Throwing Large Clay Vessels -Workshop with Andrew Kennedy

Have you ever wanted to throw larger and wondered what techniques would help increase the scale of your ceramic forms? This is the session for you! This three-day hands-on workshop teaches hybrid techniques to overcome the pull of gravity and the weight of clay. This is a rare opportunity to work in a small group with an accomplished clay artist who works at a large scale.

Andrew will cover :

Spiral wedging

Coil and throw techniques

Integrating the vertical height of hand-building with the centrifugal centering of the wheel.

Mastering methods to achieve height and volume,

Centering large amounts of clay

How to create forms working with an increased quantity of clay

Establishing a strong base for your large piece

How to work with templates and custom wood tools

Session 1: An introduction and demonstration of stacking clay on the wheeland centering the clay into a strong base structure.

Session 2: Build and shape vessels using hand-rolled or extruded coils, translate a 2D drawing plan into a 3D clay structure, and master working from templates.

Session 3: Finish and refine your vessel's final shape.

Class Capacity : 6 Students

Dates:September, 25, 26, 27, 2026

11 am-1pm (Lunch Break) 2pm-4pm

Please note that you must have intermediate to advanced throwing skills to enroll in this course

Andrew S. Kennedy is the Co-Founder and Director of Sculpture Space NYC located in Long Island City. Kennedy came to New York to study fine art at the Cooper Union. He later attended the Skowhegan Art Residency and worked as a sculpture fabricator for artist Richard Artschwager. Kennedy’s ceramics are inspired by an appreciation for large scale utilitarian forms.