Dowd House Studios will have a booth in the August Art Fair located in Miller Park in downtown Jackson Hole, Wyoming! This fair hosts nearly 200 artists from all over the country. Check back for our booth number.

Friday & Saturday 10 - 6, Sunday 10 - 4

June 26 – July 31

Tuesdays 6pm - 9pm

6-sessions, students should have taken at least beginning throwing

Learn to enhance your pottery by practicing techniques that will make your work unique through decoration. Take one class or all, the sessions are non-sequential. The aim of this class is to make you better at decorating your pottery.

Your class fee provides one bag of clay, firing, glazing and open studio in the duration of the class.

In Wet Clay:

June 26: Carving / Stamping / Sprigging / Thinking about Glazing and Staining

On Leather Hard Clay:

July 3: Sgraffito (Slip or underglaze)

July 10: Mishima and inlay (Underglaze)

July 17: Monotype Transfers (Slip)

July 24: Many ways of Stencils (Slip)

After Being Glazed:

July 31: Decals - how to design and print your own

During this 6-week class, students will learn techniques that emphasize the creation of forms on the potter’s wheel; cups, bowls and plates by learning to throw, trim, alter, pull handles, and slip decoration. Students are encouraged to take additional classes to learn the art of glazing.

This daytime class is perfect for the beginner who wants to learn to create bowls, dishes, vases, tiles and more without the potter’s wheel. Sculptural forms will also be created and how they may be transformed into utilitarian objects. We will create basic but fun forms using hand building and then learn to add that personal touch using sculpting, alteration, stamps, stencils, painting, slip, stains, sgraffito, found objects and more.

This class meets for 6 Mondays from 12:30 - 2:30pm

YOUR CLASS FEE PROVIDES FIRING, GLAZING AND OPEN STUDIO IN THE DURATION OF THE CLASS. ADDITIONAL CLAY $10 TO $18 PER BAG.

7-sessions, students should know at least Wedging, Centering, Getting Started.

Each session Jenny will address specific aspects in clay usage including; using tools, advanced hand building, troubleshooting your throwing, and discussing design and form. Take one class or all, the sessions are non-sequential. The aim of this class is to make you better at working with clay.

April 11: Spiral and Ram’s Head Wedging, Centering, Cylinders
April 18: Cylinder workshop (getting the cup form efficient)
April 25: Put a handle on mugs and pitchers
May 2: Trimming - bowls and cylinders
May 9: Plates & Wide Bowls
May 16: Sgraffito - carving in color
May 23: Paddle, facet & small alterations - with wheel thrown ware

In the second session of this class, students will build flower pots, garden gnomes, bird baths- and other garden things to welcome the return of Spring. They will learn how to manipulate clay using coils, slabs and pinch pots to create these inventive items.

This class is for 3rd - 5th graders and meets after school every Monday from 3:45 - 5:15 from April 9 - June 4.

During this class, students will learn techniques that emphasize the creation of forms on the potter’s wheel; cups, mugs, bowls and plates by learning to throw, trim, alter, pull handles, and slip decoration. Students are encouraged to take additional classes to learn the art of glazing as this is primarily a throwing class. Your class fee provides one bag of clay and bisque firing.
Your class fee provides one bag of clay, firing, glazing and open studio in the duration of the class.

An introduction and refresher to drawing skills for the artist who wishes to improve this basic skill set required to become an artist. Four weeks of innovative classical drawing instruction emphasizing observation and eye-hand coordination. Weekly topics are as follows:

Jan 9 - Line & Shape
Jan 16 - Perspective & Space
Jan 23 - Value & Depth
Jan 30 - Composition + Putting it All Together

Drop in for one, or sign up for all 4!

In the first session of this class, students will build water bowls, dog tags and other items inspired by real or imaginary pets. They will learn how to manipulate clay using coils, slabs and pinch pots to create these inventive items.

This class is for 3rd - 5th graders and meets after school every Monday from 3:45 - 5:15 from January 8 - March 19.

Enrich your drawing skill set and learn how to yield the power of the press. Take your marks on paper to a plexi with printing ink and move your practiced 2D skills into the next realm: monotype.

This class meets for 4 Tuesdays from 1 - 4pm in the Painting / Printmaking studio on the 3rd floor of the Center for the Arts.

An introduction and refresher to drawing skills for the artist who wishes to improve this basic skill set required to become an artist. Four weeks of innovative classical drawing instruction emphasizing observation and eye-hand coordination. Sign up for one or all four, weekly topics are as follows:

October 10 - Line & Shape
October 17 - Perspective & Space
October 24 - Value & Depth
October 31 - Composition + Putting it All Together

Classes meet on Tuesdays from 1 - 4 pm in the Drawing & Painting Studio at the Art Association, located in the Center for the Arts.

