# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Handbuilding in Clay: Beginner to Intermediate- 3 hour weekly classes, Thursdays
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Class Length:  8 weeks, 1:30pm -4:30pm each Thursday, beginning July 9th

Tuition: $240 (+ $65 materials fee)

Class Description: Learn to create functional and sculptural ceramics by hand. This hand building course invites both beginners and returning makers to explore functional or sculptural ceramics in a relaxed, creative environment. We’ll cover essential techniques like pinch, coil, and slab building—not just as skills, but as tools for storytelling, texture, and form. You’ll learn how to bring your pots to life through organic shapes, layered surfaces, and thoughtful details, all while discovering your personal voice in clay. This class balances guided projects with space for your own creative exploration. You don’t need to master a potter’s wheel to make beautiful, elegant, everyday-use-wares for the whole family to enjoy. You just need time, practice, patience and encouragement, so we’ll see you there!

Age Limitations: Ages 16 & Up

Supplies Included: Tuition covers 25 lbs of clay, use of studio glazes, all firings, and use of communal tools and equipment.

Additional Supplies: Each student will need their own basic ceramic tool kit. We have these available for purchase at the art center for $30 but we recommend you purchase prior to day one of class when we are open to the public, otherwise please bring cash with you to hand to the instructor. Please also provide your own apron and a personal hand towel to each class (We don’t use paper towels in this facility and we don’t do laundry!)

Teachers: Debra Balestreri
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/stafford/handbuilding-in-clay-beginner-to-intermediate-3-hour-weekly-classes-thursdays/200030240375118
- **Event Categories**: workshops, art, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Stafford
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Corgi Clay Art Center
- **lat**: 38.47998804811
- **long**: -77.4743
- **full address**: Corgi Clay Art Center, 25 Tech Pkwy, Stafford, VA 22556-8620, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Handbuilding in Clay: Beginner to Intermediate- 3 hour weekly classes, Thursdays being held?
  - **A:** Handbuilding in Clay: Beginner to Intermediate- 3 hour weekly classes, Thursdays takes place on Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 01:30 pm to Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 01:30 pm at Corgi Clay Art Center, 25 Tech Pkwy, Stafford, VA 22556-8620, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Handbuilding in Clay: Beginner to Intermediate- 3 hour weekly classes, Thursdays?
  - **A:** Handbuilding in Clay: Beginner to Intermediate- 3 hour weekly classes, Thursdays is organized by Corgi Clay Art Center.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Handbuilding in Clay: Beginner to Intermediate- 3 hour weekly classes, Thursdays is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Stafford, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Handbuilding in Clay: Beginner to Intermediate- 3 hour weekly classes, Thursdays sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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