Upcoming & Past Workshops
Calendar of Events
Becky's Stoneware Slab Canister or Mug Workshop
Create your own Stoneware Plank Slab Mug in this step by step workshop. Lots of fun patterns to choose from. No experience necessary. $50 for first mug and $30 for each additional one. Please allow 10 days for the mugs to be fired. After which time you will need to return to the studio to glaze your piece(s). Glazing and second firing are included in price.
Baby Bowls
Baby Belly Bowl
Create a one-of-a-kind ceramic bowl inspired by the beauty of pregnancy and the anticipation of baby with Connie Nelson-Laird on Thursday, August 21st from 5:00pm to 6:30pm.
This special workshop is open to individuals or couples who would like to craft a meaningful ceramic piece using a plaster belly cast as a starting point. Whether you’re currently expecting or have a mold from a previous pregnancy, you’re welcome to join us! If this date does not work for you. It is also available as a private event. $145 for couples, $125 for small groups.
Family Play with Clay Workshop: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt!
Family Play with Clay Workshop: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt! 🐻
Join us for a bear-y fun morning of stories, imagination, and clay!
Children and their caregivers are invited to share in a playful creative adventure. We’ll read a few beloved bear-themed stories, go on a pretend bear hunt, and then bring our own clay bears to life in the studio!
This workshop is best suited for children ages 3 and up.
Cost:
• $10 per person attending (includes storytime, bear hunt, and hands-on studio time)
• $25 per pound of clay. Bears will be weighed and can be any size. Cost includes all materials firing, and glazing.
It is not required to keep your bear. Clay bears will be ready in about two weeks after the workshop for you to return and paint together!
Clay in Tandem, Pinch pot planters for kids and their adult
Clay in Tandem: A Moment of Shared Creativity and Individual Focus
This unique workshop is designed for both children and caregivers. Your child will join a guided pinch pot activity with Connie Nelson Laird in one studio, giving you the freedom to relax and focus on creating your own planter in our adjoining new clay space with Camryn Greer. You'll be close by, but you'll have the space to fully enjoy your own creative process. Cost is $35 per person and includes all materials, glazing and firing. Planters will be ready to be glazed in two weeks.
Coil Built Lamp Making with Eva
Coil-Built Lamp Workshop
Join artist Eva Mancini for a hands-on workshop where you'll create a unique coil-built lamp from start to finish. In this class, you'll learn the techniques of hand-building with clay coils, from forming the base to adding your own artistic touches.
The workshop includes all materials and firings. After your piece has been fired, you'll return in approximately two weeks to glaze your lamp and receive the necessary wiring components to complete it at home. No experience is required.
Karaoke Night
Join us for a fun evening of Karaoke with host Rebecca Itow. Open to all ages. No need to RSVP, it is free!
Baby Bowl Making Workshop
Baby Bowl Making Workshop
Create a one-of-a-kind ceramic bowl inspired by the beauty of pregnancy and the anticipation of baby.
This special workshop is open to individuals or couples who would like to craft a meaningful ceramic piece using a plaster belly cast as a starting point. Whether you’re currently expecting or have a mold from a previous pregnancy, you’re welcome to join us!
Workshop Fee: $125
Includes: Studio time and access to tools, instruction and guidance, bisque and glaze firings, and glazes to decorate your final piece
What to Expect: A 10-minute opening time set aside for connection and intention-setting, 20 minutes of instruction and 1 hour of supported studio time to create the belly bowl. Participants should plan to come back after about 2 weeks to glaze their piece on their own, any time the studio is open.
Please Note: Participants must bring a pre-made plaster belly cast to use as a mold form for their bowl.
Prefer a private session? Private sessions are available for $150.
All Ages Pottery Pizza Night
Come enjoy the last days of summer for our All Ages Pottery Pizza Night. Open to all ages. A $10 non-refundable ticket price reserves your spot for this special event and 2 slices of pizza and drink but does not cover the cost of the item you want to paint. Youth 10 and under is $7 and includes 1 slice. A $3 credit will be added towards their purchase. Additional refreshments will be served.
Handbuilding Workshop: Stoneware Slab Trays with Becky LaPadula
Create your own slab tray and dipping bowl in this step by step workshop! $50 for first tray, $30 for each additional one.
Breakfast Club: Clay and Cereal
Join us for a fun morning of cereal, cartoons and bowl making!
Animal Hand-building workshop
Join instructor Eva Mancini in this fun class where you will be creating your own animal! This workshop is open to all levels ages 13 and up. This class will meet on June 21, 28 and July 12 from 9am to 12pm. $150 covers all materials and glazing.
Dee Schaad Workshop
Create your own clay caricature in this fun hand-building workshop with artist Dee Schaad.
Treat your Mother this Mother's Day
Treat your Mother! Mother’s Day Event
Celebrate the special mothers in your life with a pottery painting event! A $10 non-refundable ticket reserves your spot. Enjoy refreshments, a 20% discount for moms on pottery, and a small floral bouquet. Choose your pottery piece and create a memorable gift or keepsake. Because this event is so popular we are offering two separate sittings: 1pm-3pm and 3:30pm- 5:30pm.
