Does glazing bring about feelings of panic or dread? Find yourself often disappointed in your glaze results? Or maybe you’re just curious about different types of glazes and how to apply them? This class is for you! We will approach glazes and glazing in a straight-forward way with plenty of hands-on learning and experimentation so that you can leave feeling more confident and free with your work.

This is part one of a three part Glaze series. Part two (February 2026) will focus on how to find recipes, mix, and test them. Part three (March 2026) will focus on adjusting glazes for color and fit.

Think mixing your own glazes is hard? Does the idea of finding recipes and testing them fill you with existential dread? Fear no more! If you can bake (and maybe even if you can’t) then you can mix your own glazes for way less than you’d spend on commercial ones. Whether you spend hours drooling over recipes on Glazy or have no idea where to even start, you’ll leave this class comfortable and confident with being able to find, mix, and test whatever glazes your heart desires. Don’t be intimidated, mixing glazes is so much easier than you imagine.

This is part two of a three part Glaze series. Part three (March 2026) will focus on adjusting glazes for color and fit.

Learn a new skill or revisit an old hobby in this fun introductory class. You will learn the basics of creating functional and sculptural ceramics by hand through pinching, coiling, and using molds. We will cover basic studio use, preparing clay, basic construction techniques, decorating, firing, and glazing.

In this second level beginner class you will continue to learn new handbuilding techniques, including carving, hard slab construction, solid building, hollowing, and sculpting. In addition, you will learn how to use wire, the spray booths, and how to create test tiles to deepen your creative skills.

In this introductory class you will learn the basics of throwing pottery on the wheel. We will cover basic studio use, preparing clay, centering, pulling cylinders, trimming pieces, firing, and glazing.

This hybrid (wheel and handbuilding) class is designed to help you improve your ceramic skills and get you to the next stage of your journey, wherever that may be. Whether your interests are on the wheel or by hand, functional or decorative, pottery or sculpture, we will work together to move you forward! Demonstrations will be decided based on group and individual needs.

This hybrid (wheel and handbuilding) class is designed to help you improve your ceramic skills and get you to the next stage of your journey, wherever that may be. Whether your interests are on the wheel or by hand, functional or decorative, pottery or sculpture, we will work together to move you forward! Demonstrations will be decided based on group and individual needs.

In this class we will explore the forms and aesthetics of Japanese chawan (tea bowls) and other handbuilt vessels while learning to embrace the beauty of imperfection, the organic, and the asymmetrical in functional forms.

This is part one of a two part series, each part can be taken separately, though it is highly recommended to take both in order to learn all the techniques. Part Two covers working on the wheel and advanced glazing and alternative firings.

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This class utilizes and builds upon some techniques from Part One. We will learn how to create asymmetrical and organic forms on the wheel through various techniques and in a broad range of sizes. Starting with the basic teabowl form and other small drinking vessels, we will move to taller bottle and vase forms before ending with larger bowls and planters.

This is part two of a two part series, each part can be taken separately, though it is highly recommended to take both in order to learn all the techniques. Part One covers history and current artists working with the style as well as hand building and pre-glaze decorating.

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Explore the art of crafting animal sculptures through handbuilding techniques, capturing the essence of your cherished pet (real or imagined)! Simply bring a photo of your beloved companion, whether it’s a dog, cat, fish, lizard, hamster, or any other creature. This course delves into solid-building methods, detailing and texturing tools & techniques, as well as surface treatments tailored for non-functional ceramic sculpture.

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