“Play in the Clay” Pottery Workshops & Events
HAND BUILDING POTTERY WORKSHOPS in Whitefish, Montana
UPCOMING HAND-BUILDING WORKSHOP: Saturday, Sept. 2, 1-4 PM
Beginning Workshop: Come learn to make cute little bowls and candle holders Click here to Register
Candle Holders & Bowls Pottery Workshop
THIS IS OUR BEGINNING HAND-BUILDING WORKSHOP – Perfect for small groups and family events!
Come learn the many basic skills you need to make pretty much anything by hand. In this three-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to make a simple, but elegant hand made ceramic bowl plus a votive candle holder for yourself or to give as a gift.
You’ll learn how clay works while you explore the many nuances of creating a piece of pottery by hand.
This workshop includes painting your finished pieces with underglaze to add color and decoration. Your pieces will then be glazed with clear when we have our next glaze load and you’ll get a call when you can pick them up. If you aren’t local, we’ll call you and arrange payment for shipping if you want to keep your pieces.
Workshop held at Art Escape Pottery Studio, Whitefish, MT which is 10 miles outside of Whitefish and 25 miles from downtown Kalispell out towards Tally Lake. Directions sent after you sign up.
Limit: 6 people
Age Range: We’re happy to have kids in our workshops. At least one parent or adult is required with all children under 15.
What to expect: Fun, learning the basics of hand-building with clay, painting your creations, pottery basics (how a piece is created from start to finish) and more.
Snacks provided. Feel free to bring your own adult beverage if you want!
Cost: $125 person, 3 person minimum; $100 person for 4-6 people.
CALL US to schedule your personal workshop at 805-637-7888 or 406-260-1559
Specialty Pottery/Ceramic Workshops
Pottery Carving Workshop
Learn how to carve practically anything on a pot or flat piece of clay. We’ll provide a variety of pots and surfaces to carve your first masterpiece.
NOTE: All carved pieces will be clear glazed by us and we’ll let you know when they are ready for pickup or shipping (we have to wait until we have a full kiln load to run a glaze firing).
Workshop Limit: 6 people
Ages: 15 and up.
COST: $125 per person (includes pot/clay of your choice, paint for painting and both firings).
CALL US to schedule your personal workshop at 805-637-7888 or 406-260-1559
Ceramic Boxes
In this 2-3 hour pottery workshop, you’ll learn how to make a hand-made ceramic box with us! In this workshop you will take a slab of clay and transform it into something you can use for years to come. You will learn techniques to bring the clay together and manipulate the clay to make it into a lidded box, along with all the fun that comes with working with clay!
NOTE: All pieces will be clear glazed by us and we’ll let you know when they are ready for pickup or shipping (we have to wait until we have a full kiln load to run a glaze firing).
Workshop Limit: 6 partcipants
Ages: 10 and up with parent
Cost: $125 person, 3 person minimum; $100 person for 4-6 people.
CALL US to schedule your personal workshop at 805-637-7888 or 406-260-1559
Garden Gnome (pronounced ga-no-me LOL) Pottery Workshop
In this 2-3 hour pottery workshop, you’ll learn how to make a hand-made gnome you can put in the garden (or whereever) for good luck! You’ll begin with a flat slab of clay and transform it into the cutes gnome you can think of.
NOTE: All pieces will be clear glazed by us and we’ll let you know when they are ready for pickup or shipping (we have to wait until we have a full kiln load to run a glaze firing).
Workshop Limit: 6 partcipants
Ages: 10 and up with parent
Cost: $125 person, 3 person minimum; $100 person for 4-6 people.
CALL US to schedule your personal workshop at 805-637-7888 or 406-260-1559
Kitchen Utensil Holder/Flower Vase
In this 2-3 hour pottery workshop, you’ll learn how to make a hand-made cylinder with a very decrative technique or texture to use in your kitchen, the hold flowers from your garden (that your gnome helped protect) or anything else you want to store in it. Makes a great gift also.
You’ll begin with a flat slab of clay and transform it into a beautiful hand-built piece of pottery you can cherish for the rest of your life.
NOTE: All pieces will be clear glazed by us and we’ll let you know when they are ready for pickup or shipping (we have to wait until we have a full kiln load to run a glaze firing).
Workshop Limit: 6 partcipants
Ages: 10 and up with parent
Cost: $125 person, 3 person minimum; $100 person for 4-6 people.
CALL US to schedule your personal workshop at 805-637-7888 or 406-260-1559
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