6-Day Wheel Throwing Course - Saturdays
6-Day Wheel Throwing Course - Saturdays
Date and Time: Six consecutive Saturdays: January 10, January 17, January 24, January 31, February 7 & February 14, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Christian Morris
Cost: $330 for all six sessions
Preregistration required
Learn the basics of throwing clay on a potter’s wheel in this six-part course for all skill levels! Join teaching artist Christian Morris 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.
Every student will have their artwork fired in our kiln by our kiln technician. Pick-up times will be arranged by class.
This is a six-part course that will be taught on six consecutive Saturdays: January 10, January 17, January 24, January 31, February 7 & February 14, 2026
10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
This class is for ages 16 and over. The cost of class is $330 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 the Cole Creativity Center located at 123 N 10th St, Santa Paula, CA. Free parking is available directly behind the building and students may enter through the front or back door.
All 6-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.
Questions? Please call the Museum at (805) 525-5554 ext. 104 or email creativity@santapaulaartmuseum.org.
*Please note: Long nails can make working with clay frustrating. We recommend trimming your nails down before attending class. Clay is also very messy, so please dress in clothing you don’t mind getting stained and covered in clay. You are welcome to bring an apron and towel/rag for wiping your hands throughout the process. Long hair must be pulled back as a safety precaution.
About Our Teaching Artist:
Christian Morris is a ceramic artist from Pittsburgh, PA, and a 2016 graduate of CSU Channel Islands, where he earned his B.A. in Studio Art. His work spans a diverse range of processes—from traditional wheel-thrown forms to highly stylized surfaces that incorporate screen printing, abstraction, and expressive underglaze painting.
He has completed residencies at the Society for Contemporary Craft (Pittsburgh, PA) and Companion Gallery (Humboldt, TN), and his ceramics have been exhibited in galleries both nationally and internationally.
Christian currently lives and works out of his home studio in Ventura, California.