Dowd House Studios will be participating in the August Art Fair Jackson Hole!

The Art Association’s Art Fairs are quintessential Jackson summer events. These outdoor fairs feature local and national artists selling fine art and craft including ceramics, paintings, furniture, photography, and much more. Live music, food vendors, youth activities, and artists demos add to the extended weekend activities at Miller Park. 

Friday, August 11th 10am to 6pm
Saturday, August 12th 10am to 6pm
Sunday, August 13th 10am to 4pm

Take mark making to a new level in this mixed media drawing class. Sometimes ideas are better expressed through a blend of drawing and sculpture. Contour drawing and shading techniques will combine with wire and shadow drawings to create interest through depth and atmospheric perspective. Make your drawings come to life and jump right off the page! Sign up for one or all four, topics are as follows:

August 9 - Line: wire objects
August 16 - Value & Texture: piercing, folding and manipulating paper
August 23 - Shape & Space: mobiles
August 30 - Composition: drawing with found objects

Classes meet on Wednesday from 1 - 4 pm in the Drawing & Painting Studio at the Art Association, located in the Center for the Arts.

Join us on the Sidewalk on the Glenwood side of the Center for the Arts for this two-day sale of locally made ceramic ware.

Thursday | June 22 | 10am - 7pm

Friday | June 23 | 10am - 5pm

Each session Jenny will address specific aspects in clay usage including: using tools, advanced hand building, troubleshooting your throwing, and discussing design and form. Take one class or all, the sessions are non-sequential. The aim of this class is to make you better at working with clay.

JUNE 16: Cylinder workshop (getting the cup form efficient)

(No Class June 23!)

 JUNE 30: Put a handle on mugs and pitchers

 JULY 7: Trimming - bowls and cylinders

 JULY 14: Plates & Wide Bowls

 JULY 21: Sgraffito - carving in color

JULY 28: Paddle, facet & small alterations - with wheel thrown ware

Sign up for all or just a few! This class is taught by Jenny on Friday afternoons from 2 - 4pm in the Ceramics Studio at the Art Association.

An introduction and refresher to drawing skills for the artist who wishes to improve this basic skill set required to become an artist. Four weeks of innovative classical drawing instruction emphasizing observation and eye-hand coordination. Sign up for one or all four, weekly topics are as follows:

May 24 - Line & Shape
May 31 - Perspective & Space
June 7 - Value & Depth
June 14 - Composition + Putting it All Together

Classes meet on Wednesdays from 1 - 4 pm in the Drawing & Painting Studio at the Art Association, located in the Center for the Arts.

This 3-credit beginning ceramics course is offered through Central Wyoming College. The class will cover throwing on the wheel, handbuilding techniques as well as a variety of surface options. 

Taught by Jenny, this class meets Wednesday & Friday mornings from 8 - 10:30 am in the ceramics studio of the Art Association.

Contact Central Wyoming College in Jackson for enrollment information: 307-733-7425

Contact Jenny for information about course content (you do not have to take this class for credit!) hello@dowdhousestudios.com

Jenny is part of a group exhibition of women artists from Wyoming. Their work explores the theme of a place setting that establishes a stage for family histories, stories and experiences as each correspond to place.

Right before the opening of the exhibition, Jenny will be traveling to North Carolina to install her site-specific artworks. 

Enjoy learning to throw on the potter’s wheel during the day. Students will learn the techniques for creating bowls, cups, mugs, vases and plates, trimming, pulling handles and making spouts. A brief look at glazing will be included as it will be more thoroughly covered in later classes. Your class fee provides one bag of clay, firing and glazing.

Taught by Jenny, this class meets on Thursday mornings for 6 weeks from 9:30am - 12:30pm

Enrich your drawing skill set and learn how to yield the power of the press. Take your marks on paper to a plexi with printing ink and move your practiced 2D skills into the next realm: monotype.

Taught by Jenny, this class meets for 4 Thursdays from 1 - 4pm in the Painting / Printmaking studio on the 3rd floor of the Center for the Arts.

An introduction to drawing skills for the artist who wishes to improve the basic skill set required to become an artist. Four weeks of innovative classical drawing instruction, emphasizing observation and eye-hand coordination.

Taught by Jenny, this class meets for 4 Thursdays from 1 - 4pm in the Painting Studio on the 3rd floor of the Center for the Arts.