WORKSHOPS IN MY STUDIO
I provide sculpture, hand building and surface design workshops in my studio in North Boulder several times a year. Small groups in each class allow for personal attention and quick growth in your clay skills. We create a positive and fun team as we work to a common theme, still allowing each person’s aesthetic to come through. My studio is a place to ditch your inner critic and applaud your creativity. We learn, we support everyone’s growth and we celebrate what is possible in clay with hands and heart.
Testamonial
"Willi is a fantastic teacher! She has so much clay wisdom and gently guided me through creating the totem I envisioned. She has a vast knowledge of the materials and processes, and generously shares that knowledge with her students. She also fostered community among the participants so that we could learn from, and support one another. Willi's workshops are about being with the clay and helping her participants grow as artists." from Saoirse, a recent student.
I’m happy to provide more references from other student experiences on request.
Workshops start in March 2024
HAND BUILd a Garden Sculpture
FOR beginners
Mar 14,15,16, & 17 for MAKing
+March 28 & 29 GLAZing your pieces
+2 HR STACK SESSION - DATE tbd
MAKE: Thur & Fri: 1pm-5pm Sat & Sun: 10am-5p m Bring a lunch on these 2 days or visit local lunch spots.
GLAZING Days: 10am-4pm Normally all of that time is needed for glazing and getting pieces ready for the firing.
Fee Breakdown 36 hrs studio time $575; Clay, Glazes & Firing $130, Totem Base $40 CLASS TOTAL $745
How to reserve your spot in a class:
Email me with the class you want. I will reply in the order received for spots available. If there is space, you’ll be notified to mail me a check for the full amount to hold your spot.
Note the cancellation policy below.
Once you receive a class spot….
Write check to Willi Eggerman Mail to 1815 Orchard Ave. Boulder, CO 80304.
Include your full name, address, phone number, and the class start date.
I will hold spots for those who have emailed and promptly send payment. If all the student slots are filled in a session, I will add you to a wait list.
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Class CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancel up to 14 days prior to the start and receive a refund, minus $35 reg. fee. Contact Willi via email to cancel. willi.eggerman@gmail.com
Cancellations within 14 days of class will be refunded 2/3 of the class fee. If I have a replacement student for the class, I’ll refund all but $35. Every effort will be made to fill the spot from a wait list.
In the event I need to cancel a class, a full refund is issued to every student.
REPEATER’S CLASS
An advanced student made this sculpture. She carved most of the texture on her pieces. The glaze choices added variety and rhythm to her piece while highlighting her spectacular birds.
Repeating students take what they learned previously and move forward in refining many skills and learning new surface and forming techniques.
HAND BUILd a Garden Sculpture
FOR REPEATING STUDENTS
Mar 21,22,23 &24 MAKing in wet clay
+April 5 & 6 GLAZing your work
+2 HR STACK SESSIon - DATE tbd
MAKE: Thur & Fri: 1pm-5pm Sat & Sun: 10am-5p m Bring a lunch on these 2 days or visit local lunch spots.
GLAZING: 10am-4pm Normally all of that time is needed for glazing and getting pieces ready for the firing.
Fee Breakdown 36 hrs studio time $575; Clay, Glazes & Firing $130, Totem Base $40 CLASS TOTAL $745
ABOUT MY stacked garden Sculpture Classes
Sculpting with stoneware, you’ll make parts that stack like beads, forming a vertical sculpture.
You work toward a personal aesthetic using hand building methods. We work within each persons skill level adding to it with each day of instruction.
You will use Pinching, Coiling & Slab construction as well as lots of texture options through carving and impression.
Build your clay skills through this workshop. It prepares you for many future projects.
Glaze palette will be from my Cone 10 glazes, fired in my gas kiln to Cone 10. Glazes are primarily earthy tones as the sculptures you see on this page show
Totem height limit is 5ft, with a limit of 30lbs of clay.
Maximum of 7 in the class, but must have 6 for the class to go forward.
BEGINNER’S CLASS Here is a first time clay student and her garden sculpture. Even first timers with clay will complete a sculpture using the forming techniques I teach. The project is geared for all levels. Parts can take on more detail through textures or celebrate form through light and shadow.