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.

Raku Fire with us for First Friday Art Walk in Ashland! We gather as potters and enjoy the adventure together. All are welcome to join!

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.

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.

Come with your kiddo and capture a moment in time with hand prints. You’ll be trancing hands and building a little bowl of love between a kiddo and the adult they lean on.

To register for our upcoming Raku Firing, we request all artists pay the $20 to hold their spot. 

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.

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”.  

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.

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.

Our instructor Frank Jacques will teach advanced throwing for those who want to take their wheel throwing skills to the next level. He’ll teach best practices to throwing big, wedging heavy and knowing how to create those creative shapes that are so challenging. The class is fluid to what the students want to learn and practicing those skills over a 3 week period.

Join us for a wonderful afternoon of pottery, creativity, and socializing! This event is perfect for coming with friends, especially if they’re curious about pottery but have no prior experience. Scraffito is accessible to all skill levels!

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.

Kids will create little ornaments and use their imagination to celebrate the season with their fancy touch. This will be a very hands-on experience with texture, stamping and fun shapes to choose from. They’ll get to decorate and paint each piece to give it a finish. 

Join our raku firing for a specatular experience of an alternative firing. To register for our upcoming Raku Firing, we request all artists pay the $20 to hold their spot. 

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. 

To register for our upcoming Raku Firing, we request all artists pay the $20 minimum to hold their spot. 

We’ll be creating these bright cylinders of light by carving out porcelain vases to create our personal luminary. Bring a friend and enjoy an afternoon of focused play.

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.

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. 

What makes a glaze… a glaze? How does it melt and create the forms and colors? Why is my glaze not working?  Every potter has asked these questions!

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.

Come for a spooky night of playing with clay and creating your own little goolish ghosts. Tina will take you through the process of hand building your own Casper and adding all the fun details to make it your own. We’ll have some hot chocolate going and monster music going! Bring a friend or your whole family for a fun evening to celebrate the fall season. Costumes are encouraged but be aware of droopy sleeves among the muddy mess.

Julia Janeway is a well known ceramic artist and illustrator in Southern Oregon and has an evening planned that will challenge your design work and sgraffito detailing! Each participant will get to design, carve and create two tiles. One white and one black with contrasting slip. Bring your own designs/ideas or choose from Julia’s folder of images. Bring snacks to share and RVPS will provide wine and beverages!

We’re offering space in our raku kiln during First Friday Artwalk!

Kids will create little pumpkins and add the silly faces to make their pumpkins come alive! This will be a very hands-on experience where they’ll understand how clay moves. They’ll get to decorate and paint each piece to give it a finish.

The evening begins with a teacher demo, after which participants will each have plenty of clay and wheel time to try out throwing.

This introductory course takes place over six weeks, plenty of time to experiment and familiarize yourself with the world of clay.