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Pinecone Windchime

$60

with Pi Benio

Calendar May 2, 2026 at 2 pm

Pinecone Windchime

Using nature as our guide we will create multiple forms in descending sizes to create an attractive and musical chime for your home, patio, deck or garden. Cones can be formed either handbuilt or for those with throwing experience on the wheel.

Sat May 2ad , 2-4 pm

$15 materials included

Birds of a Feather

$40

with Jim Anderson

Calendar May 17, 2026 at 2 pm

Birds of a Feather with Jim and Army Anderson

Sunday, May 17th * 2:00-4:00 pm

Students will collaborate together to create a set of their favorite birds. They will use the colored slips and tools provided. Come with your ideas and be ready to have fun! Projects will be slow dried and clear glazed, ready to be picked up in three to four weeks.

June Clay Club (4 sessions)

$100

with Laura VanCamp

Calendar Jun 4, 2026 at 10 am, runs for 4 weeks

June Clay Club (4 sessions)

Thursdays, June 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th  available hours 10 am til 8 pm.  

Want to work on your clay skills and projects?  No instruction is provided; however, clay residents will be available to answer questions. Clay will be available for purchase at $45/box, which covers glazes & firing.

Ceramic Watering Cans

$50

with Christine Filipek

Calendar Jun 5, 2026 at 6 pm

Ceramic Watering Cans with Christine Filipek

Friday. June 5th * 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Come join me in making something beautiful and functional, your very own watering can. We will use colored slips or glazes along with some rollers to make our unique watering cans. Come with your ideas and be ready to have fun! Projects will be slow dried and glazed, ready to be picked up in three to four weeks.

Play with Clay

$40

with Jim Anderson

Calendar Jun 7, 2026 at 2 pm

Play with Clay with Jim and Amy Anderson

Sunday June 7th * 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Have fun making two works of your choice. Explore a variety of tools and techniques and colored slips while your creativity flows!  All materials are included.  The projects will be fired then dipped in a clear glaze and re-fired before students pick them up.  Projects will be completed by the end of the class and ready to pick up in 2 to 3 weeks. 

No Expectations: Clay Camp for Grownups 18+

$160

with Erin Hoekzema

Calendar Jun 8, 2026 at 1 pm

No Expectations: Clay Camp for Grownups 18+ with Erin Hoekzema

Monday June 8th to Thursday June 11th * 1:00pm - 4:00pm

 

Pots optional; Laughter Encouraged 

This 4-day adult summer camp is not your typical pottery class.

We’ll throw on the wheel—but not always in the usual way you'd think. Expect tandem throwing, blindfold challenges, relay pots, unconventional setups (like throwing a pot on a mop bucket), and playful surface experiments like bubble decorating and mark-making. Some pieces will be collaborative, some will be altered beyond recognition, and some may be sacrificed entirely in the name of curiosity, experimentation and play. 

This class is all about process over product. There’s no pressure to make perfect work—or even to keep everything you make. Instead, the focus is on exploration, experimentation, and rediscovering the joy of working with clay in a relaxed, supportive community environment.

Some wheel experience is recommended so everyone can jump right into the fun. Come ready to get messy, try new things, and embrace a little chaos.

Resident /Associate ClassThrowing for Handbuilders

$15

with Pi Benio

Calendar Jun 20, 2026 at 10 am

Resident /Associate ClassThrowing for Handbuilders

Think of throwing not as an end in itself but a way to make the forms you need to fit your creative vision. Forget making a pretty little bowl, use throwing as a means to make parts for what you envision you want to make. Once you take that off your shoulders you will see it as a help and not a roadblock. I will show you several techniques you will find helpful and freeing.

Sat June 20th , 10-1pm

July Clay Club (4 sessions)

$100

with Laura VanCamp

Calendar Jul 2, 2026 at 10 am, runs for 4 weeks

July Clay Club (4 sessions)

Thursdays, July 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd, available hours 10 am til 8 pm.  

Want to work on your clay skills and projects?  No instruction is provided; however, clay residents will be available to answer questions. Clay will be available for purchase at $45/box, which covers glazes & firing.





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