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Demos at a Glance:

Sun 9/24	Mon 9/25	Tues 9/26	Wed 9/27	Thu 9/28	Fri 9/29	Sat 9/30
Welcome to Penland! Getting settled in the studio, safety tour, class overview and meeting your classmates!	AM Demo: Coiling molds PM Demo: Handbuilt cups	AM Demo: Handbuilt plates PM Demo: Playing with templates & digital cutter + paper clay patch	AM Demo: Thrown mugs & mold refining PM Demo:  Handle mania!	AM Demo: Block & fun foam plates + small bowls PM Demo:  Soup and pasta bowls	AM Demo: Foam & plaster mold PM Demo: Prepping pots for decoration	Relax and recharge!

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Detailed Week 1 Syllabus
Please complete all readings and watch all videos prior to class that day!

Monday, 9/25:
Demo:

• ​AM: Class coil-along and how to coil build a hump/slump mold.  Plus, what shapes make a good mold, anyway?
• PM: From coil to slab - you'll learn slab rolling tips, start exploring templates and see one way to approach a handbuilt cup.  

Handout: Handbuilt cups
​​Watch: Chris Staley - Meaningful Cups

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 Read: Ira Glass on being a beginner (and even if you're no longer a beginner, this is still helpful to keep in mind!)

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Tuesday, 9/26:
​Demo:​ 

• AM: Handbuilt plate follow along - we'll make a plate step by step together!
• PM: Handbuilt plate wrap up, playing with templates and an intro to using the digital cutter for templates.  Plus, paper clay patch for crack repairs.

Handouts: Handbuilt Plates and Paper Clay Patch

Read: What's the Point of Making Something You Could Buy?

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Wednesday 9/27:
​Demo:​ 

• AM: Thrown mugs & refining your coil built mold
• PM: Handle extravaganza!  You'll have so many handles by the end of this demo that your cups just may all become mugs!
  • ​Pinched, coiled, rolled, pulled, hollow, slab, carrot, two-handed pulling

Watch:

​Watch: Pete Pinnell: Thoughts on Cups

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Thursday 9/28:
​Demo:​ 

• AM: Additional ways to approach building plates using wood blocks and fun foam templates. Plus using a mold to create small bowls
• PM: A slightly trickier soup bowl + a low and wide pasta bowl (ideal for surface in week 2!)

Use: The Image Resources page to mine for surface ideas for week two!

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Friday 9/29:
​Demo:​ 

• AM: ​How to make my favorite type of hump mold - foam and plaster 
• PM: Prepping pots for the start of surface week - clean up and latex resist plus discussion of the Courage section of Big Magic.  

Handout: Plaster to water mixing chart
Read: Courage section of Big Magic
(this should take around a half hour or so...) 
Further Reading (if you're interested): Plaster FAQ

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Next up?  Surface Week!