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Tidal Tuesdays with Paul Dobelhoff:

Coastal-Inspired Claywork

Tuesdays, 6 classes 

9:30am – 12:30pm

Offered for:

Winter 1 (Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb 3, 10)

Winter 2 (Feb 24, Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 31)

Please note that there is NO CLASS or OPEN STUDIO during make up week (Weeks of February 16 and April 6)

 
A relaxed, three-hour, six-week handbuilding course where the coast is our classroom and no prior experience is required.
 
Students learn core sculptural and handbuilding skills including basic form, hollowing for even drying, texture, scoring and slipping, drying strategy, firing, and glazing while making shells, fish, and imaginative sea creatures.
 
Week One offers an optional small hollow coastal character that demonstrates essential techniques and can be nearly completed in a single session, with guaranteed weekly studio time to develop independent projects.
 
Instruction is step-by-step with patient one-on-one support so every student leaves confident, relaxed, and inspired.
 
  • Skills covered: pinching; coiling; slab work; hollowing; surface texture; simple joinery; basic glazing.
  • Skill level: All levels welcome.
 
Paul Dobelhoff is from Cincinnati, Ohio and builds large-scale work while exploring color, form, and function.
 
Paul teaches with warmth and clear step-by-step guidance so students of all experience levels feel supported and confident.
 
The studio atmosphere is relaxed, laughter-friendly, and focused on calm, no-stress learning where students receive patient instruction and practical techniques to pursue their own ideas.
 
Let’s build something together!
 
Members: $200
Non-Members: $250
Register Here!

Purchase clay prior to your first class by calling 727-821-7162 ext. 2311 Please note that we are open Wed-Sat 10am-5pm

Brown Clays:

306 Stoneware – Smooth throwing body. Orange-brown in reduction. Gray at C/10 oxidation. Can be fired from Cone 6 to 10.

259 Stoneware – Buff colored stoneware. Smooth enough to throw on the potter’s wheel, but strong enough to withstand most hand-building techniques. Can be fired from Cone 6 to Cone 10. 

Red Clays:

308 Brooklyn Red – Rich dark red colored clay. Contains grog that makes it exceptionally strong for sculpting or throwing large vessels. Can be fired to Cone 6. 

108 Red with Grog – A high fire red clay with medium grog and sand for surface texture and minimal cracking and warping. Designed for sculpture, slab, and coil work. Can be fired from Cone 6 to 10.

White Clays:

240 White – Made by Standard clay. Very smooth, plastic throwing body that fires to Cone 6. 

420 White – Standard Clay Company’s most heavily grogged body, formulated for sculpture. Sand color at C/6, off-white color at C/2. 

Teacher Recommendation: 308 and/or 259

Purchasing a gift for someone? Consider a gift card! Call us at 727-821-7162 x2311 or drop in during business hours!

 

Tuition Refund Policy: Full refund or credit will be issued for any class cancelled by the Morean Arts Center. A $25 processing fee is deducted for all other student refund requests. No refunds will be issued on or after the first day of class.

 

All ceramic classes will be held at the
Morean Center for Clay
420 22nd St S
St. Petersburg, FL 33712

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