Workshops

Every last Sunday of the month, 11:30am - 5pm

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Enjoy delicious BBQ and an exciting afternoon of raku firing at Clayroom Oakland every month!

Every first Sunday of the month, 12pm - 4pm

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Explore the Eastern European technique of dipping hot pots into a fermented mixture of flour, yeast, water & sugar!

Fri & Sat, April 24-25 | 10AM - 5PM

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Learn the art of colored porcelain throwing and assembly with Chris Alveshere. In this exciting hands-on workshop you'll learn the techniques to build whimsical, functional art pieces!

Sunday, April 26 | 11AM - 5PM

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Join us for this hands-on colored clay miniatures workshop! We will work with hand made templates to create colored porcelain toys and small sculptures.

Sat & Sun, April 25 & 26 | 10AM-5PM

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This immersive two-day workshop is designed for advanced wheel throwers to elevate surface decoration through Hsin’s meticulous techniques, including chattering, leather-hard sgraffito, sodium silicate crackle effects, and pre-volumized roller textures.

Fri & Sat, May 8-9 | 10:30AM - 4:30PM

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Working in porcelain, participants will create functional pieces through both wheel throwing and slab handbuilding, then bring them to life with expressive underglaze painting and surface design.

Sun & Mon, May 10-11 | 10:30AM - 4:30PM

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Working in porcelain, participants will create functional pieces through both wheel throwing and slab handbuilding, then bring them to life with expressive underglaze painting and surface design.

Sat & Sun, May 23-24 | 11AM - 5PM

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Explore large-scale handbuilt vessels through Grace Potter’s distinctive coiling and pinching techniques.

Fri & Sat, June 5-6 | 11AM - 4PM

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This workshop will guide participants through the process of glazing bisque-fired vessels, illustrating a narrative or design, then executing their decoration with only glaze.

Sun & Mon, June 7-8 | 11AM - 4PM

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This workshop will guide participants through the process of glazing bisque-fired vessels, illustrating a narrative or design, then executing their decoration with only glaze.

Sunday, June 14 | 12 - 4PM

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Students will deep dive into specifics of sgraffito surface design techniques, using the elements and principles in clay, underglaze vs slip, whether to glaze or leave the clay body unglazed, how to control the work time of your clay, and much more.

Monday, June 15 | 10AM -5:30PM

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Join us for an intensive one day ceramic furniture demonstration where internationally recognized educator, Austin Coudriet will guide students through the ins and outs of fabricating ceramic furniture.

Sat & Sun, June 20 & 21 | 10AM -4PM

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Through writing prompts, playful drawing exercises, and pattern research, students will generate imagery that translates well to a variety of clay forms

Sat & Sun, July 11- 12 | 10AM - 6PM

​In this two-day workshop students will explore techniques that Theo has developed for building large sculptural forms on the wheel. Theo will guide students through each stage of the process, including design planning, spiral wedging, centering larger amounts of clay, throwing and stacking, trimming, drying, altering, attaching, texturing, and refining.

Sat & Sun, August 29th-30th | 10AM - 3PM

​This two day workshop balances technical stenciling theory with hands-on application. While Kenny’s work focuses primarily on digital designs and electronic cutting, participants will walk away with tools to stencil with both digital and analog techniques— there is no prior knowledge or skill required.

Fri & Sat, September 4-5 | 11AM - 5PM

​Explore Kate's unique approach to coil and pinch construction during this 2-day workshop as we discuss the balance between form and function when creating pottery. 

Sun & Mon, September 6-7 | 11AM-5PM

​Explore Kate's unique approach to coil and pinch construction during this 2-day workshop as we discuss the balance between form and function when creating pottery. 

Sat & Sun September 26-27 | 11AM-5PM

In this workshop, students will learn how Andrew makes 3 different locking jars. Each jar has a different locking mechanism ranging from simple to complex. He will demonstrate handbuilding and throwing techniques to make various simple parts that will then be used to construct the jar and the locking mechanism. ​

Weds & Thurs, Oct 21-22 | 11AM - 5PM

This two-day intensive workshop guides intermediate ceramic artists through the process of creating composite wheel-thrown forms using sound techniques and refining them using torching, trimming, and
structured geometric surface mapping techniques.

Sat & Sun, Oct 24-25 | 11AM - 5PM

This two-day intensive workshop guides intermediate ceramic artists through the process of creating composite wheel-thrown forms using sound techniques and refining them using torching, trimming, andstructured geometric surface mapping techniques.

Friday, October 23 | 11AM - 5PM

During the workshop Janina Myronova, exhibiting artist, will demonstrate how she creates her little playful folklife characters! She will guide participants to create their own companions and teach hand building techniques such as pinching, coil building and slab building. Gain tips and tricks to refine your creations and familiarize yourself with underglaze decoration.

Sat & Sun, Oct 24-25 | 11AM - 5PM

During this workshop participants will focus on building sculptural figures and focus on learning hand building techniques: slab building, pinching and coil building and underglaze decoration.