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Classes and Events

Upcoming Events

Rogue Valley Pottery Show and Sale, Celebrating our Summer Youth Residence!
Aug
28

Rogue Valley Pottery Show and Sale, Celebrating our Summer Youth Residence!

Come celebrate the culmination of our first Summer Youth Residency program and experience everything these talented young artists have created over the past three months. Through dedication, experimentation, and creative growth, they've developed an inspiring body of work that we're excited to share with our community.

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8 Week Intro to Clay
Sep
3

8 Week Intro to Clay

We will teach you clay basics starting with wheel throwing and hand-building techniques all the way through to glazing. This comprehensive course takes place over eight weeks, plenty of time to familiarize yourself with the world of clay. Let yourself be challenged to try something new in this discovery process.

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Scraffito Circle
Sep
6

Scraffito Circle

Join us for a wonderful afternoon of pottery, creativity, and socializing! Bring a snack to share—wine and beverages will be provided by RVPS. Each participant will be provided a 15” oval platter with handles to carve. Come with a few design ideas in mind.

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Push Clay with Tea Duong
Sep
19
to Sep 20

Push Clay with Tea Duong

Tea has a remarkable ability to break complex forming methods into simple, approachable steps, helping students transform small forms into larger, more ambitious ceramic pieces.

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Wednesday Skillz Class- Bubble Glazing
Sep
23

Wednesday Skillz Class- Bubble Glazing

It’s an odd thing to bring your childhood play of blowing bubbles in the milk into a glazing technique. However with bubble glazing, creating these soft circular effects of textured bubbles is a great effect to elevate any glazed piece. Come learn the tricks!

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Raku Class
Sep
26

Raku Class

We'll discuss clay bodies, how to minimize cracking, and the key elements that make a successful raku piece. Then you'll put your new knowledge into practice by glazing your own bisque-fired vase before experiencing the thrill of pulling it from the kiln and completing the reduction process.

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Wednesday Skillz Class- Making a Traditional Tea Bowl
Oct
14

Wednesday Skillz Class- Making a Traditional Tea Bowl

There is no better way to warm yourself on a cold day than with a good cup of tea. From a good cup, you make yourself. Learn to make yourself a wheel-thrown and trimmed winter tea bowl (Winter Chawan) and it’s accompanying whisk (Chasen) holder. We might just enjoy some tea while we do it.

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Skillz Night -A Good Spout
Jul
29

Skillz Night -A Good Spout

Our Wednesday Night Skillz class give potters a chance to strengthen your pottery techniques. It’s set up to have that one on one time with Frank who will help guide you through the process of what makes a good spout and give you solid feedback to what’s working and what’s not.

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Chia Pet Pottery Class
Jul
25

Chia Pet Pottery Class

We will be building our own chia pets representing the ancient civilization of 1970’s. If you’ve lived through a few 80’s commercials, you will forever have the ear worm song of chia pets living in your brain. Such a silly time capsule and something fun to create for yourself.

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Skillz Night -Creating Crack-Free Attachments
Jul
22

Skillz Night -Creating Crack-Free Attachments

Our Wednesday Night Skillz class give potters a chance to strengthen your pottery techniques. It’s set up to have that one on one time with Frank who will help guide you through the process of Creating Crack Free Attachments and give you solid feedback to what’s working and what’s not.

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Monster Kids Camp!
Jul
13

Monster Kids Camp!

Get ready for a monstrously fun three-day kids camp where imagination runs wild! In this creative clay camp, each participant will design and build their very own monster family from scratch.

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Charcuterie Board Class
Jul
11

Charcuterie Board Class

Join us for a unique, hands-on workshop that brings together the art of food and the joy of making. In this interactive class, each participant will craft their own custom ceramic charcuterie board—designed with their personal grazing style in mind.

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Mosaic Workshop: Building Tile Mosaics
Jun
19
to Jun 20

Mosaic Workshop: Building Tile Mosaics

This multi-day workshop is all about building a mosaic from start to finish. You’ll begin by making your own tile pieces, then move through the process of shaping, texturing, glazing, and finally bringing everything together into one finished piece.

