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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"

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

Beginning on Tuesday, January 6th , Micah will teach a 7-week course that will cover hand building fundamentals, useful in both functional, sculptural, and hybrid forms. This class is open to all skill levels and will encourage students to construct and realize forms beyond the assumed utility of ceramic wares. Micah is a resident artist at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia. You can read about Micah HERE . Register for the 7-week class HERE .