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Summer Classes

Tue - 21 May Written by Janet Szilagyi

New classes announced for this summer. Sign up now to reserve your space.

June 8 - Slab-built stoneware pottery votive. June 15 - Shibori Silk Scarf Dyeing. June 29 - Pysanky (Ukrainian) Egg Decorating. August 16 and 17 - Stained Glass Class. Details are listed on the calendar.

   

Stoneware Button Making Class

Fri - 05 Apr Written by Janet Szilagyi
Saturday, April 13, 10 a.m. to 12 noon and Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Make two sets of seven stoneware buttons during the first class. Come back the next week to wax and glaze them. This class will include fun with design when you make them and color when you glaze them. Cost: $33 per person. For information or registration, contact Susan Ramey of Ridgetop Pottery at 304-329-1883.
Special request: Frappuccino bottles are needed for this class to use as part of the process in making the buttons. If anyone has any (whether or not you are going to take the class), please contact Susan so she can arrange to get them.
   
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Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter Egg) Class

Thu - 07 Feb Written by Janet Szilagyi
Saturday, March 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Art Studio at the Szilagyi Center in Rowlesburg.
The name Pysanky derives from the verb pysalty which means "to write". Take a four hour class at the Art Studio in the Szilagyi Center and learn the art of writing on eggs with a kistka and bees wax. Colorful designs will be created using a wax-resist (batik) method and vivid non-edible dyes. Instruction will be provided by Bernice Schwarzenberg who has been creating pysanky for many years. Refreshments will be provided. $20 per person. Contact Janet Szilagyi at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with questions or to register.
   
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Fall Pottery Classes

Sat - 08 Sep Written by Janet Szilagyi

Pottery classes are being offered at the Szilagyi Center in Rowlesburg this fall. Hand-building classes begin on Sunday, September 9, with a slab-built cup. Other projects this fall will include a candlestick, a votive, and a Christmas ornament. There will also be an 8-week wheel-throwing pottery class for beginners. Check out the Calendar for dates and details. Contact instructor Susan Ramey of Ridgetop Pottery with questions and to register for classes. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

   

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