For round forms, you can use the wheel to achieve nearly any shape. You can use rolled, stamped, and carved clay to hand build any shape!

When you’re done creating, your piece is called “Greenware”.

Your piece will slowly dry to the consistency of leather. When it’s cold to the touch but pliable, you can make holes, trim the base, and sign your piece.

Note: Pieces from one-time wheel classes will be trimmed for you!

Some potters like to apply a coat of underglaze to leatherhard pieces, then use tools to carve through the underglaze layer and reveal patterns and textures in the raw clay. This is done before the bisque kiln firing.

Place your leatherhard piece on the shelves in the back of the studio. Once they’re fully bone dry, we’ll load them into the kiln for their bisque firing. This first firing hardens the clay and prepares it for glazing and finishing.

Until you bisque fire your clay, it is 100% recyclable! So feel free to experiment as much as you like before this stage.

After bisque firing, your piece (called “bisqueware” will be placed on your assigned shelf. You can take it to the paint studio for glazing during class or any regular business hours.

Note: Pieces from one-time classes will be stored and their owners notified to come in and paint in the paint studio.

Once you’ve completed painting, you will place your piece on the shelves in the paint studio. You can choose to add a clear coat for a glossy, smooth finish.

We’ll fire your piece with other finished work in one of our two glaze fire kilns, then place it back on your shelf in the clay studio.

Note: Pieces from one-time wheel classes will be packed in a bag for you to pick up from the paint studio.