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WNY’s Premier Pottery Classes, Clay Supplies & Pottery Studio. Located
minutes from Buffalo NY • Established in 1999  5701 Main Street • Williamsville, New York 14221

Please review our Studio Policies before registering for class.

Upcoming Events

  • Returning AYS PM. Student Payment Week of
     2025/04/29 - 2025/06/26
     6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

This listing is Only for AYS Returning students pm. class payments. For current students returning for previously discussed dates for your scheduled class night.  Returning students will have additional demo time in their pottery class which includes class time, personal shelf, tools, glazes, and firings (firing fees may occur after 12 items) . Our returning students (more…)


Daytime Wednesday Pottery Spring

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  • Wednesday Morning Pottery Spring
     2025/04/30 - 2025/06/25
     10:00 am - 1:00 pm

This Daytime Pottery Class  is for the new to pottery and our returning students.  We have added a 1/2 hour practice time to class then we will work as a small group or individuals using basic techniques & the wheel with demonstrations. Tammy is teaching this 8 week  Wednesday  morning pottery wheel class. A pottery (more…)


  • Thursday New Potters Spring
     2025/05/01 - 2025/06/26
     6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

This is a good night for the first time potter or new to studio potters along with our returning Artyard Pottery students. (NEW SPRING 8 WEEKS) The first 1/2 hour practice time for returning students while the beginner wheel demos are conducted for newer students. Then we will work as a small group or individuals (more…)


  • Summer Art Explorers 2025
     2025/07/07 - 2025/07/11
     9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Artyard Morning Art Explorers Camp  (Ages 8 – 12)  Art Camp will include some of the following projects: Site art, clay sculpture, Nature Paintings, landscape drawings. In addition, we will take time for a snack and good conversation.  The week will start with a clay project. As in the past we will spend most of (more…)


  • Underglaze Basics and Techniques
     2025/07/11
     6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Underglaze Basics and Techniques The class will be on use of underglaze and basic techniques This 3 hour class will focus on how to use underglaze, when it’s applied to a leather hard slab plate. We will teach you how to mix colors and apply the underglaze. We will also go over some techniques to (more…)


The art of Raku Firing Saturday

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  • The art of Raku Firing
     2025/07/12
     11:00 am - 3:00 pm

The art of Raku Firing  (& Horsehair) Learn the ancient art of Raku, a firing technique like non-other used to develop vivid colors and metallic sheens. An exciting, day where true magic and alchemy happens. This is by far one of the most exciting and dramatic firing techniques, guaranteed to yield some spectacular results – (more…)


  • Pottery/Clay afternoon Camp 7/14-18,2025
     2025/07/14 - 2025/07/18
     1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Afternoon Teen Pottery & Clay (Ages 12 – 16) Working creating with clay construction and the use of potter’s wheel will be explored in this week long Pottery Camp offered to young pottery Students.  We will also go over basic Pottery techniques taught: pinch, coil clay sculpture and  along with some wheel time. We should (more…)


  • May /June Totem Workshop
     2025/07/19 - 2025/08/09
     9:30 am - 11:30 am

Contemporary Totem Sculpture / Garden Stacking Three Day Workshop NEW Dates!!! Times: Saturday July 19th  9:30 – 12pm making day Sunday July 20th  9:30- 12:30pm  making day Saturday August 9th  9:30 – 11:30am glazing day Create this Contemporary Sculpture totem to enjoy in your home or spring garden  You will learn basic clay hand building (more…)


  • July Pottery Kids Camp 2025
     2025/07/21 - 2025/07/25
     9:30 am - 12:30 pm

July Clay Kids Camp ( Ages 8 -12) We will explore the basics of clay hand-building  in this week long clay Camp. techniques: pinch, coil, and slab and clay sculpting.  In addition to focusing on clay pottery hand building we will explore texture and form along with glaze applications will be explored at end of (more…)


  • Sculpt & Clay Camp 8/4-8,2025
     2025/08/04 - 2025/08/08
     1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Sculpture & Clay (Ages 12 – 16)  Camp offered to preteen pottery students.  We will also go over basic sculpture techniques taught: pinch, coil clay sculpture.  In addition to focusing on a sculpture study we will explore Clay building techniques of building a better sculpture in this camp week. We will spend a day along (more…)


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Please review our Studio Policies before registering for class.  Plan to attend all classes as scheduled.  We cannot offer any make-up sessions due to class size and format.

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