Handbuilding Pottery and Intro to Clay Sculpture

with Jennifer Phillips All skill levels welcome 8 Sessions Thursday, September 10th - October 29th, 2026 | 5:30PM - 8:30PM Bill Hildebrand & Sam williams ceramic studio 204 S Austin St Rockport, TX $275 For Members, $345 For Non-Members Explore the versatility of clay in this engaging 8-week hand building and introductory sculpture class. Designed for beginners and experienced students alike, the course will introduce you to a range of traditional and contemporary ceramic techniques while encouraging experimentation, creativity, and individual expression.Over the eight weeks, students will learn and practice pinch pots, slab building, coil building, extruded forms, press and slump molds, and introductory ceramic sculpture techniques. Through a series of projects and demonstrations, you’ll discover how simple hand-building methods can be combined and transformed into functional, sculptural, and expressive forms.The class will emphasize learning through making, with demonstrations followed by plenty of studio time to develop your own ideas. Students will explore form, texture, surface, structure, and scale while gaining confidence working with clay without the use of a pottery wheel.The final portion of the course will focus on sculpture, giving students the opportunity to combine the techniques they’ve learned to create a more personal and ambitious piece. You’ll be encouraged to experiment with abstraction, representation, or imaginative forms and develop your own creative voice.