Group workshop overview

  • participants gather and introduce themselves
  • tour the studio with a short discussion on the clay forming and finishing process
  • throwing or hand-building demonstration: clay preparations, how to throw on the potter’s wheel, slab rolling directions, and clean-up
  • students then work directly with the clay, with frequent instructor assistance
  • students are encouraged to remain conscious of other´s progress, helping if possible (under the image of gathered students)
  • whole day workshops break for lunch (half day and whole day workshops available)
  • participants return to finish pottery pieces and make glaze choices
  • pottery pieces are finished at the studio and available for pick up two weeks later

The group experience

Payne Street Pottery group workshops

Private group classes are designed to meet the needs of each individual group: class day/time, length of class, number of meetings, and focus of projects. A group can also request a focus on the use of the potter´s wheel, hand-building techniques, or a combination of both. Whatever the number of sessions, the last class will be an introduction to glazing and finished pieces are available for pick-up two or three weeks later.