Lynne Hobaica Vase July 16th: Slide lecture with visiting artist: Lynne Hobaica. 5:30-7:30pm. Just $10. Come enjoy an inspiring Summer evening with our warm community on a glorious Bucks County property in an open-air, converted barn. Get all the details HERE! July 17th: Spend a day at the studio enjoying a Demonstration and Conversation with the celebrated potter: Lynne Hobaica. She'll make a few pots and then using techniques that include: painted slip, paper resists, using

Bill & Coral Short Bill This is your last chance to register for our artist talk this coming Thursday, May 28th from 5:30-7:30. Join us to learn about the life of our visiting Australian artist. Admission is just $10. Learn more and register HERE. The images in this post are a few examples of her work which focus on endangered and vanishing species in Australia. Bandits: Long Bill Corellas

Lynne Hobaica Vase The talents of North Carolina Potter: Lynne Hobaica are many. She has cultivated both a unique hand-building approach AND personalized narrative surfaces. When we first listed her 2-day cup workshop, it filled immediately. So I asked if she'd be willing to add a 1-Day, demo-style workshop for anyone wanting to learn from her who couldn't grab a seat in the weekend event. In this single day event, Lynne will be hand-building plates, cups and more forms (as t

Tyree Dworak's Gnome Example Join Tyree Dworak the weekend of June 6th and 7th for: "The Gnome Workshop" Inspired by folklore and figurative sculpture, this intensive invites you to explore the enduring symbolism of gnomes. Learn hand building techniques to design and sculpt a personalized clay gnome, focusing on character, expression, and form during this immersive, weekend studio experience. Enjoy our warm, supportive community and the light heart of a weekend visit in Fren

Bill & Coral Short Bill As our studio matures here in Frenchtown, we've begun bringing artists in from a distance to teach and give artist talks. Next up: a lifelong ceramic sculptor from Australia. When Lisa had the honor of receiving a residency through NCECA back in 2005, she traveled to the Australian National University in Canberra, Aus to work as a visiting artist in their clay studio for a few months. It was there she met this artist and they became friends. We're thri

Tyree's Rabbit Studies Join our talented staff member: Tyree Dworak for a 1-day immersion making small animal studies on Saturday, May 16th. You will begin by breaking the animals down into composite forms. By the end, you'll have several studies made and the chance to see the progression that occurs when you stay focused on one idea for an entire day. The studio will fire the work once it has dried and Tyree will glaze your pieces. Within a few weeks, these small sculptures

Spice Jars Princeton Pottery Festival will happen THIS weekend: 10am-4pm, Saturday + Sunday at the Princeton Day School. Come see some of the finest examples of work being made by 12 studio potters from the Mid-Atlantic States. Everything is available for sale. I'll be giving a slab-building, dart-cutting demo Sunday morning (May 3rd) for an hour about 10:30-11:30. For more info, click HERE. Serving Bowls

Example by workshop instructor: Tyree Dworak Some workshops take themselves very seriously. This is not one of them. Dogs in Chairs will take place April 25 and 26 in the river-loving charm of Frenchtown, NJ where we’ll be doing exactly what it sounds like: sculpting dogs… sitting in chairs. Regal dogs. Awkward dogs. Dogs who look like they pay taxes. Dogs who absolutely do not. Underneath the silliness is the stillness of learning—structure, balance, gesture, and how the sl

Join me and a bunch of fantastic potters, May 2nd and 3rd for a weekend of celebration of all things Functional Pottery! Everything will be for sale. I'll be giving a slab-building demo Sunday morning (May 3rd) on how I construct the bird candle holders shown below. For more info, click HERE .

