Current ClassesStart with your hands.
For our inaugural season we will start with the basics in ceramics and build as we go!
- Beginners welcome
- Children, teens and adults
- November and December
- First Friday is free
November
First Friday
Stop in on the first Friday of each month to check out the studio, see what we are working on, sign up for a class, ask questions, and get a little clay on your hands with a 10 minute project.
November
A Pocket Full of Thanks
Dates: Saturdays, November 7 and 14
Get into the spirit of the season with a little clay, creativity, and gratitude! In this fun, hands-on pottery class, you'll create your own handmade ceramic wall pockets, perfect for holding dried flowers, seasonal greenery, or other small decorative treasures.
Week 1 - Create and personalize 3-4 pockets with your own creative touches, adding texture, patterns, and details that make it uniquely yours.
Week 2 - Come back and add some color! Learn basic glazing techniques.
Come ready to get your hands muddy, and make something beautiful to hang at home, or give as a heartfelt handmade gift!
No pottery experience needed. All supplies included. Just bring your creativity and a thankful heart!
November
Pottery for Kids
Dates: Saturdays, November 7 and 14
Introduction to clay and the pottery-making process using hand-building methods. Make pinch pots and learn coiling, slab work techniques, painting, glazing and firing.
No pottery experience needed. All supplies included.
November
Mini Makers & Me: Toddler Clay Play
Get ready for a little squishing, shaping, and messy fun! Mini Makers & Me is a special hands-on pottery experience designed for toddlers and their favorite grown-up, whether that's Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa or Uncle Joe.
Together, you'll explore the wonderful world of clay, discovering textures, making little creations, and enjoying the simple joy of creating side by side. No experience is needed, just a willingness to get a little messy and make some memories! It's the perfect opportunity to slow down, spark creativity, and share a special artistic adventure with your little one.
December
A Taste of Throwing
Ever wanted to try the pottery wheel? Now's your chance! This three-hour class is all about the experience of trying the pottery wheel! You'll get hands-on guidance as you learn the basics of centering, opening, and shaping clay while discovering the challenges and joys of wheel throwing.
This is a process-focused class, so there is no finished piece to take home. Instead, you'll leave with new skills, a better understanding of the pottery process, and the fun of trying something new. Dress to get messy, experiment, and enjoy the experience!
December
First Friday
Stop in on the first Friday of each month to check out the studio, see what we are working on, sign up for a class, ask questions, and get a little clay on your hands with a 10 minute project.
December
Oh What Fun! Christmas Ornament Pottery Workshop
Dates: Saturday, December 5, 9:00 to 11:00 am; Wednesday, December 9, 7:00 to 9:00 pm; or Thursday, December 10, 12:30 to 2:30 pm
Get into the holiday spirit with a little clay, creativity, and Christmas magic! In this festive, hands-on pottery class, you'll create your own handmade ceramic Christmas ornaments to decorate your tree or give as heartfelt gifts.
Explore two fun ways to create your ornaments! First, try hand-building with ribbons of clay, shaping and layering strips to create a unique, dimensional tree ornament. Then, discover the fun of stamping and cutting clay slabs to make ornaments featuring your favorite textures, patterns, and holiday designs.
Pick a day (or days!) and enjoy some holiday cheer, get your hands muddy, and create handmade treasures to cherish for seasons to come!
No pottery experience needed. All supplies included. Just bring your creativity and Christmas spirit!
This workshop is also customizable for families, groups etc. Call Derek at 703-577-8254.
Interested?
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Tell us which class and we will be in touch. Nothing is charged here and nothing is confirmed until we have spoken.
Which one should I take?
The wheel, or
the table.
At the wheel, the clay spins and you shape it against your hands. It is genuinely hard for the first hour, and then something clicks and it is one of the better feelings available to a person. That is A Taste of Throwing.
At the table, you build by hand: pinch pots, coils, slabs, stamps. No machine, no fighting for center, and it is where everybody starts.
Neither is the beginner version of the other. They are different crafts that happen to share a kiln.
Before you come
What people
actually ask
What should I wear?
Clothes you do not mind marking. Wet clay washes out of most things but not reliably out of everything. Short nails help enormously at the wheel, and long sleeves want rolling past the elbow.
Do I take my piece home that night?
No, and this surprises everybody the first time. Clay has to dry, then be fired, then glazed, then fired again. The Halloween workshop is the clearest example: you build your ghost on Saturday 10 October and collect it the following Saturday. The six stages are laid out on the How Firing Works page.
Do I need to bring anything?
No. Every class this season says supplies are included.
I have never done this. Will I be behind?
Behind whom? Most people in the room are in exactly the same position, and both Intro courses say in so many words that they need little to no experience.
Can I come and watch first?
Come to the Open House on October 1, 2 or 3. That is precisely what it is for, and it costs nothing.
Come once and
find out.
Short courses for children, teens and adults, and something real to take home once it has been fired.