Wheel-Thrown Pottery: Personalizing Your Work

This comprehensive ceramics course by Trent Berning offers a detailed and well-structured approach to exploring the potter’s wheel as a powerful mode of artistic expression. Designed for learners at various skill levels, the class provides in-depth instruction that combines technical skill-building with opportunities for creative exploration. Through a thoughtfully curated mix of text-based lessons, video demonstrations, and hands-on exercises, students will be guided step-by-step through essential wheel-throwing techniques with a focus on personalization and individual artistic growth.

Participants will learn how to create and use handmade tools, explore intentional distortions, refine their forming processes, and work with slips and surface treatments to enhance their pieces. Emphasis will be placed on developing a personal style while building a solid foundation in ceramic fundamentals.

Whether you are a beginner looking to establish strong technical skills or an intermediate student seeking to deepen your understanding of wheel-thrown forms, this course will support your journey. Students will also gain the ability to speak confidently about the ceramic process, understand and articulate the stages of forming on the wheel, and build a broader vocabulary around clay and its possibilities. Wheel-Throwing: Personalizing Your Work is both a creative and educational experience designed to elevate your ceramic practice.