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Paint & Blaze

Paint your Pot!

🎨 Kick Off Your Day with Art!

Looking for a fun date night or a creative outing with friends?

Join us for our Walk in Paint & Sip pottery class — no clay experience needed!

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll decorate a unique, pre-made pottery piece using vibrant, brushable glazes. You can also choose and purchase additional pieces created by former students—available in a variety of shapes and sizes.

🖌️ How it works:
Instructions will be posted in the classroom, so you can dive right in at your own pace. Just Walk in during our open hours, pick your piece, and start painting!

Paint & Blaze!

Wood Firing Experience!

Mon, Aug 31th – Sun, Nov 1st

3 ways to participate!

- Studio Time + Wood Firing Experience

- Wood Firing Only (Participatory)

- Wood Firing Only (Hands-Off!)

Bring up to 6 cubic feet of work.

Experience in wood firing is NOT needed!
Unlike a traditional weekly pottery class, this course is designed as a guided firing experience. You'll spend the session creating work independently during open studio hours, then come together for hands-on glazing instruction and the exciting wood firing experience.

Discover the magic of atmospheric firing and experience one of ceramics' oldest traditions.

Wood firing is unlike any other firing process. Over the course of eight weeks, you'll create work specifically designed for the wood kiln while learning how flame, ash, and heat work together to produce rich, natural surfaces that can't be replicated in an electric kiln.

Wood Firing!!!

7-Week Raku Experience

Mon Aug 31 - Oct 19th 6:30pm - 9pm

Tue Oct 20 - Wed Dec 9th 6pm - 9pm

Raku Workshop

Sat, Aug 29th 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Sat, Oct 24th 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Experience the excitement of Raku firing and create pottery with dramatic crackles, metallic lusters, smoky blacks, and one-of-a-kind surface effects. This unique workshop combines independent studio time with guided instruction from Delores during orientation, glazing, and two exciting Raku firing events.

Students will learn how to prepare work for multiple Raku firing techniques, glaze for different surface results, and participate in every step of the firing process—from pulling glowing pots from the kiln to revealing their transformed finishes.

Includes:

Instruction on Raku glazing and firing techniques
Two Raku firings
Raku clay, terra sigillata, and glazes

Best for students who are comfortable working independently and want to explore the exciting world of alternative firing.

Bridging the Gap 1.5 - Intermediate

Thur Sept 10th - Oct 15th 6:30pm - 9pm

Thur Oct 29th - Dec 10th 6:30pm - 9pm

This class is for anyone who has taken a beginner pottery class and is ready for the next step—even if you’re a little nervous. Maybe you’ve made a few pieces and want to get better, or maybe you’ve taken a break and are looking to return to clay. This is a supportive, judgment-free space where you’ll build confidence, explore new techniques, and continue developing your style at your own pace.

We believe you are ready—so don’t let fear hold you back. Pottery is all about practice, play, and patience. Come as you are, and let’s keep growing together. Open studio Access included with class.

Bridging the Gap

Thrown & Altered!

Sun Sept 13th - Oct 18th 6pm - 8:30pm

Sun Nov 1st - Dec 13th 6pm - 8:30pm

Transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Ready to move beyond the cylinder? In this 6-week class, you'll learn how to use the pottery wheel as a starting point for creating dynamic, one-of-a-kind forms. Through cutting, stretching, darting, joining, and reshaping wheel-thrown pieces, you'll discover how altering can add movement, personality, and function to your work.

Whether you're interested in creating oval platters, faceted cups, sculptural vessels, or uniquely shaped bowls and pitchers, this class will help you think beyond perfectly round forms and embrace new possibilities.

Thrown & Altered!

Hand Building 101

Mon Sept 7th - Oct 12th 7pm - 9:30pm

Mon Oct 26th - Dec 7th 7pm - 9:30pm

“Hand building is da bomb and I’m so glad it exists.”

- a man from and ancient civilization 700 B.C.

Do you want to relax while working in clay? Are you worried about falling in love with this medium and needing to purchase a wheel, tools, gadgets, and other gizmos? Do you have the desire to create without the restrictions of a circle? Well loon no farther because of you have a hand you’ve got the ultimate tool that is timeless, priceless, and always available!

Hand Building 101

Exploration into Glazing!

Tue Sept 8th - Sept 22nd 6:30pm - 9pm

Tue Oct 13th - Oct 27th 6:30pm - 9pm

If you've already dipped your toes into the world of pottery and have taken a class or two, this is the perfect opportunity to dive deeper into the art of surface decoration.

This is a three-week experience, which will allow you to explore the various ways we can use glazes, oxides, slips, and underglaze.

With this class you’ll receive a bag of clay and you can use the last 3 weeks in our session to make and glaze your work during our open studio hrs.

Exploration into Glazing!

Fire & Light: Illuminated Clay

Tue Sept 8th - Oct 13 7pm - 9:30pm

Create pottery that truly comes to life when illuminated. In this 6-week class, you'll design and build lanterns, luminaries, candle holders, and other light-inspired ceramic pieces while exploring carving, piercing, and textural techniques that create beautiful patterns of light and shadow. Perfect for students looking to combine function, sculpture, and atmosphere.

Fire & Light

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Intro & Intermediate Pottery Class

Mon Sept 7th - Oct 12th 6:30pm - 9pm

Thur Sept 10th - Oct 15th 6:30pm - 9pm

All levels of clay experience are welcome!

