Introductory Workshops

INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOPS

Come try your hand at working with clay! These introductory workshops are a great way to see if you like this material. Designed for first-timers, with hands-on instruction. Finished work will be ready for pick-up about one month after the workshop. Choose from Adult Wheelthrowing Intro, Adult Handbuilding Intro, and Date Night Clay.

Currently, all of the Winter 2022 Introductory Workshops are full, you can add your name to a waitlist here.

Register for a workshop on our Square site here.

WHEELTHROWING INTRO

Come try your hand at working with clay on the potter's wheel. Mudflat teacher Lisa Knebel will show you how to use the potter's wheel to make your own pots. Each student will save one pot that they make and it will be glazed and fired. This is a great way to see if you like this approach to working with clay.

Each workshop meets Sundays, 1-4 pm

Tuition: $60.00/workshop

Section A: Sunday, Jan 16

Section B: Sunday, Jan 30

Section C: Sunday, Feb 13

Section D: Sunday, Feb 27

Section E: Sunday, Mar 13

Section F: Sunday, Mar 27

Section G: Sunday, Apr 10

HANDBUILDING INTRO

Try working with clay using handbuilding techniques. Mudflat teacher Kate Kuligowski will provide demonstrations and instructions for working with clay slabs and coils on specific projects that you design, build, and decorate. All projects will be glazed and fired.

Each workshop meets Sundays, 1-2:30 pm

Tuition: $40.00/workshop

Section A: Sunday, Jan 23 - Tiny House Incense Burners

Section B: Sunday, Feb 20 - Sushi Trays with Soy Sauce Dishes

Section C: Sunday, March 20 - Hanging Planters

DATE NIGHT CLAY

Have a Friday night date in East Somerville! Bring your sweetheart and try your hands at working with clay on the potter's wheel. Mudflat teachers Lisa Knebel or Maddie Ball will show you how to use the potter's wheel and introduce you to making your own pots. Each student will save one pot that they make and it will be glazed and fired for pick-up at a later date.

Each workshop meets Fridays, 6-8 pm

Tuition: $90 per couple/workshop

Section A: Friday, Jan 14 (LK)

Section B: Friday, Jan 21 (MB)

Section C: Friday, Jan 28 (LK)

Section D: Friday, Feb 11 (LK)

Section E: Friday, Feb 18 (MB)

Section F: Friday, Feb 25 (LK)

Section G: Friday, Mar 11 (LK)

Section H: Friday, Mar 18 (MB)

Section I: Friday, Mar 25 (LK)

Section J: Friday, Apr 8 (LK)

AT-HOME WORKSHOPS

Try out fun clay projects from the comfort of your home! Clay at home workshop purchases include a workshop kit to be picked up from the studio & a link to stream/download an instructional video. Following the video, make works of art at home, then bring them to Mudflat to be fired for finished ceramic pieces! 

Check back later for when we release new at-home workshops!