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Click here to check out the article in the Frederick Magazine about the school!
Also, check out the May/June issue of Claytimes for an article on Bill's TV show!
History
After several years and many calls
to his studio asking, "Do you give lessons?," Bill van Gilder
decided to create a school for pottery in 2000. Along with others he
created the school to give everyone the opportunity and experience to
work with clay, whether the goal is to build pottery by hand, learn
to throw at the potter's wheel, or research and learn about clays, glazes,
kilns and more. At its location in the Wye Creek Center in Frederick,
MD, the school is equipped with twelve potters' wheels; a slab roller,
extruder, and kiln; a selection of glazes, slips, and clays; and plenty
of work space and ample storage areas for students' work and supplies.
Philosophy
Frederick Pottery exists to provide
a safe, clean and well equipped learning facility with a no stress,
yet creatively energized, friendly atmosphere. We provide experienced
and talented instructors offering all levels of instruction, introductory
to advanced, for all age groups. The Frederick Pottery School also provides
monitored open studio "practice" time, and space and materials
for students to develop their skills on an independent study basis.
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