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Pottery Classes

This small size class offers anyone, 8yrs and older, the opportunity to learn all the basic aspects of pottery in a personalized setting.  From handbuilding to throwing on the wheel, this course offers pinch pots, slab, coil, wheel throwing, and glazing.  Anyone from beginner to advanced is welcome. Be ready to bring home between 5-10 pots!

The maximum # per class is 6 people and the cost is $90.  This covers all the supplies and tools needed.

Use the Contact page to sign up or ask ?'s about Pottery Classes. 

It's a great thing to do as a family, with a friend, or individually or for homeschooing credit.

Come with a smile and a willingness to "get your hands dirty"!

  

~Vanessa

 

  
© 2010 Branded Vessels Pottery

 

 

 

Branded Vessels Pottery

  

"What you are is God's gift to you,

what you become is your gift to God."

   The Pottery

 

     Each pottery piece is a handcrafted, one of a kind creation by North Carolina potter Vanessa Baughman.   I use techniques of wheel throwing, hand building or both together; and most of my designs come from the many wonders of nature.   The clay I use is medium to high fire (2,280°F-2,370°F) clays in brown and white colorations.   Most glazes are made at our studio.   All the glazes are non-toxic, dishwasher, microwave, and oven safe (preheat with oven) unless labeled with a [lead-glaze] mark.

  

     We have just transformed our shed into a pottery studio and gallery, which has always been a dream of mine.  We call it the "pottery shed."   If you are in the area and would like to stop by, feel free to make an appointment by using the Contact Us page.

  

     Every fall we have an Open House which gives my clients the ability to shop around in the atmosphere of the “pottery shed" and see the aspects of pottery design and glaze making.   One benefit of the open house is that 30% of sales go towards your choice of 4 charities.   Check out Charities We Support page for more information.

  

I hope you enjoy each piece with its unique aesthetics, feel, and function.

  

Our studio is about 1.5 hours Northeast of Seagrove the pottery mecca of North Carolina.

  

    ~Vanessa