Hand Building Ceramics with Anastasia Tumanova 6 Week Course | Thursdays Sep 26 - Nov 7
Dates: September 26 - November 7th (6 weeks)
Meeting Time Thursdays 6-9pm
Location: 2121 Bonar Street, Berkeley, CA
Level: All Levels
Note that there will be no class or open studios on Halloween week, class runs 7 weeks
Join Anastasia at her sunny Strawberry Creek Berkeley studio and immerse yourself in ceramics. In this class, we’ll be designing our own project briefs and creating beautiful interior decor objects with clay. Projects will be individualized, so come with ideas of what you would like to create: sculptural objects, tile, tableware, dinnerware, vases and vessels, wall artwork, or pendants. Anything you dream up, Anastasia will help guide you to create! This course is perfect for an intermediate ceramic artist who wants to take their ceramic ideas and skills beyond traditional pottery, with guidance from one of the Bay Area’s leading ceramic artists.
What’s Included
Hands on instruction in a bright and clean studio
Hand tools, sponges, molds, formers, banding wheels, plaster molds, textures, and lots of other typical hand building tools are provided.
Gorgeous collection of glazes and underglazes to finish your pieces
12Ibs of clay per student, per 6 weeks. Extra clay may be purchased in studio.
Generous shelving space to store your in-progress work and materials
Firing of your work made during class (max 3 cubic feet per student)
Open studio hours every week
Bring to Class
An apron or clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, closed toed shoes
Specialty glazes or tools
One or two project ideas!
Cancellations
All sales are final. No cancellations, returns, or refunds will be granted. You may find a friend to substitute your spot in class. Please handle the payment privately, and send new student contact information to art@anastasiatumanova.com to complete the exchange. Please note a minimum of 5 people is required for this class to run. If you’ve enrolled and we don’t reach the minimum you will be issued a full refund.
Student Agreement
Once you’ve purchased the class, you’ll be provided a standard class waiver and student agreement to sign before coming to class, which go over studio policies so we’re on the same page!
Missed Classes
Students who miss class may come to Sunday open studio to makeup the time.
Please note my studio is not wheelchair accessible, there is a cobblestone path and one flight of stairs up to my studio
Images in this class listing are aspirational and not intended to promise a particular end result
Dates: September 26 - November 7th (6 weeks)
Meeting Time Thursdays 6-9pm
Location: 2121 Bonar Street, Berkeley, CA
Level: All Levels
Note that there will be no class or open studios on Halloween week, class runs 7 weeks
Join Anastasia at her sunny Strawberry Creek Berkeley studio and immerse yourself in ceramics. In this class, we’ll be designing our own project briefs and creating beautiful interior decor objects with clay. Projects will be individualized, so come with ideas of what you would like to create: sculptural objects, tile, tableware, dinnerware, vases and vessels, wall artwork, or pendants. Anything you dream up, Anastasia will help guide you to create! This course is perfect for an intermediate ceramic artist who wants to take their ceramic ideas and skills beyond traditional pottery, with guidance from one of the Bay Area’s leading ceramic artists.
What’s Included
Hands on instruction in a bright and clean studio
Hand tools, sponges, molds, formers, banding wheels, plaster molds, textures, and lots of other typical hand building tools are provided.
Gorgeous collection of glazes and underglazes to finish your pieces
12Ibs of clay per student, per 6 weeks. Extra clay may be purchased in studio.
Generous shelving space to store your in-progress work and materials
Firing of your work made during class (max 3 cubic feet per student)
Open studio hours every week
Bring to Class
An apron or clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, closed toed shoes
Specialty glazes or tools
One or two project ideas!
Cancellations
All sales are final. No cancellations, returns, or refunds will be granted. You may find a friend to substitute your spot in class. Please handle the payment privately, and send new student contact information to art@anastasiatumanova.com to complete the exchange. Please note a minimum of 5 people is required for this class to run. If you’ve enrolled and we don’t reach the minimum you will be issued a full refund.
Student Agreement
Once you’ve purchased the class, you’ll be provided a standard class waiver and student agreement to sign before coming to class, which go over studio policies so we’re on the same page!
Missed Classes
Students who miss class may come to Sunday open studio to makeup the time.
Please note my studio is not wheelchair accessible, there is a cobblestone path and one flight of stairs up to my studio
Images in this class listing are aspirational and not intended to promise a particular end result
INSTRUCTOR
ANASTASIA TUMANOVA
Anastasia has worked with ceramics since 2004, creating everything from traditional tableware, wall artwork, jewelry, large-scale ceramic installations, and sculpture. Anastasia has taught ceramics at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced level at The Berkeley Potters Studio, Dusted & Blue Studio, The Hamlin School San Francisco, and Clay Room San Francisco. Her work has been shown at West Coast Craft, Minnesota Street Project, Rare Device, Oakland First Friday, and Heron Arts San Francisco. Her ceramic artworks have been collected by private collectors and clients such as Google, Disney World, SFMOMA, Virgin Hotels, and others. Anastasia regularly collaborates on high end art projects with interior designers and the art consultant world to create incredible ceramic design. Anastasia holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.