The Pottery Loop · Ravenswood
Holiday Matchamake your own set
Four weeks to throw a whisk holder, build a sip mug, make a whisking bowl and glaze them into a set. Sunday mornings or Monday evenings in December, or Matcha Mondays starting January 4.
All four weeks, all materials, all firing.
Sundays · Dec 6 to Dec 27
Matcha Mornings
Four Sunday mornings at 11 AM. The last one is flexible, so the holidays don’t cost you your glazing day.
- Dates
- Dec 6 to Dec 27
- Time
- Sundays, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Price
- $150 for all four weeks
- Seats
- 13
- Experience
- None needed
- Where
- 1770 W Berteau, Ravenswood
What happens each week
- 1
Week 1 · Sunday, December 6
Custom whisk holder
On the wheel
Your first hour on a pottery wheel, making the smallest piece of the set: the dome your chasen dries on. Small, forgiving, and the easiest way to learn centering.
- 2
Week 2 · Sunday, December 13
Matcha sip mug
By hand
A handbuilt mug sized for a latte. Slab built, so the walls carry your fingerprints and the handle sits where your hand actually wants it.
- 3
Week 3 · Sunday, December 20
Matcha whisking bowl
The wide chawan
The centerpiece. Wide and low with a rounded floor, because a whisk needs room to move. We shape it for the way you whisk, not for a catalog.
- 4
Week 4 · Sunday, December 27 · flexible
Glaze + design
Your colors
Everything comes back from the bisque kiln and you decide what it looks like. Dips, brushwork, wax resist, layered color: three plain pieces become a set that matches. Can't make the last week? Glaze on any day the studio is open between December 29 and January 15 instead. We're closed December 31 and January 1, and glazing doesn't run on Fridays. Just email us the day that works.
Matcha Mornings · Sundays
Details · pay · done
$150
For all four weeks
13
Seats left
Sundays at 11 AM, December 6 to 27. Clay, glazes and firing included.
Booking for someone else, or want to pay for two together? Pick the number of seats above, or email potterychicago@gmail.com.
Mondays · Dec 7 to Dec 28
Matcha Mondays
Four Monday evenings at 6:30 PM. The last one is flexible, so the holidays don’t cost you your glazing day.
- Dates
- Dec 7 to Dec 28
- Time
- Mondays, 6:30 to 8:30 PM
- Price
- $150 for all four weeks
- Seats
- 13
- Experience
- None needed
- Where
- 1770 W Berteau, Ravenswood
What happens each week
- 1
Week 1 · Monday, December 7
Custom whisk holder
On the wheel
Your first hour on a pottery wheel, making the smallest piece of the set: the dome your chasen dries on. Small, forgiving, and the easiest way to learn centering.
- 2
Week 2 · Monday, December 14
Matcha sip mug
By hand
A handbuilt mug sized for a latte. Slab built, so the walls carry your fingerprints and the handle sits where your hand actually wants it.
- 3
Week 3 · Monday, December 21
Matcha whisking bowl
The wide chawan
The centerpiece. Wide and low with a rounded floor, because a whisk needs room to move. We shape it for the way you whisk, not for a catalog.
- 4
Week 4 · Monday, December 28 · flexible
Glaze + design
Your colors
Everything comes back from the bisque kiln and you decide what it looks like. Dips, brushwork, wax resist, layered color: three plain pieces become a set that matches. Can't make the last week? Glaze on any day the studio is open between December 29 and January 15 instead. We're closed December 31 and January 1, and glazing doesn't run on Fridays. Just email us the day that works.
Matcha Mondays · Mondays
Details · pay · done
$150
For all four weeks
13
Seats left
Mondays at 6:30 PM, December 7 to 28. Clay, glazes and firing included.
Booking for someone else, or want to pay for two together? Pick the number of seats above, or email potterychicago@gmail.com.
New Year New Hobbies
Mondays in January · Jan 4 to Jan 25
Matcha Mondays
Four Monday evenings at 6:30 PM to start the year with a new hobby. Week 3 falls on MLK Day and can move.
- Dates
- Jan 4 to Jan 25
- Time
- Mondays, 6:30 to 8:30 PM
- Price
- $150 for all four weeks
- Seats
- 13
- Experience
- None needed
- Where
- 1770 W Berteau, Ravenswood
What happens each week
- 1
Week 1 · Monday, January 4
Custom whisk holder
On the wheel
Your first hour on a pottery wheel, making the smallest piece of the set: the dome your chasen dries on. Small, forgiving, and the easiest way to learn centering.
- 2
Week 2 · Monday, January 11
Matcha whisking bowl
The wide chawan
The centerpiece. Wide and low with a rounded floor, because a whisk needs room to move. We shape it for the way you whisk, not for a catalog.
- 3
Week 3 · Monday, January 18 · flexible
Matcha sip mug
By hand
A handbuilt mug sized for a latte. Slab built, so the walls carry your fingerprints and the handle sits where your hand actually wants it. This one lands on MLK Day, so if you'd rather keep the holiday free, email us and we'll find you another night that week.
- 4
Week 4 · Monday, January 25
Glaze + design
Your colors
Everything comes back from the bisque kiln and you decide what it looks like. Dips, brushwork, wax resist, layered color: three plain pieces become a set that matches.
Matcha Mondays · Mondays in January
Details · pay · done
$150
For all four weeks
13
Seats left
Mondays at 6:30 PM, January 4 to 25. Clay, glazes and firing included.
Booking for someone else, or want to pay for two together? Pick the number of seats above, or email potterychicago@gmail.com.
What's included
- Four studio sessions with an instructor
- Clay, tools, glazes and all firing
- A whisk holder, sip mug and whisking bowl
- Food safe, dishwasher friendly finished work
Good to know
Holiday weeks. On the December runs the last week is glazing, and it’s flexible: come on December 27 or 28 with your class, or pick any day the studio is open between December 29 and January 15. We’re closed December 31 and January 1, and glazing doesn’t run on Fridays.
MLK Day. Week 3 of the January run is Monday, January 18. If you’d rather have the holiday off, email us and we’ll find you another night.
Pickup. Your set is ready after its final firing. We email you when it’s on the shelf.
Miss a week? Email us at potterychicago@gmail.com and we’ll catch you up in open studio.
Where. The Pottery Loop · 1770 W Berteau Ave, Suite 407/8, Chicago IL 60613.
13 seats · $150