Dates: Nov 6 - Dec 18, 2025 (6 weeks*)
Meets: Thursdays 6-9pm
Location: 1117 Virginia Street, Berkeley, CA
Level: All Levels
* There is no class on Thanksgiving week, this course is 7 weeks total
Join Anastasia at her sunny Berkeley studio and immerse yourself in handmade ceramics!
In this mixed level class, we’ll be covering the foundational techniques of hand building ceramics: slab, pinch, coil, templating, and moulding. For returning students, this course is continuation of techniques learned in previous courses, with individual attention and special projects. Come with ideas of what you would like to create: sculpture, tile, tableware, dinnerware, vases, wall artwork, pendants, etc. Anything you dream up, Anastasia will help guide you to create!
This course is mixed level, for the beginner to intermediate ceramic artist wanting to take their creativity and skills further 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
12Ib bag of clay per student.
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
Wear 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
You’ll be provided a standard liability waiver and student agreement to sign, which go over studio policies so we’re on the same page with studio best practices and safety protocols.
Missed Classes
Students who miss class may come to open studio times to makeup an absence.
Images in this class listing are aspirational and not intended to promise a particular end result
Dates: Nov 6 - Dec 18, 2025 (6 weeks*)
Meets: Thursdays 6-9pm
Location: 1117 Virginia Street, Berkeley, CA
Level: All Levels
* There is no class on Thanksgiving week, this course is 7 weeks total
Join Anastasia at her sunny Berkeley studio and immerse yourself in handmade ceramics!
In this mixed level class, we’ll be covering the foundational techniques of hand building ceramics: slab, pinch, coil, templating, and moulding. For returning students, this course is continuation of techniques learned in previous courses, with individual attention and special projects. Come with ideas of what you would like to create: sculpture, tile, tableware, dinnerware, vases, wall artwork, pendants, etc. Anything you dream up, Anastasia will help guide you to create!
This course is mixed level, for the beginner to intermediate ceramic artist wanting to take their creativity and skills further 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
12Ib bag of clay per student.
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
Wear 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
You’ll be provided a standard liability waiver and student agreement to sign, which go over studio policies so we’re on the same page with studio best practices and safety protocols.
Missed Classes
Students who miss class may come to open studio times to makeup an absence.
Images in this class listing are aspirational and not intended to promise a particular end result
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