Classes and Workshops
Rise and Shine Wheel Throwing For Beginners +
with Shari Zabriskie
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This fun morning class will introduce you to the fundamentals of throwing pots on the wheel. Over the course of eight weeks, learn and practice the techniques of clay preparation, centering, throwing, trimming, glazing, and more! This class is geared towards beginners, those continuing to work on their basic skills and those who are coming back to pottery after many years. . Demonstrations, discussions, coaching, and abundant practice time. Ages 16 and up.
Upcoming 8 week Sessions:​​​​​​​​​
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2026
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March 24-May 12, Tuesdays 9am-Noon (waitlist only)
April 23-June 11, Thursdays 9am-Noon
June 16-August 4, Tuesdays 9am-Noon
June 25- August 13, Thursdays 9am-Noon
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$320 fee + $48 for each bag of clay used.
Daily practice time included.
email shabbazabba@yahoo.com to register!
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Beginner+ Wheel Throwing
with Teta Hilsdon
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Practice the basics of making pots on the wheel: centering, throwing bowls, cylinders, and plates, trimming, glazing, recycling clay and a few decorative techniques.
For complete beginners, those continuing work on their technical skills, or those coming back to pottery after many years. Demonstrations, discussions, coaching, and abundant practice time. Daily practice time is available to students (included in class fee) at Wheelhouse between 12:00 and 6:00 PM. Ages 16 and up.
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Spring 10-week Beginner+ Wheel Throwing Class:
$360 + $48 for 25# clay + $15 tools (or bring your own)
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April 13 through June 15: Mondays 6:00-8:30pm
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Summer 8-Week Beginner+ Wheel Throwing Class:
$300 + $48 for 25# clay + $15 tools (or bring your own)
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June 9 through July 28: Tuesdays 6:00-8:30pm​
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Summer 4-Week Short Intro to Wheel Throwing Class:
$240, including clay and loaner tools
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July 6, 13, 20, 27: Mondays 6:00-8:15
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Fall 10-week Beginner+ Wheel Throwing Class:
$360 + $48 for 25# clay + $15 tools (or bring your own)
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September 1 through November 16: Mondays 6:00-8:30pm
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Fall 8-week Beginner+ Wheel Throwing Class:
$300 + $48 for 25# clay + $15 tools (or bring your own)
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September 29 through November 17: Tuesdays 6:00-8:30pm
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Email tetahilsdon@gmail.com to register!
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Sculptural Hand building
with Meg Dougherty
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Explore clay as an expressive medium in this 8 week sculptural handbuilding course. Learn pinching, coiling and slab construction then combine techniques for complex three-dimensional forms. Through hands on problem solving you'll discover how to build structurally sound sculptural pieces, trouble shoot common challenges like cracking and warping, and develop your own creative voice in clay. The course culminates in a self-directed sculptural project with individualized guidance on design, scale and technical execution.
Demonstrations, coaching, fun assignments and sketchbook reflection prompts are suitable for beginners, experienced hand builders and those returning to clay after time away.
Ages 16 and up.
Students have access to the studio every day between 12-6 for independent work
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$320 plus $50 for each bag of sculptural clay
2026
February 5 - March 26,
Thursdays 7-9pm
email: meg@md-ceramics.com to register
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2026 workshops
Building with Slabs!
with Teta Hilsdon
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Building with slabs is a fun and relatively easy way to make plates, trays, platters, and vases with beautiful textured patterns. Learn to use a slab roller to roll clay into a slab, cut, design, texture, form pieces, and glaze. We'll make flat and three dimensional pieces on forms. And we'll spend one class making free-form pieces. Class includes practice time during Wheelhouse's daily Open Studio. Once the class is over, you'll have the skills to work on your own at Wheelhouse using day passes.
Fall Slab Building Class:
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September 5, 12, 19, 26, 2026: Saturdays, 9am – 12pm
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Winter Slab Building Class:
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January 2, 9, 16, 23, 2027: Saturdays, 9am – 12pm
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For ages 16 and up. No experience necessary.
$220 plus clay ($48 per bag, includes glazes and firing). Price includes loaner tools.
