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Sold Out – Throwing Skills Workshop with Visiting Artist Amy Palatnick
Learn essential body care practices and master the Claw Pull technique in this immersive one-day pottery workshop with full-time Studio Potter Amy Palatnick.
About the Class
Join full time Studio Potter Amy Palatnick for an immersive one-day workshop designed to support your body in the studio and strengthen your foundational wheelthrowing technique.
Body and Self-Care in the Studio: Start the day by learning essential practices for sustaining a long, healthy, and joyful pottery life. Amy will guide you through practical body-care strategies that promote alignment, ease, and comfort as you work—helping you prevent strain, reduce soreness, and feel more comfortable as you work.
The Claw Pull Technique; In the afternoon, you’ll dive into Amy’s signature Claw Pull—the foundational technique first pull that moves a lot of clay and sets you up for strong, even-walled cylinders. Through demonstration, guided practice, and personalized feedback, you’ll begin building the muscle memory and confidence to integrate this transformative technique into your throwing.
About your Instructor
Amy Palatnick
Master Potter Amy Palatnick has honed her craft for 36 years, creating work that blends the strength of stoneware with the delicacy of fine china. Her radiant, thoughtfully crafted pieces are designed to elevate everyday rituals. Drawing on a rich background in movement, embodiment, somatic meditation, and Process-Oriented Psychology, Amy offers a uniquely holistic learning experience—one that deepens personal awareness while building rock-solid throwing skills. She shares her distinctive wheel-throwing techniques with students around the world and has cultivated a devoted social media community through her joyful, accessible, and empowering approach to clay.
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Materials fees are not discounted.
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Class FAQ
We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class.
Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee (minus the payment processing and services fee), or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.
All credits must be used within 1 year.
You can view our full class policies and guidelines here.
The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at [email protected] so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.
Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at [email protected] to request a late addition.
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Sold Out – Throwing Skills Workshop with Visiting Artist Amy Palatnick
Learn essential body care practices and master the Claw Pull technique in this immersive one-day pottery workshop with full-time Studio Potter Amy Palatnick.
Schedule
Saturday, April 25, 2026
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
This Session
Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location
Experience Level
Intermediate and AdvancedAge(s)
17 and 18-overRegistration
Registration Cost:
$165
Materials Fee:
Included
Total Registration Cost:
$165
