A full studio celebrating at The Pottery Loop

The Pottery Loop

Past Events

A photo journal of nights at the wheel, park socials, and the community that grew around them.

Studio moments

Recent gatherings

Small snapshots from our studio.

Wall Vases with Chicago Girls Who Walk — photo 1

June 12, 2026

Wall Vases with Chicago Girls Who Walk

Handbuilt wall pieces on a bright June evening.

A CGWW handbuilding night in the Ravenswood studio — slabs, yellow water bowls, and wall vases taking shape around the long table.

Partner Social

Sip Mugs with Chicago Girls Who Walk — photo 1

May 8, 2026

Sip Mugs with Chicago Girls Who Walk

Custom mugs, friends, and a full studio table.

Guests handbuilt sip mugs with CGWW — heart details, shared tools, and plenty of smiles before the pieces headed to the kiln.

Partner Social

Cozy Craft Café · Matcha Edition — photo 1

April 26, 2026

Cozy Craft Café · Matcha Edition

Morning Jays × Mixed Mediums — matcha, bites, and making in the studio.

A bright Sunday collaboration with Morning Jays and Mixed Mediums: matcha lemonades, ube pies, craft tables, and the studio full of friends. Folder dated April 26, 2026.

Partner Social

Blind Date Pottery Night — photo 1

February 27, 2026

Blind Date Pottery Night

Strangers at the wheel, stories taking shape.

Another night of paired strangers throwing side by side — cups, bowls, and a little courage. One of our favorite ways to turn clay into connection.

Date Night

Custom Magnets with Girl Dinner Social — photo 1

February 20, 2026

Custom Magnets with Girl Dinner Social

Heart cutouts, underglaze, and a packed Friday night table.

February 20 with Friendwork Collective — guests rolled slabs, cut shapes, and painted custom ceramic magnets together in the studio.

Partner Social

Valentine’s Pottery — photo 1

February 14, 2026

Valentine’s Pottery

Wheel throwing and handbuilding for a festive February.

Valentine’s weekend at the studio — pink buckets, focused hands, and couples and friends learning the wheel together. Photos dated February 14, 2026.

Special Event

Blind Date Pottery Night — photo 1

January 27, 2026

Blind Date Pottery Night

First wheel night of the year for paired strangers.

Canon studio portraits from our January blind date series — aprons, heart-shaped water buckets, and first throws under the lights.

Date Night

Kintsugi Workshop — photo 1

January 14, 2026

Kintsugi Workshop

Mending with gold — beauty in the broken.

A contemplative evening repairing ceramics with the Japanese art of kintsugi. Guests left with pieces that carry their story in every seam.

Special Workshop

Studio Ribbon Cutting — photo 1

October 4, 2025

Studio Ribbon Cutting

Celebrating our Ravenswood home.

Friends, neighbors, and makers gathered to mark a milestone for The Pottery Loop — the studio space that grew out of park socials and community nights.

Milestone

From the beginning

Earlier chapters

Park socials, partner brunches, and the nights that led us to a permanent studio.

Holiday Pottery Social

December 2024

Holiday Pottery Social

Festive ceramic social with Chicago Girls Who Walk.

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First Blind Date Pottery Night

December 2024

First Blind Date Pottery Night

Six pairs, strangers at first, hands on the wheel.

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Pottery Bingo Brunch

November 2024

Pottery Bingo Brunch

With Boelen Curation — mimosas, glaze, and prizes.

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Book Club Social

October 2024

Book Club Social

Our first gathering in Ravenswood.

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Pizza & Pottery

July 2024

Pizza & Pottery

Social #4 — community night with a cause.

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Scoops & Succulents

June 2024

Scoops & Succulents

Social #5 — ice cream, plants, and pottery.

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Mini Vases in the Park

June 2024

Mini Vases in the Park

Social #3 — lakefront skyline as backdrop.

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Pottery in the Park

May 2024

Pottery in the Park

Social #2 — the gathering that started it all.

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