To register email: tetahilsdon@gmail.com
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Monoprinting on Clay
with Shari Zabriskie
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Getting illustrative on pottery can be intimidating. Loosen up while creating monoprints on paper using underglazes and slip. Learn how to apply your illustrations and paintings to leather hard pots or slabs of clay. Shari will share hacks for those people who feel uncomfortable with art. Participants should bring stiff leather hard pots to this three hour hands-on workshop.
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February 28
Saturday, 9am – 12pm
For ages 16 and up with the ability to come to the workshop with pots to print on.
$100 includes decorating materials and firing of any pieces made with wheelhouse clay.
Participants are welcome to continue working until 6pm day of the workshop.
To register email:
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Colored Clay Workshop
with Naomi Lindenfeld
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Natural objects with patterned imagery surround us in the environment. These will provide inspiration for making pieces from layered, colored clay. Forming methods will be presented using a layered block: Wrapped slab cups, vases and trays and pinched and carved bowls. Thrown techniques with layered clay can also be covered according to interest.
March 14 and 15
Saturday and Sunday, 9am – 12pm
For ages 16 and up. Experience with clay helpful but not necessary.
$235 fee includes materials, use of the studio until 6pm on both days of the workshop, glazing session and firing.
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For more information and to register email:
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Exploring Glaze!
with Meg Dougherty
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What is glaze? What makes a glaze durable? Is this food safe? What are the best ways to apply glaze? In this workshop you will learn the basics of what glaze is, how it works, how to apply it and how to start making adjustments to ready mixed glazes. We will run three glaze experiments: layering glaze, combining ready mixed glazes and adjusting color. This class will offer you a few ways to play with your studio's glazes even if you don't have access to a glaze mixing lab.
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Three Saturdays:
April 11, 18 and 25
9 AM-Noon
For ages 16 and up. Experience is necessary.
$250 plus materials (containers and mason stains, approx. $25)
For more information on what to prepare for class visit:
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To register email:
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Ewers, Urns, Crocks, Lamps; Techniques for Working Larger Forms.
with Richard Foye
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Explore various methods of centering larger lumps of clay and then opening and raising rapidly. Learn to leave time for shaping the piece while the clay has all the energy one has placed into it during wedging. Join Richard in what will promise to be a morning of wild adventure! Richard's standing approach to throwing, his practical use of thumb and palm and his decades of experience are sure to translate into throwing breakthroughs. Following demonstrations, participants will throw with Richard's coaching and discussions over problems and possible solutions.​​​
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Richard Foye is a Raku potter from South Newfane, VT. To view his work:
https://rockriverartists.com/artist/richard-foye/
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https://www.brattleborotv.org/vermontitude/rock-river-artists-tour-with-richard-foye-6-17-25/
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Saturday May 2
9 AM-Noon
For ages 16 and up. Experience is necessary.
$100
potters should bring their own clay or purchase clay from Wheelhouse if they want to fire what they make. Studio is open to participants to continue working until 6pm.
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To register email:
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Clay Clocks
with Teta Hilsdon
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Working with pre-rolled slab, you’ll design, texture, cut, and decorate two clocks. Teacher will show finished samples, demonstrate making, and then coach students as they make their clocks. This project is fun and manageable for the whole family. Finished, working clocks can be picked up two weeks later (AA battery required).
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Spring Clock Workshop:
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May 16, Saturday, 9am – 12pm
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Summer Clock Workshop:
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July 11, Saturday, 9am – 12pm
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For ages 6 and up, children must be supervised by an adult.
$120 includes clay, firing, and clock mechanisms.​
To register email: tetahilsdon@gmail.com
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2026 workshops
Building with Slabs!
with Teta Hilsdon
​
Building with slabs is a fun and relatively easy way to make plates, trays, platters, and vases with beautiful textured patterns. Learn to use a slab roller to roll clay into a slab, cut, design, texture, form pieces, and glaze. We'll make flat and three dimensional pieces on forms. And we'll spend one class making free-form pieces. Class includes practice time during Wheelhouse's daily Open Studio. Once the class is over, you'll have the skills to work on your own at Wheelhouse using day passes.
January 3, 10, 17 and 24.
Saturdays, 9am – 12pm
For ages 16 and up. No experience necessary.
$250 plus clay ($48 per bag, includes glazes and firing). Price includes loaner tools.
