Wednesday October 7th * 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Skip the messy pumpkin guts and carve one that will last year after year! In this hands-on class, you will choose a pre-thrown hollow clay form and transform it into your own one-of-a-kind ceramic jack-o’-lantern. You’ll decorate your pumpkin, add a stem and other details, and carve or paint a face or design to give it plenty of personality.

You will have the opportunity to add colored clay slips to paint your pumpkins before they are fired and finished with a clear glaze or you can choose a glaze color that will be  finished for you. Pieces will be picked up the following week. No experience necessary. 

Friday October 9th * 6:00pm to 8:00pm 

For our tea lovers! Bring a little coziness into your home with our own handbuilt tea house to keep your packaged teas ready for use. This would look lovely on your countertop! In this class, we will make this lovely tea house using slabs of clay. After,  we will decorate and paint our houses to match your decor. Houses will be fired and glazed and ready in approximately two weeks. 

Date Nite Charcuterie Trays

In the first class create your own festive display, food and serving trays all made by you! Learn about the potters wheel and inspired by live edge wood make totally functional works.

The second class at Tecumseh’s Boulevard Market under the direction of Market owner Erika Alyward  you will learn about the art of arranging your trays with meats, cheeses, etc Your visually appealing social events for close friends and relatives will be the talk of the town!

First class: Sun Oct 11, 2-4pm, Clay Studio, Adrian Center for the Arts Instructor: Pi Benio

Second Class  Sun Nov 15, 2-4pm  at Boulevard Market 102 E Chicago, Tecumseh Instructor: Erika Alywardclay

Garden Fairies with Laura VanCamp

Saturday, October 24th 2 pm to 4 pm. 

Invite some whimsy into your garden with a set of clay fairies. Designed for all skill- this class will utilize slab-building techniques to create 2 whimsical fairy decorations for enhancing your potted plants or outdoor gardens.

6 Mondays: November 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th and December 7th

1:00pm to 4:00pm

Have a clay idea you’ve been wanting to try or a project you’d like help completing? This class provides relaxed, instructor-supported studio time with demonstrations, troubleshooting, and individualized guidance in wheel throwing, handbuilding, and surface design.

Students will pursue projects of their own choosing while receiving help with planning, technique, and problem-solving along the way. This class is best suited for students with basic clay experience who are comfortable working independently.

25lbs of clay included. Addional clay available to purchase. Open studio time included.

6 Tuesdays: November 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th and December 1st & 8th

6:00PM – 9:00PM

Ready to think bigger? Students will explore techniques for creating larger and taller pottery, including throwing with coils, collaring, throwing in sections, joining, and supporting substantial forms. Students should already be comfortable centering clay and throwing basic cylinders and bowls. Clay will be provided during class.

2 Wednesdays: November 11th 6:00pm - 8:00pm and November 18th 6:00pm - 7:30pm 

Bring back the magic of the classic ceramic Christmas tree and make yours from the mold up! In this two-session workshop, you’ll learn the slip-casting process while creating your own vintage ceramic Christmas tree plus 3–4 miniature trees.

During the first session, you’ll cast your trees, clean up the seams, and create the holes for the colorful lights. During the second session, you’ll decorate your trees with glaze and learn how the light kit is installed.

Your tree includes a light kit and colorful plastic bulbs. After glazing you’ll be able to choose your bulbs and complete the final assembly at home. No clay experience necessary.

Sunday November 15 * 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Patriotic Christmas Tree with Jim and Amy Anderson Every year we have a different tree for students to make and add to their Holiday collection. This years Christmas Tree will commemorate 250 years of our wonderful USA, in colors of red, white, and blue. Students will start by making a coil tree and adding clay balls and topped with a star using a slip and score method of attachment. The clay balls and star will be painted with red and blue colored slips. The tree will be slow dried and bisque fired, then glazed fired in white with the colors popping through. The trees will be ready to pick up in 2 - 3 weeks and ready for the Christmas Holiday!

Adults and Youth 6 - 14

Please note the youth studio is in a historic building with stairs.