meet through the week of March 9-13. All artwork and supplies must be removed from Fleisher’s Ceramics Studio shelving by March 13 unless registered for a Ceramics class during the upcoming Spring 2026 term.
Accessibility Note: This studio is accessible by elevator, but some auxiliary areas require stairs. For access needs or accommodations, contact adulteducation@fleisher.org.
Start the term with these supplies:
• Your first bag of clay is included in your registration - no outside clay is permitted. Additional clay can be purchased at the front desk.
• Basic clay tool kit (rib, cut off wire, pin tool, small sponge, loop trimming tool)
• Cloth hand towel and apron
Midway through the term students will need these supplies:
• 1” and 2” inch hake brush
• Personal supply of decorating tools
• Various carving tools
Amal Tamari
Amal Tamari (she/her) is a Palestinian-American craftsperson living in Philadelphia, PA. Amal received her BA in Studio Art with a focus in Ceramics at Earlham College in 2022. She was a 2025 Multicultural Fellow at NCECA and a Core Fellow at Penland School of Craft from 2023 to 2025. Much of Amal’s work is inspired by her childhood home in the Midwest and her travels to the Middle East, weaving together personal history, cultural heritage, and the intimate beauty of the every day. Amal makes recreations of moments in time, specifically focusing on the domestic still life. Her still lifes act as symbols for memories. A chair is a symbol of sitting together around a table, fruit is a symbol of a shared meal, and a key is a symbol of her Palestinian heritage. Much of her practice is ceramics-based, but she also utilizes wood and textiles to expand her visual language.