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Take your wheel work beyond basics with an eight-week evening class at Black Hound Clay Studio South. Instructor Lisa Belsky leads experienced beginners through taller forms, trimming, and glazing so you leave with usable pieces and sharper technique.
Take your wheel work beyond basics with an eight-week evening class at Black Hound Clay Studio South. Instructor Lisa Belsky leads experienced beginners through taller forms, trimming, and glazing so you leave with usable pieces and sharper technique.
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Black Hound Clay Studio South sits at 1701 Federal Street in South Philadelphia, offering Wheelthrowing 102: Wednesday Evenings — an eight-week, small-group progression for experienced beginners ready to push technique. Taught by Lisa Belsky, the course runs Wednesdays, June 3–July 22, 6–9 pm, in the studio’s back classroom. The rhythm of the class pairs warm-up throwing drills with targeted exercises designed to lengthen forms, thin walls without collapse, and develop confident trimming and attachment methods.
This is a skills-first workshop: students focus on lifting taller, shaping consistent walls, refining foot rings, and practicing secure handle attachments. The studio includes on-site kiln and glaze resources, and tuition covers instruction, tools, glazes, firing, and 25 pounds of clay; extra clay is available for purchase. Each registrant also receives one free open-studio session to practice between classes. Accessibility is considered—Wheelthrowing 102 is marked wheelchair accessible—and group size is intentionally capped at ten to maximize hands-on feedback.
Prerequisite experience is required: students should have completed at least one beginning wheel class elsewhere or with the studio. Under Lisa Belsky’s guidance, repetition becomes the lesson plan: working toward matching sets (cups, bowls, mugs, or vases) helps students measure progress, learn consistent finishing, and test glaze behavior across multiple firings. The curriculum also introduces kiln vocabulary and basic firing cycles so students understand how throwing choices interact with glaze outcomes.
Logistics are straightforward: meet at 1701 Federal Street and check in at the back classroom. The studio offers installment payment plans for early registrants; late registrations require full payment. For practical prep, consult the studio’s class guide before your first night and direct questions to [email protected]. The eight-week evening format is ideal for busy makers who want concentrated technical improvement without a full-time residency.
Why book this in Philadelphia? Black Hound Clay Studio South is part of the city’s hands-on craft community, offering focused night-class training that translates directly to usable, everyday pottery. Whether you’re aiming to produce a coordinated dinnerware set or to dial in a signature vase profile, Wheelthrowing 102 gives repeatable practice, instructor critique, and firing feedback in a compact, supportive schedule—turning incremental improvements on the wheel into reliable studio skills.
moderate.
8 weeks, 3 hours per session.
No special fitness required, but you should be able to stand for portions of the class and use fine motor skills for throwing and trimming.
Yes. All students must have taken at least one beginning wheel class and be comfortable with basic centering and throwing steps.
Tuition includes all instruction, tools, glazes, firing, and 25 pounds of clay. One free open-studio session is also included.
Yes. Additional clay and studio supplies can be purchased through the studio’s website or at the studio.
Yes. The class listing notes that this location is wheelchair accessible; check in at the back classroom on arrival.
Group size is limited to 10 students and the minimum age is 16.
Email [email protected] for questions. Refer to the studio’s class guide for policies and any cancellation or payment-plan details.
Black Hound Clay Studio South is part of Philadelphia’s contemporary community-studio movement that supports evening classes and accessible kiln time for local makers.
The studio encourages reuse of trimmings and clay recycling where possible and limits glaze waste; students are asked to follow studio cleaning and water-use practices to reduce environmental impact.
Black Hound Clay Studio South is a community-focused ceramics studio offering wheelthrowing, handbuilding, glazing, and open studio opportunities. The studio presents a structured curriculum alongside one-day workshops and members-only resources, with offerings that include Wheelthrowing 101, Wheelthrowing 102, Intermediate Wheelthrowing, Intermediate Handbuilding, and specialty workshops like ceramic sculpture and tile carving. Classes are taught by named instructors listed in course descriptions — including Sara Gallo, Veronica Mehl, Madeline Rothman, Isaac, and visiting instructor Jill Allen — and range from beginner Wheelthrowing 101 courses to intermediate-level sessions and focused surface design classes. Several Wheelthrowing 101 listings reference an eight-week format, while other options include single-session workshops such as Make Your Own Tile and One Day Wheel Workshop. The studio supports members with dedicated classes and orientations, including Kiln Orientation, Members Glaze Refresh, and Members Reclaim Refresh, as well as open studio time for students focused on wheelthrowing or handbuilding and glazing. Multiple offerings show active waitlists for in-demand classes, indicating consistent enrollment. Black Hound Clay Studio South appears in class listings tied to South Philadelphia experiences and emphasizes hands-on instruction, small-class environments, and opportunities for creative practice and skill progression.
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