Upcoming & Past Workshops
Calendar of Events
Pottery Painting with Cats
Come enjoy an evening of painting pottery with our friends at The Cat’s Closet while surrounded by their 15+ adoptable kitties! Paintable ceramic pieces range from $6 to $50 depending on what you choose! Paint supplies are included
Hoosier Celebration
Come join us as we celebrate IU winning the Big 10 Championship! Lots of football and bison themed pottery to choose from! $10 includes 2 slices of pizza for adults and light refreshments, $7 for youth includes 1 slice and they get a $3 credit. This does not cover the price of pottery but if you wear IU gear you do get $5 off.
Melted Snowman Dish
Create your own melted snowman dish in this step by step workshop with Eva Mancini. $20 covers the price of the dish, instruction and glazing.
Melted Snowman Dish
Create your own melted snowman dish in this step by step workshop with Eva Mancini. $20 covers the price of the dish, instruction and glazing.
Santa's Workshop: Youth Pottery Pizza Night
Kids' Holiday Gift Workshop: Pizza, Presents, and Painting!
Let the kids get creative and make one-of-a-kind holiday gifts for their parents! For just $15, your child gets pizza, ice cream, and fun entertainment while they paint. Note: The cost of the pottery or items they choose to paint as gifts is separate and will be paid at the event.
Persisterhood Fundraiser
Come support the Persisterhood Workshop at their Holiday Party and Fundraiser. 20% of all sales will be donated to this organization. Light refreshments will be served.
Vintage Christmas Tree Party
Join us for a special pottery painting experience! Your $10 non-refundable ticket secures your seat and includes complimentary refreshments. Please note: the cost of the ceramic piece you select to paint is separate and will be paid at the event.
Christmas Tree Making with Eva
Make your own Christmas Tree out of clay with Eva Mancini. No experience necessary! Tree will be ready to be painted with glaze in 2 weeks. Includes all materials and firings. We cannot guarantee that they will be ready in time for Christmas but we will do our best! We are certain you will enjoy them for years to come.
Stoneware Slab Platter Making Workshop
Create your own Stoneware Plank Slab Tray in this step by step workshop. Lots of fun patterns to choose from. No experience necessary. $50 for first tray and $30 for each additional one. Please allow 10 days for it 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.
Holiday Handprints
Join us for a fun and memorable pottery workshop where you can create a unique keepsake with your child's hand print. Our artists will provide guidance. We have a wide range of pottery available which is sold separately. $10 fee will be applied to item purchased.
Youth Thanksgiving Break Camp
Join us on Monday or Tuesday or both for a fun filled afternoon of hand-building and painting pottery!
Youth Thanksgiving Break Camp
Join us on Monday or Tuesday or both for a fun filled afternoon of hand-building and painting pottery!
Japanese Pinch Pot Teacups with Jamas Brooke
Japanese Tea Cup Workshop Pinch and Hand-building with Jamas Brooke
This class will focus on the moment of contact with clay during the tea cup creation process. Pinching the clay can be as much a meditation as a grounding experience when the attention is given to the discipline and repetition of the process. Without any distraction so on becomes a participant in the process and also at on with it.
Students will be making 3 cups with 3 different clay bodies including wild clay. $70 includes all materials and firings. Participants will need to return after 2 weeks to glaze.
Family Story Time with Connie
Family Storytime Workshop with Connie Nelson Laird Create Your Own Plate!
Connecting as a family often happens around food—so why not make it even more special with a handmade plate designed by you?
In this child-and-caregiver workshop, we’ll start with a lively reading of Little Pea and The Seven Silly Eaters, then roll up our sleeves to play with clay. Together, you’ll have the chance to design and create a one-of-a-kind plate—whether each person makes their own or you collaborate on a family piece.
✨ Plate possibilities are endless but could include:
• snack plate with spots for dip & dippables
• small serving plate
• sectioned plate for particular eaters…
$10 per person (includes storytime, snack + studio playtime, $20 per pound of clay for plate creations (includes use of clay & tools, 2 firings, plus glazing)
Plates will be fired and ready for you to return and glaze with your own unique color choices and designs in about 2 weeks.
Children of any age are welcome with their caregiver—come for the stories, connection and clay!
Holiday Clay Print Ornaments
Holiday Clay Print Ornaments
Make a Holiday Ornament out of clay with your child's hand print. Cost is $15 per ornament and includes all materials. Come back in 2 weeks to paint the ornament or let one of our artists customize it for you at an additional cost.
Christmas Tree Making with Eva
Make your own Christmas Tree out of clay with Eva Mancini. No experience necessary! Tree will be ready to be painted with glaze in 2 weeks. Includes all materials and firings.
Christmas Tree Making with Eva
Make your own Christmas Tree out of clay with Eva Mancini. No experience necessary! Tree will be ready to be painted with glaze in 2 weeks. Includes all materials and firings.
Angel Ornament Making
Hand-built Angel Ornaments with Mika Liechti-Hawkins
Make a pair of angel ornaments out of clay in this step by step workshop. No experience necessary! Angels will be ready to be painted with glaze in 2 weeks. Cost is $25 and includes all materials and firings.. Open to all ages.
Christmas Tree Making
Make your own Christmas Tree out of clay with Eva Mancini. No experience necessary! Tree will be ready to be painted with glaze in 2 weeks. Includes all materials and firings.
Jon Stein Advanced Pottery Wheel Techniques
Let's get those throwing skills in shape. Jon from Queen City Clay will cover ways of throwing efficiently and show how to get past the typical frustration points people experience on the wheel. As a group, we will learn to throw taller, thinner, and with more control. Texture will also be explored by applying stamps and shaping forms on the wheel.
Family Play with Clay Workshop: Storytime & Creating Together Monster Mash!!
Join us for Monster Making Fun! We’ll kick things off with a lively reading of a few favorite monster stories, then dive into a hands-on pinch-pot monster workshop with artist and teacher Connie Nelson Laird.
Ghost Making
Get into the Halloween spirit with a fun evening of ghost-making, and creepy crawly treats! All ages are welcome. There is a $20 fee for the ghost.
Graters and Spoonrests
Join artist Becky LaPadula as she guides you through making your own stoneware spoon rest and grater. Pieces will be ready to glaze in 2 weeks.
Pumpkin Making Workshop
Get into the spooky spirit by joining us to build and design your very own ceramic Jack-o-lantern. Intended for all ages and skill levels this 1 hour workshop will teach you essential hand building skills and leave you with a one of a kind fall creation.
Ghost Making
Get into the Halloween spirit with a fun evening of ghost-making, and creepy crawly treats! All ages are welcome. There is a $20 fee for the ghost.
Wear a costume and get $5 off a Halloween-inspired project!
Planning Pottery with Hannah Lencheck
Sometimes it’s fun to sit down at the wheel and see where the clay takes you - but sometimes you want to plan a piece out with more intention! Where do you start though? This workshop will explore planning a piece (or multi-piece project) through hand-drawn drafting activities, utilizing design principles, and sharing about personal planning practices amongst potters. Please note: This class does not include working with clay!
Maiolica Plate Workshop with Susan Snyder
Learn how to paint the patterns shown on the plates above in this step by step workshop. Open to all ages. Includes a 8” Hanging Plate , use of glazes and firing.
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!