ELEGANT DINNERWARE SERIES: FOOTED PLATTER WITH TISSUE TRANSFER & SPRIG MOLD HANDLES

$15 Discount for Guild Members. Apply Coupon Code when checking out.

May Lucas

Date / Time:  Friday, September 12     10:00 am -12:30 pm
Class Size:   Minimum: 5  Maximum: 12
Age Group: Adults, 16 and older
Cost:   $75   Member Cost  $60  (both include $15 material cost)

Guild Member receive a Discount which can be applied by selecting “Add a coupon” at Checkout and then entering the Discount Code. (Contact the Guild for the Discount Code.)

Beginner to Intermediate. Part of the Elegant Dinnerware Series — attend all four sessions to create a complete handmade dinnerware set.  Could you wrap up your dinnerware series with a show-stopping footed platter? In this class, you’ll hand-build a large serving piece and decorate it using tissue transfer designs for layered surface interest. Add personality with handmade sprig-mold handles for a refined, finished look. Whether you use it for entertaining or as a statement piece in your kitchen, this platter will truly reflect your creative voice.

Students will hand build with clay, adding texture, color, treatments, and design. Students will select a glaze color from the available selection provided. The instructor will refine the work, bisque fire the student’s work, refine it again, apply the glaze, and then glaze fire the work. The instructor will refine it a third time before returning it to the Guild for pickup and distribution to the students for take-home. All glazes are food safe. May will fire the work at her home studio and return it to the Guild for pickup. Students will be notified when the pieces are ready to be picked up, which is expected to be within 2-3 weeks of the class.

With a joyful heart and clay-covered hands, May Lucas brings over a decade of pottery experience—and a lifetime of artistic curiosity—to the studio. May founded Elegant & Earthy, a brand rooted in handmade beauty, warm hospitality, and soulful creativity. Her work reflects a love for nature, storytelling, and the art of entertaining at home.  After years of teaching at Spruill Center for the Arts in Georgia and hosting private lessons in her studio, May now shares her passion for wheel throwing and hand-building in Pennsylvania. Whether you’re creating your very first mug or crafting a complete dinnerware set, her teaching style is thoughtful, encouraging, and always full of heart.  Known for her signature techniques—like vinyl cutout embellishments and layered underglaze designs—May blends refined craftsmanship with playful exploration. Her classes are more than just lessons—they’re community-centered gatherings where students are invited to create, connect, and celebrate their artistic voices.  Whether you’re a first-timer or building on experience, this class offers supportive instruction, creative techniques, and the joy of throwing with confidence.

This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number FAINSLFR0252, awarded to York County, Pennsylvania, by the Department of the Treasury.