Classes + Workshops

In this creative and fun 10-week course, adult students learn all the basic skills of pottery making through hand-building, wheel-throwing, and a variety of decorating techniques. Winter classes will start during the week of January 12th, 2026. This class is designed for beginners, no prior experience with clay required.

Starting with a study base, participants will learn to wrap and blend coils to form a one-of-a-kind vessel. Whether it is a vase for fresh blooms, a planter for a favorite succulent, or even a custom dog bowl. This is a workshop to slow down, sink hands into clay and see what emerges.  

In this 2-part hands-on Clay Night, Toni will teach participants how to create and decorate clay elements to be stacked and displayed in the garden come the warmer seasons. 

In this 1-part hands-on Clay Night, Toni will guide participants in hand-building a soup mug using age-old techniques. Students will learn to make a slab, pinching, texturing clay and attaching a handle. 

In this 1-part hands-on Clay Night, Toni will guide participants in hand-building a soup mug using age-old techniques. Students will learn to make a slab, pinching, texturing clay and attaching a handle. 

In this 1-part hands-on Clay Night, Toni will guide participants in hand-building a bird house using age-old techniques. Students will learn to make a slab, pinching, texturing clay and attaching a clay components together. 

In this 2-part workshop, Toni will instruct participants the rudiments of throwing at the pottery wheel and use the sgraffito technique to decorate.

Starting with a study base, participants will learn to pinch pots, texture clay and attach clay pieces together to make the parts of a wind chime. Participants will learn to play with colour, carve with intention, and explore texture to make a truly one-of-a-kind piece.