“Every artist was first an amateur”
Alchemy Studio Ceramics with Amy Halko
-
Wheel Throwing Classes
Beginners will learn to make basic forms like cylinders, bowls, and mugs on the wheel. Using colored slips and glaze, inlay, texture, and carving you will learn various ways to finish your creations.
Students with throwing experience will get
one-on-one instruction and help in developing their own personal projects… -
Open Studio Inquiry
During our Open Studio hours, experienced potters have full access to work on personal projects. Firings will be dependent on the amount of finished work each week.
-
Open Studio Membership
Applicants who have been approved for open studio access may register for their membership here:
SUMMER 2024 CLASS SCHEDULE
JUNE
Included in tuition: Hands on instruction from Amy Halko, clay, use of studio materials and glazes, personal shelf space, bisque and glaze firings, all of the pots you make, and an invite to our end of semester pick up party.
** IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE :
All sales are final.
Once registered, if you request to transfer to a different class there will be a $100.00 transfer fee added to your tuition.
If you miss a class we may not be able to offer an opportunity to make up the hours.
Cancellations within one week of class commencement and/or no-shows will not receive any credit, transfer, or refund.
Students should feel comfortable lifting a 25lb bag of clay, working with their hands, and sitting at the potters wheel for extended periods of time.
Please email us with questions: connect@alchemystudiocle.com
JUNE Wheel Throwing - All Levels. 3 CLASS SERIES
Learn how to throw on the potter’s wheel! Beginners will learn to make basic forms like cylinders, bowls, and mugs on the wheel. Using colored slips and glaze, inlay, texture, and carving you will learn various ways to finish your creations. Students with throwing experience will get one-on-one instruction and help in developing their own personal projects.
Included in tuition: Hands on instruction from Amy Halko, clay, use of studio materials and glazes, personal shelf space, bisque and glaze firings, all of the pots you make, invite to our end of semester pick up party.
All levels are welcome in these classes including teens 13 years and up.
Class size is limited to seven students.
MONDAYS
JUNE 10, 17, 24
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Tuition: $225.00
WEDNESDAYS
JUNE 12, 19, 26
4:00 - 7:00 PM
Tuition: $225.00
TUESDAYS
JUNE 11, 18, 25
3:00 - 6:00 OR 6:00 - 9:00
Tuition: $225.00
THURSDAYS
JUNE 13, 20, 27
12:00 - 3:00 OR 3:00 - 6:00 OR 6:00 - 9:00
Tuition: $225.00
JULY Wheel Throwing - All Levels. 3 CLASS SERIES
Included in tuition: Hands on instruction from Amy Halko, clay, use of studio materials and glazes, personal shelf space, bisque and glaze firings, all of the pots you make, and an invite to our end of semester pick up party.
** IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE :
All sales are final.
Once registered, if you request to transfer to a different class there will be a $100.00 transfer fee added to your tuition.
If you miss a class we may not be able to offer an opportunity to make up the hours.
Cancellations within one week of class commencement and/or no-shows will not receive any credit, transfer, or refund.
Students should feel comfortable lifting a 25lb bag of clay, working with their hands, and sitting at the potters wheel for extended periods of time.
Please email us with questions: connect@alchemystudiocle.com
JULY Wheel Throwing - All Levels. 3 CLASS SERIES
Learn how to throw on the potter’s wheel! Beginners will learn to make basic forms like cylinders, bowls, and mugs on the wheel. Using colored slips and glaze, inlay, texture, and carving you will learn various ways to finish your creations. Students with throwing experience will get one-on-one instruction and help in developing their own personal projects.
Included in tuition: Hands on instruction from Amy Halko, clay, use of studio materials and glazes, personal shelf space, bisque and glaze firings, all of the pots you make, invite to our end of semester pick up party.
All levels are welcome in these classes including teens 13 years and up.
Class size is limited to seven students.
MONDAYS
JULY 8, 15, 22
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Tuition: $225.00
WEDNESDAYS
JULY 10, 17, 24
4:00 - 7:00 PM
Tuition: $225.00
TUESDAYS
JULY 9, 16, 23
3:00 - 6:00 OR 6:00 - 9:00
Tuition: $225.00
THURSDAYS
JULY 11, 18, 25
12:00 - 3:00 OR 3:00 - 6:00 OR 6:00 - 9:00
Tuition: $225.00
SUMMER 2024 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
** IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE :
All sales are final.
Once registered, if you request to transfer to a different class there will be a $100.00 transfer fee added to your tuition.
If you miss a class we may not be able to offer an opportunity to make up the hours.
Cancellations within one week of class commencement and/or no-shows will not receive any credit, transfer, or refund.
Students should feel comfortable lifting a 25lb bag of clay, working with their hands, and sitting at the potters wheel for extended periods of time.
Please email us with questions: connect@alchemystudiocle.com
JUNE & JULY CERAMICS WORKSHOPS
Our ceramics teacher Amy Halko is offering a workshop series this summer for students to advance and refine their technique! We’re so excited for these offerings and anticipate for all to sell out quickly.
PLEASE NOTE:
All sales are final.
Once registered, if you request to transfer to a different class there will be a $100.00 transfer fee added to your tuition.
If you miss a class we may not be able to offer an opportunity to make up the hours.
Cancellations within one week of class commencement and/or no-shows will not receive any credit, transfer, or refund.
Students should feel comfortable lifting a 25lb bag of clay, working with their hands, and sitting at the potters wheel for extended periods of time.
Please email us with questions: connect@alchemystudiocle.com
Exploring Surface Decoration and Glazing - A Two Class Workshop
JUNE 15th and 22nd from 9:00 - 11:30 AM
Tuition: $225.00
In this workshop students will learn surface decorating techniques. The first class will focus on decorating leather hard tiles with underglaze, multiple resist techniques, mishima, sgraffito, making templates for decorating and more. Students will use both Laguna Speckled Stoneware and B-Mix.
The following class will focus on glaze techniques. All tiles will be fired and available for pick up within two weeks.
Please bring any interesting textured items or imagery you are interested in exploring.
No experience needed.
HOW TO: Use Darts to Alter Form
June 15 from 12:00-1:30
Tuition: $95.00
Learn how to use darts to reshape simple forms into new, more dynamic forms. This is a short, hands-on skill building workshop for those who want to take their work to the next level. There will be time to practice these skills, but students will not keep anything in the end.
These techniques can be used on slab built or wheel thrown forms.
Some experience with clay is strongly recommended.
HOW TO: Slab Build a Lidded Container
July 13 9:00-11:30
Tuition: $150.00
In this workshop students will learn how to make slab built containers with a fitted lid. We will explore using texture and pattern for decoration, and underglaze for color. Containers will be glazed with a clear gloss and available for pick up within two weeks.
No experience necessary.
Amy Halko
Amy Halko is a studio potter in Cleveland, Ohio. Currently she teaches
ceramics at Alchemy Studio, Cuyahoga Community College, The Cleveland Institute of Art, and Orange Art Center. Amy has taught numerous workshops throughout the US, was a visiting artist at The Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China and a resident artist at The Archie Bray Foundation. Together with fellow artists she founded The Dallas Pottery Invitational in Texas, and Clay Wood Cloth in Sonoma County to celebrate the beauty of handmade objects and support the artists who make them. Her work is in several collections and is shown nationally. Amy received a BFA in Ceramics and Drawing from Bowling Green State University and an MFA in Ceramics at The Ohio State University.