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Fairy House Kids Camp
Jun
13

Fairy House Kids Camp

Our instructor, Tina, will guide students step-by-step as they learn how to cut out windows and doors, add decorative flowers, and build charming details that give their fairy house a unique personality.

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Platter Etching Class -Advanced Scraffito
May
23

Platter Etching Class -Advanced Scraffito

Designed for those ready to refine their skills, this small-group class centers on carving and surface design. Each participant will receive a 14” platter with foot rings, prepped for glaze and etching. Julie will demonstrate how timing and technique come together to create beautifully clean, expressive lines.

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4 Week Intro to Clay
May
21

4 Week Intro to Clay

Explore essential hand-building techniques, immerse yourself in the magical world of ceramics and have fun in this 4 week introductory class. Frank will guide you from construction through glazing, from idea generation to completion. You will go home with work that just might get you hooked.

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May Raku Firing
May
1

May Raku Firing

For Ashland’s First Friday Art Walk we’ll be participating with our monthly raku firing! Everyone is welcome to come watch but if you have a piece you’d like to have fired, please register for the event.

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Flower Press Kids Class
Apr
25

Flower Press Kids Class

Kids come with their favorite plant and flower collection to press into the recycled clay. We will also provide plants to press as well. Your kids will explore the different textures and shapes left by the plant pressings.

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Glazing 101
Apr
4

Glazing 101

This class is designed to help build glaze confidence and supply you with the understanding to take your finish to the next level. You will learn how to get the most out of your glazes and set yourself up for success with glaze choices. 

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6 Week Intro to Clay
Mar
31

6 Week Intro to Clay

We will teach you clay basics starting with wheel throwing and hand-building techniques all the way through to glazing. This comprehensive course takes place over six weeks, plenty of time to familiarize yourself with the world of clay. Let yourself be challenged to try something new in this discovery process.

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Wheel Throwing Try Night
Mar
20

Wheel Throwing Try Night

The evening begins with a teacher demo, after which participants will each have plenty of clay and wheel time to try out throwing. The class is limited to 8 so each participant will receive personal time with the teacher. 

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A Simple Clay Pot
Mar
7

A Simple Clay Pot

Coil building a terracotta pot is an age old process that will bring you back to your roots and give you a sense of timelessness. We’ll be using a low-fire terracotta clay to handbuild our pots with coils and from there buff it out for finish and paint decorative design on the outside to really give it that ownership.

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Wheel Throwing Try Night
Feb
20

Wheel Throwing Try Night

The evening begins with a teacher demo, after which participants will each have plenty of clay and wheel time to try out throwing. The class is limited to 8 so each participant will receive personal time with the teacher.

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Potters Social
Feb
19

Potters Social

We want to get all our potter friends together and create a space to enjoy each others company, talk shop and find other potters who can laugh at your handle pulling jokes.

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6 Week Intro to Clay
Feb
5

6 Week Intro to Clay

Our instructor Carmen Proffitt will teach you clay basics starting with wheel throwing and hand-building techniques all the way through to glazing. This comprehensive course takes place over six weeks, plenty of time to familiarize yourself with the world of clay. Let yourself be challenged to try something new in this discovery process.

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Basics of Mold Making for Slip Casting
Jan
31

Basics of Mold Making for Slip Casting

Taking the fear out of mixing plaster and creating your own unique design!

Join us to find out in a hands-on two day workshop! We will make plaster molds of fruit and  vegetables as “patterns”, resulting in functional “slip casting molds”.  

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6 Week Intro to Clay
Jan
28

6 Week Intro to Clay

Our instructor Carmen Proffitt will teach you clay basics starting with wheel throwing and hand-building techniques all the way through to glazing. This comprehensive course takes place over six weeks, plenty of time to familiarize yourself with the world of clay. Let yourself be challenged to try something new in this discovery process.

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