Pottery

This class covers the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel and working with clay — throwing cylinders and bowls, trimming and finishing, adding handles, and glazing. Complete beginners and those with some experience are welcome. Students receive 8 hours of studio access per week to practice outside of class.

Level up your pottery skills! Intermediate and advanced students learn more complex techniques to create plates, lidded jars, teapots, pitchers, and more. Throughout the session there are demonstrations and one-on-one time to work through your own ideas. Students also learn to fire an electric kiln by participating in loading with the instructor's guidance, plus 8 hours of studio access per week.

Open Studio gives experienced students the freedom to practice their wheel-throwing and hand-building skills independently. Participants must have taken an 8-week ceramics course at the Phipps within the last 3 years or get special permission from the Studio Manager before registration. No instruction is provided. Includes 10 hours of studio access per week, one 25 lb bag of clay, and access to pottery wheels, clay tools, glazes, and kiln firing. Participants sign up for time slots weekly (day, evening, and weekend hours).

A one-night intro to the potter's wheel — watch a wheel-throwing demo, then get hands-on time with guidance. Choose a glaze; we finish and fire your piece for pick-up 2–3 weeks later. All materials provided, plus a drink voucher.

Make one-of-a-kind hanging ornaments and unique holiday mugs with the young artist in your life! Learn basic hand-building techniques as you design, build, and decorate. (Adult and child register separately.)

Make your own super-cute clay pumpkins and ghosts! Kids and their adults design, create, and decorate their projects. All projects are clear-glazed and kiln-fired by the instructor, ready 2–3 weeks after class. (Adult and child register separately.)

A festive drop-in event to design and create holiday clay ornaments with stamps, texture tools, and cookie cutters, then paint with colorful underglazes. Fired and ready to pick up before Christmas.