Workshops, classes, private instruction and group activities for adults and youth.
Clay Works! offers a wide variety of pottery opportunities to experience what is possible with clay; hand building, throwing on a wheel, sculpting, glazing, and more.
If you want to learn to hand build a coffee mug or throw a bowl on the wheel this is the place to get started. Beginners who are totally new to pottery are encouraged to try it all. Our instructors encourage you to work in a way that supports what you want to learn. Please check our Calendar of Events for dates and times!
Beginning or Advanced
Are you an advanced potter and need a place to work? Here, you can have studio access 24-7! If you need help with a specific technique, have glazing or firing questions, or just want to discuss an idea - one of our instructors or mentors will gladly share their knowledge with you.
All Age Levels, Groups and Individuals: Adults, youth, friends, family and organizational events
Pottery instruction is a versatile activity suitable for all ages - it’s perfect for friends, family, parties and organizational activities or a quite solo creative process. Groups enjoy bonding over the creative process, while pottery parties add an extra element of fun to your gathering. Even if your groups has a variety of experience levels our instructors group activities can accommodate them all. Enjoy a hands-on clay experience to foster connection and create lasting memories.
Our workshops and classes are typically project based - meaning you have a finished piece(s) of pottery once the firing and glazing is completed. Our schedule varies throughout the year and if you’d like we will be glad to plan a specific workshop or activity for you and/or your group.
The possibilities are endless just for starters you could. Hand build: a mug with a handle, a luminary (object to put a candle under), a serving dish, kitchen wares, decorative items… Sculpt flowers, animals, human forms, whatever your imaginations comes up with… Throw (on the wheel) a bowl, vase, mug, dish, flower pot…
What about a mini workshops for surface techniques such as glazing, under glazing, stenciling, carving, sgraffito…
Holiday project and community events are also part of what we do at Clay Works. If you don’t see something that peeks your interest on our schedule please contact our instructors to discuss what you’d like to do.
Workshops / Classes
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Fall Fun With Clay Your Way!
Fall Leaves Ghosts
Monsters Pumpkins
TurkeysYour schedule, your group and your project!
Contact Clay Works of the Bitterroot to schedule https://www.clayworkshamiltonmt.com
Any questions contact Jean Driescher - jdriescher@gmail.com
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Fall session starts Sunday Sept. 14 from 1 to 4pm
This open studio is $25 for non-members and members not paying studio fees. FREE for studio paying members, for students, and for practice and mentoring.
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Join us for a Creative Clay Art experience for Youth and Families.
Ages 4 and up
$100 for each child for 3 workshops. $175 for 6 workshops
$240 for full program. Limit 8 students. Family discounts available.
Adult/Parent helpers free and all supplies provided!
Contract Jean Driescher for info and registration at 406-210-4631. jdriescher@gmail.com
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Come create a beautiful pumpkin luminary to light up your Thanksgiving table. Pumpkins will be made using templates cut out of soft clay slabs. Leaves, stems and tendrils will be sculpted and added to the top. Beginner's welcome. Return to glaze the pumpkins on Sunday November 2nd.
$120 covers all materials. Members: $110..
Instructor: Robin Ireland
Register at:
RIRELAND3@GMAIL.COM
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Wheel Throwing Workshop for Advanced Beginner Wheel Students is being offered this Fall at Clay Works in Hamilton by Vevan Yang.
Dates: Thursdays, Oct. 30, Nov 6, 13, 20
Cost: $200 which includes all studio equipment, tools, clay, glazing and firing. Class limit of 7 students.
The instruction will be construction and wheel practice only. No trimming or glazing instruction included.
Advanced Beginners must be able to raise a four inch cylinder.
Workshop includes:
• Construction of a jar form, lid and optional handles
• Throwing off the hump
• Three types of lidsTo register contact Vevan Yang
vevanyang@gmail.com
Clay Works! has a diverse team instructors who offer fun experiences in hand-building and throwing on the wheel along with glazing and decorative techniques.
Whether you're eager to sculpt animals, delicate flowers, or expressive human forms, or perhaps you lean towards the abstract, Clay Works! welcomes you to explore the world of pottery. Our classes offer the chance to hand-build practical kitchen accessories like platters and bowls, allowing you to infuse functionality with your own creative flair. If you’re drawn to the mesmerizing spin of the wheel, learn to throw bowls, mugs, and vases and other “round” pieces. Whatever your pottery passion - our studio provides the perfect space to hone your skills and unleash your imagination.
Our instructors can schedule workshops and private lessons tailored to what you want to create or the kind of shared experience you want to have.
