Ceramics

Join Katie White and Joelle White for an immersive, hands-on salt firing experience at Adamah Art Studios. Participants will be actively involved in every stage of the firing process, including glazing, wadding, loading, firing, salting, unloading, and kiln cleanup. Participants should bring 50–70 bisque-fired cone 10 pieces to be considered for the firing. The first […]

Join Melanie Bisbach for a hands-on wood and salt firing at Adamah’s catenary arch kiln. This workshop emphasizes community, collaboration, and skill-building among women ceramic artists while giving participants the opportunity to experience every stage of the woodfiring process. Participants should bring 50–70 unglazed, bisque-fired pieces made from a cone 10 clay body. We’ll begin […]

Explore the expressive possibilities of the human form in Body Language, a hands-on sculpture workshop focused on creating figurative-inspired works that communicate personal ideas, memories, beliefs, and experiences. Through a combination of ceramics, found objects, and mixed media, participants will explore how the body can become a vehicle for storytelling and expression. We’ll experiment with […]

This workshop focuses on faceting, carving, and texturing techniques that bring geometric, organic, and tactile qualities to wheel-thrown pottery. Participants will create and alter their own cups, bowls, and vases while learning the techniques Alex uses to create his faceted, fluted, and textured work. With plenty of time to practice and experiment, students will gain […]

Ready to seriously strengthen your skills at the wheel? Join Nick DeVries for an intensive week of throwing, repetition, experimentation, and skill-building designed to help you become a stronger and more confident potter. Wheel Throwing Boot Camp takes a different approach from a traditional ceramics workshop: the goal isn't to make finished pots—it's to become […]

In this workshop, Nick DeVries will teach a variety of making approaches, largely stemming from the wheel, while immersing participants in the exploration and understanding of design concepts. Design is often touched on in the normal flow of any clay class. We might talk about color, form, or the line of a spout, but by […]

This workshop will focus on the creation of tools and equipment to aid in ceramic making processes. A variety of handmade implements will be created, tested and examined to help facilitate artistic goals: Including, ribs, paddles, throwing sticks, bow tool and loop tools. Materials To Bring Favorite wheel-throwing and trimming tools Sketchbook and drawing/writing materials […]

Join ceramic artist Danny Meisinger for an intensive week at the wheel focused not only on how we make pots, but how we learn to truly see them. Throwing With Intention is built around the individual interests and goals of the participants. Rather than following a predetermined list of forms, Danny will begin the week […]

In this hands-on sculpture workshop, participants will explore form, storytelling, and creative construction through animal-inspired clay work. Beginning with a relief tile as a way of “sketching” in clay, students will study form and develop ideas through texture, line, and dimension. From there, participants will create a small bird sculpture, using the project to explore […]

Join us for one of Adamah's most beloved traditions: Communing with Clay "Clay Camp!" Led by Claire Roszkowski alongside a talented team of potters and sculptors, this multi-generational workshop brings together high school students and adults for a week of clay, creativity, community, and plenty of fun. Clay Camp is about more than improving your […]

Let’s get those throwing skills in shape! In this hands-on workshop, Jon Stein will help participants throw more efficiently while working through common frustration points at the wheel. Through demonstrations and individual guidance, students will develop techniques for throwing taller, thinner, and with greater control. The workshop will also explore texture through stamps and shaping […]

Bring your favorite animal subjects to life in clay during this intensive sculptural workshop with ceramic artist Sara Torgison. This workshop will focus on hollow-building strategies for creating animal subjects in clay. Through the exploration of animal figures, students will consider form, structure, and texture while developing ceramic surface treatments. The workshop will cover capturing […]

Join us for one of Adamah's longest-standing and most beloved traditions: Communing with Clay – Clay Camp! Clay Camp brings together high school students and adults for an immersive week of making, learning, experimenting, and building community through clay. Led by Alli Olson, Alli takes time to make sure all participants' individual goals are met […]

During this week-long, hands-on wheel-throwing workshop, Jon Townley will demonstrate his unique throwing and altering techniques and guide students through the methods he uses to create his signature functional and decorative ceramic work. Demonstrations will include creating expressive wheel-thrown forms with alterations that add movement and sculptural gestures, as well as using handbuilding techniques and […]

Ready to stop playing it safe with your surfaces? Join ceramic artist and educator Tony Young for a colorful, experimental week designed to help you become fearless with underglaze. Tony will demonstrate techniques from his own studio practice, including stenciling, screenprinting, stickers, tape, underglaze transfers, layering, and more. Participants will experiment with these processes while […]

In this workshop, students will learn how to liven up their ceramics with colored clay! Each participant will create their own variety of colored clays and learn techniques for assembling multicolored pieces. Demonstrations will include wheel throwing, trimming, and hand-building, with an emphasis on combining these techniques to create unique, colorful ceramic work.   Materials […]

In this workshop, Steven will demonstrate design principles that make forms feel alive, discussing how elements like rims, feet, bellies, handles, and spouts, as well as curve and line choices, shape the character of each piece. Participants will explore “shape language” to build a cohesive body of work and learn gentle alterations to add gesture […]

This workshop guides students through producing meaningfully designed and decorated porcelain wares for domestic use and display. By drawing inspiration from the history of ceramic objects, as well as our own personal stories, symbols, and mythologies, participants will create their own hand-painted functional and sculptural objects. We will be covering how to combine carving techniques, […]

In this workshop, you will learn the spraying and layering techniques that give Steven Hill Pottery its unique look. You will use Steven Hill’s glazes, Steven Hill’s spray guns, and receive coaching directly from Steven. Sunday Course introduction Monday We will begin with everyone waxing and glazing 2 pots (1-vertical, 1-horizontal), loading a kiln, and […]

Come join fellow women potters at Adamah’s catenary chamber wood/salt kiln. Participants will bring unglazed bisqueware and then slip, glaze, load, and fire the wood kiln together.  While the kiln cools, we will make pots, discuss various kiln designs and firing strategies, and replenish the wood supply for the next firing. Please bring 50 to […]

Come spend a week immersed in the tradition of wood firing at Adamah in our Anagama kiln! This firing will include both the main chamber of our Anagama kiln and our salt catenary chamber, offering participants the opportunity to explore two distinct wood-firing environments. Participants will bring 50–70 bisque-fired pots and take shifts stoking the […]