Name: Wheel Throwing - Saturday Afternoons
Start: 2025-10-11T16:00:00-07:00
Location: Santa Paula Art Museum

Learn the basics of throwing clay on a potter’s wheel in this four-part course for all skill levels! Join teaching artist Tara Weber inside SPAM’s Cole Creativity Center to learn how to center clay, pull cylinders, trim, and glaze. Each week’s class will focus on a new step of the process, including throwing, trimming, and glazing. Students will finish the course with an understanding of all the steps required to create a fully functional ceramic piece.
This is a four-part course that will be taught on four consecutive Saturdays: October 11, October 18, October 25 and November 1, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
This class is for ages 16 and over. The cost of the four-part course is $230 per person. All skill levels are welcome and all materials are provided. Preregistration is required and space is limited. The course will be held inside SPAM’s Cole Creativity Center located at 123 N 10th Stree, Santa Paula, CA. Free parking is available directly behind the building and students may enter through the front or back door.
All 4-week courses include FREE Open Studio hours on Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. A complimentary 5 pounds of clay will be provided per week to current students. This resource is available to current students only and open studio space is granted on a first come, first serve basis. Our Kiln Technician is onsite to answer any questions during Open Studio hours.