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Open Studio All Day Intensive: Make. Make. Make. Projects on the Pottery Wheel
**Wheel experience required**
Dive into three weeks of pure creative momentum with the Open Studio Intensive,
where it’s all about making—jars, bowls and mug sets, candleholders, and bold, large-
scale forms. Guided by master potter Nancy Blair, this all day (10am-5pm) course is
designed for wheel-experienced artists ready to refine their technique, expand their
skills, and develop a distinctive personal style that pops with panache and flair.
Through hands-on instruction and dynamic demonstrations, you’ll deepen your
understanding of centering, perfect the subtleties of form, and explore surface textures
and design, and glazing techniques that make your pottery truly yours. Nancy will
provide individualized guidance to help you overcome challenges and bring your
personal projects to life.
By the end of the three-week session, you’ll create only with several finished pieces but
also with a stronger foundation and confidence to push your wheel work further.
Whether you’re looking to elevate your technical skills or unleash your creative voice,
this intensive is a fun, focused, and inspiring journey in clay.
Pre-Registration is required.
Please review our Studio Policies
Instructor: Nancy Blair
Skill level: Intermediate/Advanced
Cost: $290
Materials Fee: $30 per bag of clay (cash/check made payable to Indian River Clay) *includes all firings and glazes
Class Dates: Tuesdays, December 2, 9, 16
Time: 10am - 5pm
Length of Class: 7 hours per class/3-weeks
Clay Skills To Be Learned: See class description
Materials To Bring: Preferred tools, apron, and towel.
Location: 1239 16th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960
Nancy Blair, MFA is a master potter, sculptor and author of five books on art, myth and
the power of creativity as a healing experience. In all her teaching she encourages
students to enjoy the process with curiosity and wonder at the possibilities waiting to
emerge. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Alfred University, the New
York State College of Ceramics and a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Studies from
Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Jersey. Nancy’s art is
inspired by nature, personal experience and ancient myth. Her art is in the collection of
Sir Elton John, The Tacoma Museum of Glass, Rutgers University Mabel Douglass
Library as well as numerous collections both nationally and internationally. She taught
hot casting at Pilchuck Glass School and was twice an artist in residence at the Tacoma
Museum of Glass. Her glass and ceramic art is represented by Vetri Gallery in Seattle.
Her sculpture installation, “In The Temple of the Beekeeper” was on exhibit at Miami
Dade College in 2024. Visit Nancy’s website to learn more: nancyblair.art