Workshops
Private Wheel Workshops
1-2 people, 2 hours, from $125
Fridays 6:30p, Saturdays 10a or 2:30p
If you want to try your hand at wheel throwing, share a new creative activity with a friend, or hone your skills, there is a wheel workshop opportunity for you.
Wheel For One (Beginner)
First time throwers, with close instruction you’ll be guided through every stage of the process of forming simple shapes on the wheel. You can create as many pieces as time and good fortune allow, and keep your two favorite pieces to fire. You’ll choose a studio glaze for each piece.
Wheel For Two (Beginner)
Bring a friend or date and give the wheel a try! Perfect for first time throwers, you’ll receive close instruction guiding you through every stage of the process of wheel throwing while sharing in the fun with a friend. You can create as many pieces as time and good fortune allow, and each keep your two favorite pieces to fire. You’ll choose a studio glaze for each piece.
Guided Skill Building (one person)
If you know the basics of wheel throwing but want to troubleshoot an issue you’re having with the process or revisit something with close instruction, this time is for you and we will make it what you need it to be as you progress in your skills!
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Includes 200 cubic inches of kiln space. Additional space is $.06 per cubic inch.
(Note: This single visit does not include time to trim or glaze. Any follow-up visits for these purposes will need to be arranged with Caroline if required.)
Private Handbuilding Workshops
2-5 people, 2 hours, from $150
Fridays 6:30p, Saturdays 10a or 2:30p
Handbuilding is simply making clay forms without the use of the pottery wheel. The possibilities are endless, and it's so much fun!
Beginner Handbuilding: Mandorla Vase
​Working with slab construction, we’ll explore contour, depth, and volume to construct a 2-sided flower vase that mimics a wheel-thrown form–at least on the face of it! Referencing some classic contours to get you started, you’ll design a profile, then join the slabs to create a mandorla-shaped base and opening. The foreshortening of the form makes this the perfect vase for a sunny windowsill.
Beginner Handbuilding: Windchime
Unwind and dream of warmer weather while you turn a lump of clay into a bell through the ancient method of simple, rhythmic pinching.
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In this workshops you'll create a series of pinch pots that resonate in form and surface design and consider how their arrangement and eventual stringing together will harness the spring winds in sound.
Beginner Handbuilding: Painter's Set
Create a set of custom paint palette, brush holder, and rinsing cup that are a work of art all on their own! You'll learn multiple handbuilding methods to create an inspiring set to accompany your other creative endeavors. Demonstrations will include coil and slab methods for creating the cup, using additive or subtractive methods to make spaces for paints, and multiple examples of how to turn a bit of clay into a place for multiple brushes.