Clay School Ithaca CourseBook 19-20
The Clay School Ithaca, Course Schedule 2019-2020 The Clay School provides a vibrant and creative place for community members to work with clay alongside fellow makers, including local professional and emerging potters. Our studio builds community among students of all ages and enriches peoples' lives through the shared experience of making art. When the Cornell Ceramics Studio closed in 2011, a void opened in Ithaca for a place to teach clay to students of all ages. In 2015, after searching for an adequate location, Julia Dean, a former instructor at the Cornell Studio, moved her own ceramic production studio to our current location at the South Hill Business Campus. The space was accessible and welcoming, and The Clay School was born. Enlisting a cadre of well established potters in the area with decades of combined teaching experience, the Clay School offers classes that introduce a variety of techniques and approaches to working with clay. Students may choose to concentrate on wheel throwing, hand-building methods, surface decoration, and functional work. Various choices of monthly space rental is available to established members in the 2500 square foot studio. Week-long, weekend, and one-day workshops are offered throughout the year for locals and out of town students as well.
The Clay School Ithaca, Course Schedule 2019-2020
The Clay School provides a vibrant and creative place for community members to work with clay alongside fellow makers, including local professional and emerging potters. Our studio builds community among students of all ages and enriches peoples' lives through the shared experience of making art.
When the Cornell Ceramics Studio closed in 2011, a void opened in Ithaca for a place to teach clay to students of all ages. In 2015, after searching for an adequate location, Julia Dean, a former instructor at the Cornell Studio, moved her own ceramic production studio to our current location at the South Hill Business Campus. The space was accessible and welcoming, and The Clay School was born.
Enlisting a cadre of well established potters in the area with decades of combined teaching experience, the Clay School offers classes that introduce a variety of techniques and approaches to working with clay. Students may choose to concentrate on wheel throwing, hand-building methods, surface decoration, and functional work. Various choices of monthly space rental is available to established members in the 2500 square foot studio. Week-long, weekend, and one-day workshops are offered throughout the year for locals and out of town students as well.
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OUR LOCATION<br />
South Hill Business Campus<br />
950 Danby Rd.<br />
Suite 28 ; Artist Alley<br />
<strong>Ithaca</strong>, N.Y. 14850<br />
607-882-2535<br />
Studio@<strong>Clay</strong><strong>School</strong><strong>Ithaca</strong>.com<br />
Office Hours<br />
Monday-Friday: 10:30am-4:30pm<br />
www.clayschoolithaca.com<br />
OUR STORY<br />
(for members only)<br />
Monday: 10am-9pm<br />
Tuesday: 10am-9pm<br />
Wedneday: 10am-9pm<br />
Thursday: 10am-6:30pm<br />
Friday: 10am-9pm<br />
Saturday: 10am-4:30pm<br />
Sunday: 10am-4:30pm<br />
The <strong>Clay</strong> <strong>School</strong> provides a vibrant and creative place for community members to work with<br />
clay alongside fellow makers, including local professional and emerging potters. Our studio<br />
builds community among students of all ages and enriches peoples' lives through the shared<br />
experience of making art.<br />
When the Cornell Ceramics Studio closed in <strong>20</strong>11, a void opened in <strong>Ithaca</strong> for a place to<br />
teach clay to students of all ages. In <strong>20</strong>15, after searching for an adequate location, Julia<br />
Dean, a former instructor at the Cornell Studio, moved her own ceramic production studio to<br />
our current location at the South Hill Business Campus. The space was accessible and<br />
welcoming, and The <strong>Clay</strong> <strong>School</strong> was born.<br />
Enlisting a cadre of well established potters in the area with decades of combined teaching<br />
experience, the <strong>Clay</strong> <strong>School</strong> offers classes that introduce a variety of techniques and<br />
approaches to working with clay. Students may choose to concentrate on wheel throwing,<br />
hand-building methods, surface decoration, and functional work. Various choices of monthly<br />
space rental is available to established members in the 2500 square foot studio. Week-long,<br />
weekend, and one-day workshops are offered throughout the year for locals and out of town<br />
students as well.<br />
1<br />
Julia E. Dean<br />
Owner / Founder<br />
@juliaedean<br />
Julia_E_Dean<br />
www.juliaedean.com<br />
OPEN STUDIO HOURS<br />
OUR FOUNDER<br />
Julia’s love affair with clay started at the age of 10<br />
when she watched a potter work on the wheel. It wasn’t<br />
until college, however, that she took her first pottery<br />
class.<br />
With a degree in Education from Murray State<br />
University, she combined a passion for creating and<br />
love of teaching by sharing her craft in studios in Texas,<br />
North Carolina and New York. She has continued her<br />
education over the years at Texas Christian University,<br />
Penland <strong>School</strong> of Crafts, and Chautauqua Institution.<br />
Julia designs and creates a collection of handmade<br />
functional ceramics, available online and in her <strong>Ithaca</strong><br />
studio, located adjacent to The <strong>Clay</strong> <strong>School</strong> classrooms.<br />
These pieces are decorated with the use of natural<br />
objects such as shells and leaves. No two pieces are<br />
ever the same. Julia enjoys a deep connection with her<br />
customer base by creating pieces that can be used in<br />
their everyday lives.<br />
As a designer, she is committed to creating quality,<br />
stylish and relevant handmade pottery. As a loyal<br />
member of the local business community, she is proud<br />
to be recognized by the Tompkins County Workers’<br />
Center as an employer paying a living wage in<br />
Tompkins County, NY.
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