PRIVATE PARTIES & LESSONS
We are happy to host groups for birthdays, work events, retirement, friends night out and just for fun!
Please fill out the “Party Inquiry Form” below to receive a response from the studio regarding your party interests. Wheel & Hand-Building parties vary in cost and depend on the number of guests. Pottery painting party prices vary depending on the pieces chosen to paint. All prices are per person. Private lessons are also available for 1-2 people and have a separate cost indicated below.
Skill Level: Our pottery-making projects for groups are geared towards the beginner with no clay experience necessary and guests will be working at a table using hand-building methods to create their project. If host desires to have a pottery wheel party, please let us know when you fill out the inquiry form so we can be sure its the right fit for your group.
Capacity: We can accommodate up to 16 people for pottery making Hand-Building and Pottery Painting parties & up to 9 people for pottery making Wheel parties.
What’s Included: The below cost reflects 2 hours of studio time, which includes an intro to the studio and project, instruction, project-making, 1 clay project per guest & clean-up time. If host would like additional celebration time for food or beverages, this must be arranged with the studio ahead of time. Extra studio time will be charged at $30/hr total (not per guest). Guests will leave their creations at the studio to be finished (glazed & fired) and host will pick-up projects at a later date to distribute to their guests. Projects are typically ready for pick-up within 2-4 weeks.
Cost & Refund Policy: Cost varies by number of participants and type of party (hand-building, wheel or pottery painting). A $50 deposit is due 1-2 week prior to reserve your date. Deposits are non-refundable but can be applied towards a new date if needed. Payment in full is due 48 hours prior to the party date. No refunds after 48 hours prior to party date for no-shows or canceled parties. A minimum of 3 participants are required for a group booking. Please scroll down to read our FAQ’s for further information and answers to common questions:
Hand-Building parties up to 16 people (for ages 8+):
$45 (10-16 participants)
$50 (4-9 participants)
$55 (3 participants)
Wheel parties up to 9 people (for ages 12+):
$55 (7-9 participants)
$60 (4-6 participants)
$65 (3 participants)
Pottery Painting parties up to 16 people (for ages 5+):
Cost varies based on the pieces of bisqueware pottery chosen for painting (price ranges between $20-$75 per person)
Private lesson for 1-2 people (for ages 10+):
$75/hour per person
PARTY INQUIRY FORM
Please complete the following form with your contact info, and add up to 3 preferred dates for your party, the number of anticipated guests (does not have to be exact), the age range of guests, reason for the party/event (birthday, work, retirement, etc), and if you prefer Pottery-Making (Hand-Building or Wheel) or Pottery Painting only. There is room to include additional info if needed. We will get back to you as soon as possible.
FAQ’s
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The host parent can attend their child's party plus 1 additional adult. However, we cannot accommodate the parents of all the participants. Parents will need to drop off and pickup their children at the beginning and end of the party.
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All party attendees must participate in the same activity, whether that is a hand-buidling or wheel project or pottery painting only. All attendees who are paid for will be able to make a clay project or paint a pre-made piece of bisqueware.
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All participants are allowed to make or take home one piece of pottery per registration, unless another agreement was made ahead of time between the owner and the party host. Extra pieces made aside from the agreement will not be fired.
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All projects must be left at the studio to be finished before guests can take their creations home. We use stoneware clay that needs to dry and be fired twice in a kiln, including being glazed and glaze fired, before it can be used. Pottery is typically ready for pickup 2-4 weeks after the party.
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All pottery made with our clay and glazes is food safe, as well as microwave and diswasher safe. Although most people choose to hand wash their pieces for prolonged life. For pottery painting on bisqueware only, some pieces may not be suited for the microwave or dishwasher, but will be food safe.
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Group parties who are making projects from clay will be able to choose one color for the entirety of the projects created during the party. The color is usually decided by the host, a guest or by the group as a whole. If individual guests would like to choose their own glaze color (different from the color chosen for the group), there is an additional $5 charge per guest. Only private lessons of 1-2 people can choose individual glaze colors at no extra cost. For pottery painting only on bisqueware, each guest will have a variety of glaze colors to choose from to decoratively paint their pieces.
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For pottery making parties, we can only accommodate extra guests if requested no less than 48 hours ahead of the party date, and if space allows, as we have to prepare the clay and materials ahead of time. We also only have a certain number of table and wheel seats. We need your final headcount no later than 48 hours before your party date. For pottery-painting parties, we need a final head count at least 1 week before the party date to make sure we have enough pre-made bisqueware for each guest.
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We cannot issue refunds for no-shows. A deposit of $50 is required to hold the date which is non-refundable, and the # of guests attending and payment in full for all guests is required 48 hours before the party. Because the materials we prepare in advance are costly and we hire an instruction and possibly an assistant ahead of time based on the number of guests, we cannot issue refunds for any reason.
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Your deposit of $50 to hold your date is required 1-2 weeks ahead of time, and is not refundable for canceled parties. However, if you need to move your party to a future date, we can do so at no additional cost pending studio and instructor availability.