Two Days | Saturday and Sunday | June 27-28 | 9am-4pm
Level: Next Steps
Ages 18+
Instructor: Anna Grace Nwosu
Note: This is not an intro workshop. To be successful in Next Steps, you need to be able to confidently center 2 lbs of clay and make a cylinder.
Class Description:
In this two-day workshop, students will focus on creating larger wheel-thrown forms including large bowls, tall bottles, and centerpiece vases. We will utilize techniques like spiral wedging, piecemeal centering, and coil throwing to achieve wider, taller, and proportionately pleasing forms.
Day 1 (Throwing Big & Wide): Students will first learn new techniques to wedging, centering, and throwing larger amounts of clay (5 lb +). We will utilize these new techniques to throw a large, shallow salad bowl. We will also begin practicing throwing taller, structurally sound cylinders in preparation for throwing bottles and vases on day 2.
Day 2 (Throwing Big & Tall): Students will then learn modified pulling and collaring techniques to throwing taller forms with consistent walls. We will begin throwing a narrow bottle to practice height, and then throw a larger, wider bellied vase. Finally, students will learn coil throwing, an effective and more controlled alternative to stacked forms. Students may prep a base piece the day before or throw a base on day 2 and force dry it via hairdryer/heat gun/torch.
Workshop fee covers 25lbs of bmix with grog, studio use, and bisque fire.
About the instructor
Anna Grace Nwosu is a ceramic artist working in San Francisco, California. Her vessels are shaped by ancient and modern ceramic traditions, recontextualized within the contemporary world. As functional as they are sculptural, each piece is created with the lived environment in mind. She has recently exhibited at Fog Fair, Col Gallery, San Francisco Art Fair, Glass Rice Gallery, and Re.riddle Gallery. She hosted her first solo exhibition, Return to Form, at Marrow Gallery in October 2025. She teaches intermediate and advanced wheel throwing classes throughout the Bay Area.
Cancellation Policy
You may cancel up to two weeks (14 days) before your class start date to receive a full refund or a credit, minus a $25 cancellation fee. Transfers are not allowed.
Cancellations made within two weeks of the class start date are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Once a class has started, no refunds, credits, or transfers can be issued. Cancellations must be delivered via email to hello@specklestudio.com.
Two Days | Saturday and Sunday | June 27-28 | 9am-4pm
Level: Next Steps
Ages 18+
Instructor: Anna Grace Nwosu
Note: This is not an intro workshop. To be successful in Next Steps, you need to be able to confidently center 2 lbs of clay and make a cylinder.
Class Description:
In this two-day workshop, students will focus on creating larger wheel-thrown forms including large bowls, tall bottles, and centerpiece vases. We will utilize techniques like spiral wedging, piecemeal centering, and coil throwing to achieve wider, taller, and proportionately pleasing forms.
Day 1 (Throwing Big & Wide): Students will first learn new techniques to wedging, centering, and throwing larger amounts of clay (5 lb +). We will utilize these new techniques to throw a large, shallow salad bowl. We will also begin practicing throwing taller, structurally sound cylinders in preparation for throwing bottles and vases on day 2.
Day 2 (Throwing Big & Tall): Students will then learn modified pulling and collaring techniques to throwing taller forms with consistent walls. We will begin throwing a narrow bottle to practice height, and then throw a larger, wider bellied vase. Finally, students will learn coil throwing, an effective and more controlled alternative to stacked forms. Students may prep a base piece the day before or throw a base on day 2 and force dry it via hairdryer/heat gun/torch.
Workshop fee covers 25lbs of bmix with grog, studio use, and bisque fire.
About the instructor
Anna Grace Nwosu is a ceramic artist working in San Francisco, California. Her vessels are shaped by ancient and modern ceramic traditions, recontextualized within the contemporary world. As functional as they are sculptural, each piece is created with the lived environment in mind. She has recently exhibited at Fog Fair, Col Gallery, San Francisco Art Fair, Glass Rice Gallery, and Re.riddle Gallery. She hosted her first solo exhibition, Return to Form, at Marrow Gallery in October 2025. She teaches intermediate and advanced wheel throwing classes throughout the Bay Area.
Cancellation Policy
You may cancel up to two weeks (14 days) before your class start date to receive a full refund or a credit, minus a $25 cancellation fee. Transfers are not allowed.
Cancellations made within two weeks of the class start date are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Once a class has started, no refunds, credits, or transfers can be issued. Cancellations must be delivered via email to hello@specklestudio.com.
