{"id":314245,"date":"2026-10-26T01:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T01:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/314245\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T01:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T01:06:25","slug":"hands-on-the-wheel-making-pottery-at-artsquest-creative-factory-powered-by-ppl-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/314245\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands on the wheel, making pottery at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hands on the wheel, making pottery at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Instructor Asha Serra helps Stephen Link of Allentown make a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2971\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-01_06333a.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056732\" \/>Instructor Asha Serra helps Stephen Link of Allentown make a bowl Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. The ArtsQuest Creative Factory is an 80,000-square-foot, five-story arts hub on the site of the former Banana Factory. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Instructor Asha Serra demonstrates how to center the clay to start making a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2719\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-04_3b9112.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056735\" \/>Instructor Asha Serra demonstrates how to center the clay to start making a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Advance students Jaime Blum of Bethlehem and Grace Ward of Bethlehem make bowls on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2728\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-13_3ea9f9.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056736\" \/>Jaime Blum of Bethlehem and Grace Ward of Bethlehem make bowls Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. The ArtsQuest Creative Factory is an 80,000-square-foot, five-story arts hub on the site of the former Banana Factory. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Advance student Jaime Blum of Bethlehem makes a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2173\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-14_dbd346.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056739\" \/>Advance student Jaime Blum of Bethlehem makes a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Advance student Nicole McKinley of Center Valley makes a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2424\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-11_99c207.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056743\" \/>Advance student Nicole McKinley of Center Valley makes a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Advance student Nicole McKinley of Center Valley makes a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2855\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-12_124b51.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056746\" \/>Advance student Nicole McKinley of Center Valley makes a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Beginner student Stephen Link makes a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3239\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-03_51df26.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056749\" \/>Beginner student Stephen Link makes a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Instructor Asha Serra helps Stephen Link of Allentown make a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2758\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-15_f8872b.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056750\" \/>Instructor Asha Serra helps  Stephen Link of Allentown make a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Instructor Asha Serra helps beginner student Corinne Cook make a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2859\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-07_8b0375.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056751\" \/>Instructor Asha Serra helps beginner student Corinne Cook make a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Instructor Asha Serra helps beginner student Corinne Cook make a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2881\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-09_19641d.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056752\" \/>Instructor Asha Serra helps beginner student Corinne Cook make a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Instructor Asha Serra helps beginner student Corinne Cook make a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2828\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-10_27c738.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056729\" \/>Instructor Asha Serra helps beginner student Corinne Cook make a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Instructor Asha Serra demonstrates how to make a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2874\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-06_eefe8e.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056753\" \/>Instructor Asha Serra demonstrates how to make a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Instructor Asha Serra helps beginners and advance students make bowls on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"3163\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-02_40b7f8.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056757\" \/>Instructor Asha Serra helps beginners and advance students make bowls on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. The ArtsQuest Creative Factory is an 80,000-square-foot, five-story arts hub on the site of the former Banana Factory. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Instructor Asha Serra helps beginner student Corinne Cook make a bowl on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2872\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-08_b4c7d2.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056760\" \/>Instructor Asha Serra helps Corinne Cook make a bowl Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Instructor Asha Serra demonstrates how to make a bowl while Stephen Link of Allentown and others watch on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)\" width=\"2751\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TMC-L-Wheelthrowing-05_7699cd.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"30056761\" \/>Instructor Asha Serra demonstrates how to make a bowl while Stephen Link of Allentown and others watch on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, during a Wheelthrowing For Beginners To Advanced 8-week class at ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL in Bethlehem. Beginner students learn how to throw bowls, cylinders and plates on the pottery wheel, then expand into mugs, larger bowls and vases. For advanced students, a goal or a challenge will be discussed and then guidance will be provided to help achieve their goal. 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