We've had 2 last minute cancelations for Lisa Orr's workshop this weekend (April 11-12). Read more and register HERE . Join us for Lisa's slide lecture this coming Friday evening (April 10) by clicking HERE . Tickets just $10! Our Spring, 7-week class session begins next week and there are a few seats still available. Joining one this session will give you access to 24/7 Open Studio as well as the option to continue doing Open Studio all Summer long! Register HERE . Tyree Dwo

Lisa Orr has been a studio potter for 40+ years. After completing an MFA at the NYSCC Alfred in 1992, she received a Fulbright, an MAAA/NEA and other grants to research ceramics and create films. Her work has been placed in numerous public and private collections. Currently refining an accessible smokeless wood kiln, she also teaches, lectures, and shows nationally and internationally. Join us on Friday, April 10th as Lisa presents a slide talk focused on the development of h

Our final, 7-week class session begins the week of April 12th. Then we break for the Summer with Open Studio and our Workshops Series. Join us for one of the classes and gain skills enough to join our Summer Open Studio program. During your class or the Open Studio period, you'll have 24/7 access to our warm, supportive studio (except during workshop/class periods). Now in our 5th year, our studio vibe is tremendous. It takes a few years to work out the bugs and get everythin

Clay Home by Micah Sweezie Build a miniature home—real or imagined—while learning stiff-slab-building techniques. Whether it's based on your home, a fairy cottage, a bird house or a dream house, bring your small-scale sanctuary to life. Micah Sweezie joins us from The Clay Studio in Philadelphia each Tuesday from 10:30-1:30. This new class offering will begin April 14th. You can read more and register HERE .

The potter, author and podcaster: Ben Carter recently interviewed me for his long running podcast: Tales of a Red Clay Rambler. We had a rich, deep conversation about creativity and the work in my recent solo show at the Michener Art Museum: Grounded in Gold. You can have a listen HERE . And I also wanted to make everyone aware that 2 artists who teach with me here in Frenchtown: Tyree Dworak and Jeanine Pennell are having a 2-person show at New Hope Arts' "A-Space" gallery.

Taking one of Jeanine Pennell's "Head Stories" workshops is a fantastic and wild ride. She sets each and every student up for success and abides with them every step of the way. If you ever wanted to take a workshop with Jeanine or explore the human figure, this chance is coming on March 27-28 and April 3 during this 3-day workshop. Learn more and register here .

A fresh session of classes begins next week on February 23rd. There's never been a better time to join our supportive, warm community. Beginners are welcome in 4 out of our 5 offerings! Learn how to hand build both functional and sculptural vessels and/or work with animal/human figures. You can read more and register HERE !

Work by Lynne Hobaica Upcoming Classes are now open for Registration!! There are 2 sessions remaining before Summer break: the next one begins the week of February 23rd and the Spring session begins the week of April 13th. Learn how to hand build both functional and sculptural vessels and/or work with animal/human figures. Also, we've added 2 more workshops and another artists talk. Aussie, Bev Hogg will join us while visiting the US to teach a 3-day "Birds with Attitudes"

Works by Jeanine Pennell Spring and Summer Workshops for 2026 are now open for Registration!! Since I'm not teaching any Summer workshops (for the first time in 20 years!), I brought in some heavy hitters to inspire and delight you! Our roster includes: Lynne Hobaica from North Carolina, Lisa Orr from Massachusettes, Micah Sweezie from The Clay Studio in Philadelphia (by way of Vietnam and Michigan) 2 workshops with Jeanine Pennell (small heads and large heads) and an 3 work

Cup by Lynne Hobaica We're thrilled to announce Spring and Summer Workshops for 2026 ! Registration will go live this Thursday at 10:00am Eastern Time. This year's line-up includes hands-on making with: Lynne Hobaica from North Carolina, Lisa Orr from Massachusettes, Micah Sweezie from The Clay Studio in Philadelphia (by way of Vietnam and Michigan) and regional artists: Jeanine Pennell and Tyree Dworak. There will also be 2, stand-alone slide lectures (pot-luck dinners) with

Our Fall Classes generated a lot of wonderful creating by the student community. Seeing it all coming through the kilns, I marveled at the array of diversity. Here, members are encouraged to express their own unique voice after first being supported to build some basic skills. Most people start as beginners. A lot of what I'm sharing in this post was made by people in their first year of engagement. All of our classes now include unlimited Open Studio access (outside of sched