Whether you're brand new to the pottery wheel or taken a class or 2, this class offers a supportive and hands-on environment for developing your throwing skills. Students will work at their own level with personalized instruction—beginners will focus on mastering the fundamentals, while more experienced students will be guided toward more complex forms and improved craftsmanship.

Students will meet for 2.5 hrs, 6:30pm - 9pm, once a week for six weeks. Open studio Access included with class.

Monday Class

Thursday Class

Throw a relatively thick and even walled cylinder. 4inches tall and 3.5 inches wide. This

Beginner Pottery Class

Mon Sept 7th - Oct 12th 6:30pm - 9pm

Tue Sept 8th - Oct 13th 6:30pm - 9pm
Wed Sept 9th - Oct 14th 6:30pm - 9pm

Thur Sept 10th - Oct 15th 6:30pm - 9pm

Sun Sept 13th - Oct 18th 6pm - 8:30pm

All levels of clay experience are welcome!

Have you ever wanted to try making pottery? Has it been a while since you’ve thrown on the wheel and you want to refresh your throwing skills? This class is for you!

Students will meet for 2.5 hrs, 6:30pm - 9pm, once a week for six weeks. This class series will take you through the various stages of wheel throwing such as, wedging, centering and the actual shaping of a piece, trimming and glazing. You will be able to progress at your own speed and instruction will be catered to your particular skill level.

Open studio Access included with class.

Beyond the Basics: Level 1.5

Tue Sept 8th - Oct 13th 6:30pm - 9pm

Wed Sept 9th - Oct 14th 6:30pm - 9pm
Thur Sept 10th - Oct 15th 6:30pm - 9pm

All levels of clay experience are welcome!

This class is perfect for students who have taken an introductory pottery course or have some basic wheel experience and are ready to deepen their skills. You’ve mastered centering (most of the time!) and can throw a small cylinder, but you're looking to improve consistency, explore new forms, and gain confidence in your technique. Open studio Access included with class.

Tuesday Class

Wednesday Class

Thursday Class

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Intro & Intermediate Pottery Class - Morning!

Tue Sept 8th - Oct 13th 10am - 12:30pm

Wed Sept 9th - Oct 14th 10am - 12:30pm

All levels of clay experience are welcome!

Have you ever wanted to try making pottery? Has it been a while since you’ve thrown on the wheel and you want to refresh your throwing skills? This class is for you!

Students will meet for 2.5 hrs, 10am - 12:30pm, once a week for six weeks. This class series will take you through the various stages of wheel throwing such as, wedging, centering and the actual shaping of a piece, trimming and glazing. You will be able to progress at your own speed and instruction will be catered to your particular skill level. Open studio Access included with class.

Tuesday Morning

Wednesday Morning

Intermediate Pottery Classes

Wed Sept 9th - Oct 14th 6:30pm - 9pm

Wed Oct 28th - Dec 8th 6:30pm - 9pm

Have you become tired and bored of making 4 inch cups? Is the idea of another bowl in your cupboard driving your friends and family to want to hold an intervention? Do you wish to reach new heights (and weights) in your practice and to choose more than one glaze for your pots?? Then join me as we move forward in your journey creating new forms and pushing our pieces to the next phase!

Prerequisite: ability to center and pull 4 inch cylinder.

Open studio Access included with class.

Wednesday Intermediate Wheel

Hand building with Templates & Forms

Tue Sept 8th - Oct 13th 10am - 12:30pm

Shaping & Altering Clay
Tue Sept 8th - Oct 13th 6:30pm - 9pm

Exploration in Clay

Morning! Wed Sept 9th - Oct 14th 10am - 12:30pm

Wed Sept 9th - Oct 14th 6:30pm - 9pm

Thur Sept 10th - Oct 15th 6:30pm - 9pm

Morning! Fri Sept 11th - Oct 16th 10am - 12:30pm

Hand-building for beginners!

“Hand building is da bomb and I’m so glad it exists.”
- a man from and ancient civilization 700 B.C.
Do you want to relax while working in clay? Are you worried about falling in love with this medium and needing to purchase a wheel, tools, gadgets, and other gizmos? Do you have the desire to create without the restrictions of a circle? Well loon no farther because if you have a hand you’ve got the ultimate tool that is timeless, priceless, and always available!

In this 6 week course we will look at basic hand building techniques that have remain unchanged for billions of years!

So many possibilities!!

Open studio Access included with class.

Hand building w/ Templates & Forms

Exploration in Clay - Wed Morning!

Exploration in Clay - Fri Morning!

Exploration in Clay - Wed Night

Shaping & Altering Clay

Exploration in Clay - Thur night

Studio Passes

Open Studio Pass- You can sign up for 5hrs of studio time a week during open studio times. You can sign up for 1 additional time slot per week. (Max of 7.5 hrs per week)

Extended Pass Holder - You can sign up for 12.5hrs of studio time a week during open studio times. You can sign up for 1 additional time slot per week. (Max of 15hrs per week)

All Access Pass - You can come anytime to work in the studio. We may host workshops in any part of the studio. This should not interfere with your studio time as there are several studios for you to work in. You will still need to register for a time during posted open studio hours. Signing up for an open studio on a particular day guarantees you a wheel. It also helps to limit how many people are in the space at once.

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Wheel throwing classes

Raku Firing Workshop

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