Let's make a mug!
Chances are you use one almost every day. So why not drink from a mug you made?!
In this 2 hour handbuilding workshop, we’ll walk you through all the steps needed to make your very own mug. From rolling the slab to adding texture and painting on underglaze or chosing a solid glaze color you’ll get a basic understanding of Handbuilding and the techniques you need to create a drinking vessel to call your own.
Children 5 and older are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. Parents with children should register for 2 spots. Class is limited to 7 participants.
Please check our FAQ’s page for additional information on the studio and read our Cancelation Policy prior to booking!
This is a one day, 2 hour class. You’ll pick up your finished pieces 2-3 weeks after the class.
Chances are you use one almost every day. So why not drink from a mug you made?!
In this 2 hour handbuilding workshop, we’ll walk you through all the steps needed to make your very own mug. From rolling the slab to adding texture and painting on underglaze or chosing a solid glaze color you’ll get a basic understanding of Handbuilding and the techniques you need to create a drinking vessel to call your own.
Children 5 and older are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. Parents with children should register for 2 spots. Class is limited to 7 participants.
Please check our FAQ’s page for additional information on the studio and read our Cancelation Policy prior to booking!
This is a one day, 2 hour class. You’ll pick up your finished pieces 2-3 weeks after the class.
Chances are you use one almost every day. So why not drink from a mug you made?!
In this 2 hour handbuilding workshop, we’ll walk you through all the steps needed to make your very own mug. From rolling the slab to adding texture and painting on underglaze or chosing a solid glaze color you’ll get a basic understanding of Handbuilding and the techniques you need to create a drinking vessel to call your own.
Children 5 and older are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. Parents with children should register for 2 spots. Class is limited to 7 participants.
Please check our FAQ’s page for additional information on the studio and read our Cancelation Policy prior to booking!
This is a one day, 2 hour class. You’ll pick up your finished pieces 2-3 weeks after the class.
Meet the Instructors
Claire McCarty is an artist and educator living and working in Richmond, Virginia. She fell in love with clay after taking her first ceramics course at VCUArts and immediately switched majors to earn a BFA in Art Education and Craft + Material Studies. She has been teaching ceramics and film photography at a high school and the Visual Arts Center over the last decade. Continuing her education, she earned a Masters from Vermont College of Fine Arts, focusing on the importance of failure and a growth mindset in creative endeavors. Claire loves teaching and learning from students of all ages and finds grounding working with and exploring ideas through clay. She runs a small business creating wearable and functional ceramic pieces under the name Bear Ceramics.
Hanami Morris primarily uses metal and clay to fabricate objects revolving around his identities and how they intersect. They enjoy both wheelthrowing and handbuilding, but they also have a particular interest in glaze chemistry.
Lindsay Wood (she/her) began playing with clay back in 2015 when she took her first ceramics class at the Visual Arts Center in Richmond, and has been hooked ever since! Using handbuilding techniques, she creates both functional and sculptural forms. Some of her wares are carved with imagery reflective of her inspirations, joys, memories and nature. Lindsay has taught classes through local nonprofits Art 180 and Art on Wheels, and has been a part of the Hand / Thrown team since summer of 2019. She believes that art has healing powers, and can touch people’s lives by reducing stress, boosting self-esteem, and encouraging self-expression.
Rice Evans is a multi-medium artist primarily working in clay and video. Originally from the Midwest, Evans received her BFA from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2016 and her MFA in Ceramics from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021. She is adjunct faculty in the Clay Area of the Craft/Material Studies department at Virginia Commonwealth University. To quote Evans about her work: “My art practice meanders through concepts, techniques, and mediums to arrive at a messy, confusing, and overwhelming shared experience of digital life. It is here where we find humor, creativity, and most importantly our own contemporary folk culture.”
Rhythm Sutherland has worked with clay for over 10 years. Besides ceramics, she enjoys woodworking and making jewelry, and outside the studio you can catch Rhythm riding their bike around Richmond, at a local music venue for a show, or at home cooking!