Service Description

This summer we are offering 3 opportunities for Middle Schoolers to use their imagination and hands to CrEaTe!!! June 24th-All Things Snails! Slow down and get creative with our snail-themed clay class! We’ll sculpt adorable snails into figurines, trinket dishes, or any snail-inspired creation you can imagine. Learn basic hand-building techniques while bringing these charming little creatures to life with your own artistic flair. July 15th-Creative Bookends Books deserve awesome bookends! In this class, you’ll design and build a pair of custom clay bookends that are uniquely yours. Rainbows, fruit, worms, dragons, sports equipment—the possibilities are endless. If you can dream it, we’ll help you bring it to life in clay while learning techniques to make your creation both functional and fun. July 29th-Furry Friends in Clay Celebrate the animals you love most by turning them into clay masterpieces! Create a pet plaque, a figurine, a catch-all bowl, or another animal-inspired project. Bring a photo of your favorite pet or animal for inspiration, and we’ll help you capture their personality in clay. Workshops will be offered from 3:15-5:15pm - you will sign up for each one separately. Please review the "Studio Policies" listed on the "Studio Handbook" tab on the website. Makers are encouraged to wear play clothes to the pottery studio and are welcome to bring water bottles or other drinks. Instructor(s): Sassy Smyth and Helen Hodel, class assistant Sassy Smyth is a local potter and has always been a lover of handmade pottery, but it wasn’t until the world began reopening after covid that she finally signed up for her first class at Create Pottery Studio. She quickly fell in love with both the process and the craft of pottery, diving headfirst into learning on the wheel and through hand building. Before long, nearly all of her free time was spent experimenting, practicing, and deepening her understanding of clay. Teaching classes and workshops brings together two of her favorite things: helping others and making pottery. She loves creating an encouraging, welcoming environment where students feel comfortable trying new things, embracing mistakes, and learning even when things don’t go as planned — because that’s where so much of the magic happens in pottery. She is drawn to learning and sharing knowledge and truly enjoys getting to share her love of making and learning with others!!