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CERAMICS

getting your hands dirty

In our ceramics studio, students learn the basics of hand-building and wheel-throwing to create trinket dishes, plates, bowls, sculptures, and vessels. They expand on those foundational skills to create symmetry, add texture, and use advanced glazing techniques.

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teaching artist | Abby Cushway

Abby Cushway (she/her) started at WMCAT in 2022 as a ceramics teaching artist. She has 15 years of experience with ceramics having taught at her in-home studio and as an instructor at Grandville Avenue for Arts and Humanities Cook Arts Center. Abby founded the Clay for VA program at Michigan Home for Veterans, a volunteer program offering pottery lessons to veterans. Abby Cushway was recognized at Kendall College of Art and Design as a regional awardee in the Scholastic Art Awards Competition in 2009 for Ceramics and Glass. Check out Abby’s work!

2025 fall + 2026 Spring offerings

FALL | MONDAY + WEDNESDAY

Ceramics II

Eligibility: 9-12 grade GRPS students  

Discover endless possibilities in pottery! Build foundational skills and expand your ceramics toolkit by exploring new materials and techniques. From larger-scale vessels to advanced glazing techniques, you’ll broaden your artistic horizons.  

An optional open studio will be available on Wednesdays for students in this studio 

FALL | TUESDAY + THURSDAY

Ceramics I

Eligibility: 9-12 grade GRPS students  

Join us on an exciting ceramics journey and explore a wide range of techniques in a welcoming environment. You’ll learn the basics of hand-building – to create trinket dishes, plates, bowls, and small-scale sculptures – before creating symmetrical pieces like mugs, vessels, and vases on the pottery wheel. Let your imagination soar through clay.

SPRING | MONDAY + WEDNESDAY

Ceramics II

Eligibility: 9-12 grade GRPS students  

Discover endless possibilities in pottery! Build foundational skills and expand your ceramics toolkit by exploring new materials and techniques. From larger-scale vessels to advanced glazing techniques, you’ll broaden your artistic horizons.

SPRING | TUESDAY + THURSDAY

Ceramics I

Eligibility: 9-12 grade GRPS students  

Join us on an exciting ceramics journey and explore a wide range of techniques in a welcoming environment. You’ll learn the basics of hand-building – to create trinket dishes, plates, bowls, and small-scale sculptures – before creating symmetrical pieces like mugs, vessels, and vases on the pottery wheel. Let your imagination soar through clay.

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Studios are first come first served! Students are placed in studios on a rolling basis.
We recommend turning in your materials ASAP to secure a spot!  

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