EVERY FULL MOON
Write your grievances on a ceramic plate, then smash them to smithereens to the rage-releasing sound of live bagpipes. Follow up with a guided soft-clay meditation.
get the rage out
Our next Rage night is Thursday, 5/23 at 5:30pm
“The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake.” - Kurt Vonnegut
open studio
Practice your art and connect with the earth, two hours at a time. Your choice: Wheel or Hand-building. These sessions focus on independent work and are not instructional in nature. If you’re new to CCC, please arrive early for an orientation.
$25 includes plenty of white mid-fire stoneware, glazing, tools, storage. Keep one item per session, $5 per additional piece.
Special Open Studio time offered in April on Thursday evenings!
Get Centered
pottery WHEEL classes for adults!
pottery WHEEL classes for adults!
2 WEEK WHEEL CLASS SUITABLE FOR ADULTS OR TEENS:
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT 7-9PM:
This 2-consecutive Wednesday night class is great for commitment-phobes. The first class is focused on learning, experimenting and making simple cylindars with raw clay. Return the following week to finish, trim, decorate and embellish your favorite piece with underglaze. Finished pieces will be ready fo pick up in approx 3 weeks. $75 total.
4-WEEK WHEEL CLASS WITH CLAIRE!
TUESDAY EVENINGS 7 - 9PM
Another opportunity for a wheel class here! Feel free to repeat for a longer adventure. $180
6-WEEK WHEEL CLASSES
THURSDAY EVENINGS 7 - 9PM OR
FRIDAY MORNINGS 10AM - NOON
This class is for people looking to refine their pottery skills or brand-new beginners getting your hands dirty for the first time. Opportunities to practice centering, creating different shapes, trimming and glazing are included. Clay is a mid-fire stoneware, microwave and dishwasher safe. $250 total.
NEW 7-WEEK WHEEL CLASS WITH CLAIRE STEPHENS
MONDAY EVENINGS 7 - 9PM
Learn new techniques, expand your knowledge, or start fresh in this 7-week class, much like the 6 week class, but a week longer and with a different instructor. No class on Memorial Day. $300 total.
connect with Clay for all ages
now on saturdays!
Designed for kids as young as 5ish to explore and create with clay and connect with loved ones. Weekly themes with step-by-step instructions are offered, or let your imagination run wild! $20 per person. Materials, tools, and firing included, no experience necessary. Artwork will be ready for pick up in approx 3 and will be finished with a clear, gloss glaze unless you register for a follow-up to paint it yourself.
time adjustment!
Clayground: ages 7+ after school workshop
now only 1 hour, starting 15 minutes later, only $20
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:15 - 5:15pm or Wacky Wednesdays at 3:15 - 4:15pm
Clay, tools, instruction of hand-building techniques and glazing supplies included. Wheels are not available for this workshop. Come 6x, create on the 7th free of charge!
unwind with friends
unwind with friends
FRIDAY NIGHT UNWIND (HAND-BUILDING) 7:30-9PM
Celebrate the end of the week with friends old and new in this stress-relieving workshop. Use slab, coil and pinch pot construction to build a seasonally-themed project of the week with stoneware clay. Ceramics will be dishwasher and microwave safe. Please allow 2-3 weeks for glazing and firing. Pieces will be finished with a clear, shiny glaze. $40 per person. No experience necessary.
CLAY DATE FOR COUPLES
Offered every other Friday January - March, then moving to 7:30 pm Saturday nights
$90 per couple, includes materials, instruction, mood music, and plenty of sexual innuendos. Couples share a wheel. BYOB.
Summer programs for kids age 7 +
create, explore, and play with hand-built clay techniques.
1-hour classes Tuesday and Thursday. morning at 10 - 11am or afternoon 4 - 5pm
Sign up week by week. Themes, inspiration, examples and instruction provided. Finished projects will be ready for pick up in approx 3 weeks. $35 per week.
Summer Wheel Class age 11 +
Suitable for beginners and continuers, this 2-hour, twice weekly class will give you practice centering, creating vessels, and tolerating frustration. Mondays we will make, Wednesdays we will refine. Stoneware clay is microwave, dishwasher, and oven safe. Finished artwork will be ready for pick up in approx. 3 weeks. Morning classes: 10a -12p. Afternoons: 2 - 4p.$75 per week.
NEW OFFERING! 6-week Summer Hand-building for ages +14
Make this summer something amazing. make something amazing this summer.
Classes meet 2-4pm on Fridays. Artwork will be safe for use outside or in the microwave, dishwasher, and oven. $160 for 6 weeks.