To register email:
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Monoprinting on Clay
with Shari Zabriskie
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Getting illustrative on pottery can be intimidating. Loosen up while creating monoprints on paper using underglazes and slip. Learn how to apply your illustrations and paintings to leather hard pots or slabs of clay. Shari will share hacks for those people who feel uncomfortable with art. Participants should bring stiff leather hard pots to this three hour hands-on workshop.
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February 28
Saturday, 9am – 12pm
For ages 16 and up with the ability to come to the workshop with pots to print on.
$100 includes decorating materials and firing of any pieces made with wheelhouse clay.
Participants are welcome to continue working until 6pm day of the workshop.
To register email:
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Colored Clay Workshop
with Naomi Lindenfeld
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Natural objects with patterned imagery surround us in the environment. These will provide inspiration for making pieces from layered, colored clay. Forming methods will be presented using a layered block: Wrapped slab cups, vases and trays and pinched and carved bowls. Thrown techniques with layered clay can also be covered according to interest.
March 14 and 15
Saturday and Sunday, 9am – 12pm
For ages 16 and up. Experience with clay helpful but not necessary.
$235 fee includes materials, use of the studio until 6pm on both days of the workshop, glazing session and firing.
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For more information and to register email:
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Exploring Glaze!
with Meg Dougherty
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What is glaze? What makes a glaze durable? Is this food safe? What are the best ways to apply glaze? In this workshop you will learn the basics of what glaze is, how it works, how to apply it and how to start making adjustments to ready mixed glazes. We will run three glaze experiments: layering glaze, combining ready mixed glazes and adjusting color. This class will offer you a few ways to play with your studio's glazes even if you don't have access to a glaze mixing lab.
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Three Saturdays:
April 11, 18 and 25
9 AM-Noon
For ages 16 and up. Experience is necessary.
$250 plus materials (containers and mason stains, approx. $25)
For more information on what to prepare for class visit:
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To register email:
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Ewers, Urns, Crocks, Lamps; Techniques for Working Larger Forms.
with Richard Foye
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Explore various methods of centering larger lumps of clay and then opening and raising rapidly. Learn to leave time for shaping the piece while the clay has all the energy one has placed into it during wedging. Join Richard in what will promise to be a morning of wild adventure! Richard's standing approach to throwing, his practical use of thumb and palm and his decades of experience are sure to translate into throwing breakthroughs. Following demonstrations, participants will throw with Richard's coaching and discussions over problems and possible solutions.​​​
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Richard Foye is a Raku potter from South Newfane, VT. To view his work:
https://rockriverartists.com/artist/richard-foye/
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https://www.brattleborotv.org/vermontitude/rock-river-artists-tour-with-richard-foye-6-17-25/
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Saturday May 2
9 AM-Noon
For ages 16 and up. Experience is necessary.
$100
potters should bring their own clay or purchase clay from Wheelhouse if they want to fire what they make. Studio is open to participants to continue working until 6pm.
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To register email:
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Clay Clocks
with Teta Hilsdon
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Working with pre-rolled slab, you’ll design, texture, cut, and decorate two clocks. Teacher will show finished options, demonstrate making, and then coach students as they make their clocks. This project is fun and manageable for the whole family. Finished clocks can be picked up two weeks later.
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Saturday May 30
9AM-Noon
Ages 16 and up, no experience necessary.
$100 includes all materials for two working clocks.
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To register email:
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Throwing BIGGER
with Teta Hilsdon
This is an advanced, immersive workshop for those comfortable with wheel throwing but wanting to work bigger. You’ll immediately double the weight you’re able to center and throw. Each Saturday we’ll tackle a new project, including large platters, tall sectional forms, throwing thinner cylinders, and tips on tools, clays, trimming, and glazing strategies. Plan to come in multiple times during Open Studio every week to continue work on your own. Class is limited to four students so you get a great balance of community and direct coaching.
For intermediate to advanced wheel throwers.
We will use Wheelhouse’s in-stock sculptural clay at $50 per 25# bag. You’ll use one to three bags during the course of three weeks.
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Four Saturdays, August 1,8, 15 and 22
8:30am-Noon
$300 plus clay
email:
Tetahilsdon@gmail.com to register
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