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Pottery in the Park
Glaze outdoors at North Ave Beach — BYOB picnic, studio tarps set up for you, pickup in ~2 weeks.
Sunday · August 23, 2026 · 10:30 AM walk · 12:00 PM pottery
Berry baskets — lakefront glazing
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September 6-Week Pottery Course — Tuesdays
Six Tuesday 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…
September 6-Week Pottery Course — Wednesdays
The same six-week wheel course as our Tuesday group, run on Wednesday evenings for people whose week doesn't bend that way. You start with centering and pulling walls, then spend weeks three through…
Household Handbuilding Course — Thursdays
Household September is a 5-week handbuilding course for functional home pottery — no wheel required. Thursdays at 6:30 PM in September 2026. Chip & dip plate, spoon rest, lemon juicer or berry bowl,…