Clay Play Open Studio Making

This is an open session clay making workshop. Each person will receive 1-2 pounds of clay per session and access to our basic tools and supplies. Pieces *can* be glazed with color and will be once fired and ready for pickup in 3-4 weeks for anyone looking to attend a one time session. We will have limited colors available and suggest that you purchase your own Stroke and Coat glaze if you'd like consistent color and control. You're welcome to bring any of your own tools.

The instructor leading your session will have a basic project that you can build if you aren't working independantly. Some sessions will be more guided than others.

The ideal way to enjoy this clay offering is to come back multiple times so you can fire your work once before glazing. Then you can come back a month later to glaze your piece, and potentially make a new one to be fired the following session.
Looking to make a more involved piece that you can complete in 2 hours? You can come to this session, take your piece home to finish and dry it fully, then bring it back in the future to have it fired. Please plan ahead if you know you were looking to make something complex that you'll want to take home and continue working on. Bringing your own plastic is a great idea!
This is an ongoing workshop offering every month except through the Summer. We will have a clay artist on site that can answer technical questions and get you started with a project idea each session.

Suggested age is adults but ages 7+up can attend along with a paying adult.

About your instructors:

Cassie Jones (pronouns: She/They) is the craft coven founder and lead organizer. She has her hands in most crafts but has a great passion for anything scultping. When running open studio you can expect a concentration on non-funtional applications and decorative projects. Currently working on staff at Black Hound Clay studio Cassie has also worked many years at Painting with a Twist in Philadelphia, run a leather brand CUSP by Cassie, is building a line of chain stitch embroidered patches, as well as many other ventures since graduating from The Savannah College of Art and Design in 2010.

(on teaching haitus while working at Haystack for the summer)

Clay artist Sea Star (pronouns: they/them and she/her) has been making sculptures with clay since they were 2 years old. The material has been a great exercise in play, design, and patience. Over the years, they have harvested and processed unique clays from Maine to Tennessee to Puerto Rico. In 2022 Sea earned a BFA in Interdisciplinary Sculpture from MICA and most recently worked as a Glaze and Decoration Technician for a Philadelphia pottery manufacturer.

If you woud like updates on pieces that are in the firing process please watch the IG account @CassiesCraftCoven for updates, or email [email protected] with the date you attended.

About the space:This event is located in the Starr Garden Playground rec center. Please enter the building entrance that is facing Lombard Street. The rec center is mostly used for after school programs and kids camps but is empty in the evenings so they allow us to have adult programming. You're welcome to bring your own water bottle or snacks, and there will be light music and a social studio atmosphere rather than a classroom.

Organized by The Craft Coven, this event is part of a community oriented series of creative enrichment projects focused on affordability for all. All instructors are volunteer, and materials rely on donations and the nominal costs we request. That said- we always hold free spots for marginalized folks and those financially unable to contribute.
For more information on the group's missions and to get involved more widely check out https://www.TheCraftCoven.org Become a Member to support our mission. Email [email protected] to request Free attendance