Hand-built and wheel-thrown pottery, made in a shared studio.
Fernwood Clay is a small community studio. Join a beginner class, book open studio time, or come to a glaze workshop and take home something you made yourself.
See upcoming classesClasses
- Wheel basics
- Six weeks, small groups. Centering, pulling walls and trimming a first set of bowls and mugs. Clay and firing included.
- Hand-building
- Four weeks. Pinch, coil and slab techniques for planters, dishes and small sculptures. No experience needed.
- Glaze workshop
- One evening. Test tiles, layering and how glazes behave in the kiln. Bring pieces you have already bisque fired.
Open studio
- Tuesday to Friday
- 10 am to 6 pm. Members only after 4 pm.
- Saturday
- 10 am to 4 pm. Walk-ins welcome if a wheel is free.
- Sunday and Monday
- Closed for kiln loading and cleaning.
About the studio
We opened with four wheels and one kiln, and we still keep classes small so everyone gets time with an instructor.
Most members started as complete beginners. The studio is a place to learn slowly and make a lot of imperfect cups.
Firing and pickup
Pieces are bisque fired first and glaze fired after that. Allow two to three weeks from your last session.
We email you when your work is ready and hold it on the pickup shelf for 30 days.