Get ready to ring in the New Year with your hand built whiskey sippers or beer steins!  In this popular adult workshop, participants will learn handbuilding and decoraing techniques as they create whiskey sippers or steins. Each participant gets to keep one project from the evening which will be clear glazed by the Instructor and ready approximately two weeks after the workshop. All materials and kiln firings are included. Please wear older clothes and shoes as they may get messy or stained. This workshop is for adults 16+.

This 6-week class will introduce students to the fundamentals of building sculptures out of clay. More advanced students will have time to hone their own style and skills. All clay, glazes, tools, and firing provided. Students also have access to the studio during open hours throughout this six-week class. Please refer to the Open Studio Calendar in the Ceramics Center for the most up-to-date hours. This class is for adults 16+.

Pre-registration is required.

In this 2-hour workshop, participants will learn the basic skills of Ikebana to create a beautiful flower arrangement with Artist-in-Residence, Stacy Larson. Bring your own flower vases to use or you may borrow one during the workshop. Participants will leave with a small flower frog/kenzan to display their Ikebana floral arrangement at home. This class is for Adults 16+. 

Pre-registration required.

In this 2-hour workshop, participants will learn the basic skills of Ikebana to create a beautiful flower arrangement with Artist-in-Residence, Stacy Larson. Bring your own flower vases to use, or you may borrow one during the workshop. Participants will leave with a small flower frog/kenzan to display their Ikebana floral arrangement at home. All materials provided. This class is for Adults 16+.

Pre-registration required.

This handbuilding workshop will focus on using molds to create holiday platters or plates. Participants will experiment with patterns and textures as they create one of a kind serving pieces. Projects will be clear glazed by the Instructor and ready approximately two weeks after the workshop. All materials and kiln firings are included. Please wear older clothes and shoes as they may get messy or stained. This workshop is for Adults 16+.

Pre-registration is required.

In this fun workshop, participants of all ages will learn hand building skills as they create festive House Luminaries. For youth, an adult must participate in the workshop – the tuition fee covers one individual and you must register for each adult and child attending. Clay projects will be clear glazed by the instructor and ready two weeks from the class date. Please wear older clothes and shoes as they may get messy or stained. All materials and firing are included. This class is for Ages 5+.

Pre-registration is required.

In this workshop, participants of all ages will be guided through making and decorating slab built ornaments suitable for hanging. For youth, an adult must participate in the workshop – the tuition fee covers one individual and you must register for each adult and child attending. Clay projects will be clear glazed by the instructor and ready two weeks from the class date. Please wear older clothes and shoes as they may get messy or stained. All materials are included. This workshop is for Ages 5+.

Pre-registration is required.

Learn the fundamentals and refine your handbuilding skills in this 4-week class taught by Artist-In-Residence David Kruk. One of the oldest and most versatile techniques in the history of ceramics, coil building utilizes hand-rolled ropes of clay that are joined together to create form. This class will focus on the technique of coiling and pinching to construct ceramic vessels.

Get your family, friends or date together for a Halloween inspired night of artmaking! In this workshop, each participant will learn handbuilging techniques as they create a festive ghost or ghoul. For youth, an adult must participate in the workshop – the tuition fee covers one individual and you must register for each adult and child attending. Please wear older clothes and shoes as they may get messy or stained. Ghosts and ghouls will be clear glazed by the instructor and will be ready two weeks from the class date. This class is for Ages 5-105!

Youth ages 9-11 and Teens ages 12-15 can work with their hands and use their imagination while experimenting with clay in this fun 2-day camp! Students will be introduced to basic hand building techniques (slab building, coiling and pinching) they can use for the creation of sculptural and/or functional pottery. More experienced students can work with the instructor to explore their own ideas! Some examples of projects might include pots, boxes, plates or platters. The possibilities are endless!