Classes & Workshops: Winter / Spring 2024


Extruder Workshop
May 18, 2024 | 1pm - 4pm
Instructor: Claire Normile
Cost: $25 members / $30 non-members


Get Fired Up About Raku!
June 1, 2024 | First fire at 11am; if you need to glaze, come at 10am
Cost: $20 members / $25 non-members


Getting Wild Workshop
June 8 & 9, 2024 | 10am - 3pm
Instructor: Charlie Varney of Moldy Crow Pottery
Cost: $120 members / $145 non-members - Lunch included both days

Two day workshop exploring the topics of glaze chemistry, geology, materials and glaze testing. Participants will learn about finding local stones and clays suitable for use as either body or glaze materials, process them into a usable form, and develop testing practices to develop glazes and clay bodies. Each participant will finish the workshop with up to twelve test tiles, glazed in their own blends of local and studio materials.

Saturday will focus on teaching and discussion on local geology, cursory glaze chemistry, classes of materials both commercial and wild, processing methods, and testing schemes.  Sunday is dedicated to further discussion on testing schemes and then turning the students loose to develop their own blends of glazes and/or clay bodies.


Saggar Fire
July 19, 2024 | 7pm
Instructor: Toan Tran
Cost: $20 members / $25 non-members


Expressive Figure in Fiber Clay Workshop (2 days)
July 27, 2024 | 10:30am - 3:30pm
July 28, 2924 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Instructor: Jean O’Neil
Cost: $270 members / $280 non-members
Lunch & bag of fiber clay included


Saggar Fire
September 7, 2024 | 10am
Instructor: Toan Tran
Cost: $20 members / $25 non-members


Cone 6 Soda Fire
October 12, 2024 | 10am - 3pm
Instructor: Sara Patterson
Cost: $50 if using Sara’s glaze/ $40 if using your own glaze