Family Story Time: Clay Mobiles
April Showers bring May Flowers! Join artist Connie Nelson Laird for a morning of making mobiles together inspired by signs of Spring. Rainbows, raindrops flowers, Spring creatures and all kinds of shapes can be cut out to be fired, painted and assemble into a mobile you can enjoy indoors or out! $35 per person.
Underglaze Transfers on Slab Vessels
Learn how to make a vessel out of slabs and decorate it with Underglaze transfers in this step by step workshop with artist Becky LaPadula. No experience necessary!
Pysanky Workshop
Learn the folk art of Pysanka writing, the decorating of eggs using wax and colored dyes, as has been practiced for thousands of years in Ukraine and other parts of Eastern Europe with artist Natalie Kravchuk.
All supplies will be provided. You may work on as many eggs as time allows. We will be working with hot wax and dyes, so please dress accordingly. Aprons will be provided. The cost is $30 per person.
Slab Plank Tray Workshop
Come make a slab tray and a small bowl with slabs that are textured from a variety of textured wooden planks in this step-by-step workshop. No experience with clay is necessary! Includes instruction, materials, firings and glaze.
Monster Mash (with Clay) with Connie Nelson Laird
Monster Making Fun! Enjoy a reading of "Glad Monster, Sad Monster" followed by a hands-on pinch pot monster workshop with artist Connie Nelson Laird. Perfect for kids and caregivers! Monsters will be ready to glaze in two weeks. $35 per person
Plank Slab Trays with Becky LaPadula
Come make a slab tray and a small bowl with slabs that are textured from a variety of textured wooden planks in this step-by-step workshop. No experience with clay is necessary! Includes instruction, materials, firings and glaze.
Mishima & Sgraffito with Daria Smith
Workshop includes 2 tiles per technique. Participants are also welcome to bring their own firm leather hard green ware. It should not be bone dry. No experience with clay is necessary! Includes instruction, materials, firings and glaze.
March Youth Classes
Youth Classes
Our next session will begin the week of March 3rd.
Includes instruction for throwing on the wheel, slab, coil and other hand-building technique. Wide selection of glazes and painting techniques provided.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Afternoons
This 5 week class session begins March 3rd and ends February 27th. Class is from 4:30pm to 6:15pm. Includes all materials and light snack.
Instructors: Connie Nelson Laird on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Gaia Hendrix-Petry on Wednesdays.
Price: $190.
Age: Open to all levels. Ages 5-14.
Underglaze Transfers on Wet Clay with Becky LaPadula
Come make a small plate and a small bowl with slabs and choose from a variety of designs to decorate them with under glaze transfers. No experience with clay is necessary! Includes instruction, materials, firings and glaze.
Youth Pottery Pizza Night
Join us for a fun evening of pottery painting, games, pizza, Jiffy Treet Ice Cream. Open to ages 5 to 14. Includes food and painting a pottery piece that is $25.
Tripod Vessel Slab Plank Workshop with Becky LaPadula
Learn to make a tripod vessel using patterned slabs planks in this step by step workshop. No experience necessary. Lots of cool designs to choose from! Cost is $50 which includes all materials, bisque and glaze firing.
Please Note: Your piece requires a two-week drying and firing period before it is ready for pickup. Due to the nature of ceramics, there is an inherent risk of cracking or damage during the drying and kiln-firing process. While we take every precaution to ensure successful firing, unforeseen imperfections may occur. If your piece experiences significant damage, we will work with you to find a suitable solution. Thank you for your understanding and patience!
Special Valentine’s Day Event
Join us for a fun evening of pottery painting. We will have sweet treats for you and your sweetie. Customers over the age of 21 are welcome to bring wine to enjoy (bottle must be unopened). $10 registration fee is applied to pottery.
Galentine’s Day Party
Grab your friends for a fun evening of pottery painting. We will have sweet treats for you and your friends. Customers over the age of 21 are welcome to bring wine to enjoy (bottle must be unopened) . $10 registration fee is applied to pottery.
Family Story Time: Create Your Name in Clay with Connie Nelson Laird
There are many fun ways to create your name in clay! Join Ceramist Connie Nelson Laird for this fun story time and pottery session. $10 registration fee per person includes refreshments and fun. Cost of clay is separate and includes all materials, glaze and firing (clay $25 per pound).
Jewelry Making with Deanna Poelsma
Jewelry Making with Deanna Poelsma
Join us for a very special and fun afternoon of jewelry making. No experience necessary - beginner friendly! Deanna creates colorful, art deco inspired ceramic jewelry, and she will be teaching you how to create one-of-a-kind pieces of your very own! Participants can make both necklace pendants and earring designs, keeping their favorite three pieces. A variety of glaze colors will be available for you to choose from, making a custom look easy.
