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Pottery classes in Chicago — wheel, handbuilding, and community workshops
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Mindful Fridays
A slow, BYOB Friday night in the studio. Two Fridays, one price — one to sculpt, one to glaze.
Next Friday · Friday, Sep 4
You put the phone down, your hands take over.
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Household Handbuilding Course — Saturdays
New Saturday session: the same 5-week handbuilding course for functional home pottery — no wheel required. Saturdays at 12:00 PM starting September 12, 2026. Chip & dip plate, spoon rest, lemon…
October 6-Week Pottery Course — Thursdays
Six Thursday evenings to actually learn the wheel, rather than try it once. Weeks one and two are centering and pulling walls — the two things that make everything afterwards possible. From week…
October 6-Week Pottery Course — Saturdays
The same six-week wheel course, run on Saturday afternoons for people whose week doesn't bend for a weeknight class. You start with centering and pulling walls, then spend weeks three through six…
Household Handbuilding Course — Tuesdays
October Tuesday session: the same 5-week handbuilding course for functional home pottery — no wheel required. Tuesdays at 6:30 PM starting October 6, 2026. Chip & dip plate, spoon rest, lemon juicer…
Household Handbuilding Course — Wednesdays
October Wednesday session: the same 5-week handbuilding course for functional home pottery — no wheel required. Wednesdays at 6:30 PM starting October 7, 2026. Chip & dip plate, spoon rest, lemon…