Alabama

Janet Stucky The Teapot Spot 205.744.8952 Pleasant Grove AL stucky@uab.edu   We teach classes on how to apply ceramic decals and lusters. We also will fire pieces in our kiln for you.

Arizona  

The Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona  480-644-3235, or fax 480-644-2901.  For more information call 480-644-3555 or e-mail Jeff_Reich@ci.mesa.az.us

Michelle Katz, Desert Dragon Pottery, Phoenix AZ  602/690-6956  mishlowe@amug.org    www.amug.org/~mishlowe      
We offer classes, workshops and open studio in a private studio with four wheels, a slab roller, an extruder, electric kiln, gas cone 10 reduction kiln, raku kiln and pitfire opportunities. 

We are looking for a CERAMIC INSTRUCTOR to provided classes during our after school program... The after school program hours are Mon - Wednesday (3 PM - 5 PM). This is a paid position. The school location is 5757 West McDowell Road ( 59th Avenue & McDowell) in Phoenix, Arizona. The classes would be offered to K - 12th grade students. We need an instructor ASAP. Please contact me Jolene LeFlore Omega Academy School District 1951 West Camelback Road #325 Phoenix, Arizona 85015 (602) 938-2092 x 105 (602) 938-2114 (fax)

Marilyn Totonchi   Artsy Phartsy   480 217 0260   totonchi@worldnet.att.net  www.artsyphartsy.net   Chandler AZ   Classes in creative handbuilding, wheel throwing and surface decoration. Regularly scheduled classes as well as private instruction and studio time. Call 480 217 0260

Firuse Stalcup   The Persian Potter  firusestalcup@hotmail.com   25 Sierra Roja Cir. Sedona AZ 86351   928-284-3399   I am presently teaching the following : Handbuilding, wheel throwing, sculpture, formulation of glazes, Raku firing, sculptural pieces in paperclay, handbuilding with colored clay and tiles. My workshops are limited to 10 students while my classes are limited to 7 students. 

Danielle Quilligan-Fochs    Muse- Tucson's Home for the Arts 516 N. 5th Ave. Tucson Arizona 85705  (520) 903-0918 (520) 620-1395.  We have a complete ceramics studio with areas for handbuilding, wheel throwing, figure sculpture, and raku. We also have beginning, intermediate and advanced classes as well as open studio times. The building is home to over 25 artists. Monday thru Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm with open studio times in the evening and many special events! Call to see what is going on at Muse (520) 903-0918!

Heidi Maiers  Portraits in Clay   480-981-5062 Mesa Arizona heidimaiers@cox.net    http://portrait-sculpture.com      Private instruction is available at my studio. I will walk you through the complete process of making a portrait in clay and cover topics such as - photographing the subject, building an armature, modeling the head structure and facial features, capturing a likeness, firing, patination and glazing, making a base, and photographing the finished piece. I am also available to design and create a website for you to showcase your work, or show you how to do it.

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Australia

Jan Rodwell   The Pott-Pitt   02 66542457  Woolgoolga  NSW   claygirl@tpg.com.au   

I teach both handbuilding and wheel forming.  I also hold Pit-fire, raku and kiln building workshops as the need arises.  

With my hand-built forms I try to capture a natural flowing form and either burnish highly and spray with oxides, or if I glaze I like to let the glaze decorate the piece with the same natural flow.  The beauty imparted by the reduction in the pit-firing process is a constant mystery of magic to me.  My dinnerware is hand-thrown, I tend either very rounded forms or very symmetrical, with minimal decoration.  Designs are ever evolving, and I enjoy the design and experimental process.  

Brazil

Maria Fernanda Burza, Atelier Jane Figueiredo 5542-2607
Sao Paulo, Brazil stellamarisartesplasticas@hotmail.com
We work with personalized pottery and teach all kinds of techniques: rustic, talavera, primitive, folk, flowers, animals and etc.  We offer pottery painting, drawing, design in porcelain, ceramic or bisque.

California

San Marcos, CA
Nottingham Center for the Arts 

Apryl Tackett, Kawoni Studios, Ventura, Ca   805-804-6312 
aprylrae@KawoniStudios.com    www.KawoniStudios.com
Kawoni Studios conducts handbuilding classes every two weeks in our studio in Ventura, Ca; private classes are always available.  We have an adult program, and a childrens program (ages 5-12).  Electric firing, multiple clay bodies, pre-mixed or glaze recipe training.  Our studio is open year round, and our classes include unlimited studio time.

Robert S. Cull   Zen Potter's Studio   530-432-1299   Penn Valley CA RobertCull@msn.net   All ceramic venues explored. Kilns available are electric and Raku. Small classes as well as individual tutoring available. Reasonable prices.

Mendocino Art Center   Located in Mendocino, California, about 4 hours N of San Francisco.  Offers extensive week and 2 week long workshops in summer, and weekend workshops throughout the year.
Mendocino Art Center    45200 Little Lake St. P O Box 765 Mendocino California 95460 707-937-5818  
Bill Mellentin, Webmaster(707-937-3784) 707-937-1764 billmell@yahoo.com  
Two studios provide for throwing and slab work. Numerous gas and electric kilns for various firing types, including large capacity. Provides numerous classes throughout the year. Studio time is available outside class times, especially in Fall, Winter & Spring. Artist in residence & assistant opportunities. Located in the beautiful coastal & historic village of Mendocino, CA. http://www.mendocinoartcenter.org  Visit website, e-mail, or telephone for complete details. A leading art center with world-class visiting & local instructors.

List of upcoming workshops in California, published by Association of Ceramics and Glass Artists of California    http://www.acga.net/acgamain/workshop.html 

Angelique Ikeuchi   Lakewood Community Center  562 866-9771  aikeuchi@usa.net   www.lakewoodcity.org    Lakewood CA 
Low fire pottery class/workshop for adults and children 12+ in the company of an adult. Class projects include but not limited to: tiles, stamps, vases, pitchers, bowls, mugs and more. Hand building and wheel throwing techniques are taught. A good class for beginners and intermediate students.

Shevon Sullivan  Anam-Cre'  570 Higuera Street  San Luis Obispo Ca 93401 805-544-1850  shevon@earthlink.net  Our studio is located in downtown San Luis Obispo on the central coast in Ca. We teach classes weekly to children, teens and adults. Classes are fashioned in an open studio environment. Students learn the potters wheel, handbuilding and glazing. We hold raku firings every first Fri of the month. Please call for a schedule of times we are open. Anam-Cre' means "soul of the clay" Our studio is a very supportive, creative exciting place to be!

Walnut Creek Civic Arts Education.  Ongoing workshops in ceramics.  925-943-5846  http://www.arts-ed.org

Judith Enright   Black Leopard Clayware   408-448-4597  San Jose CA bleopard@pacbell.net   www.bleopard.com   We offer one-on-one classes and small workshops to adults in a well-equipped private studio in the heart of Silicon Valley. Student and instructor work together to develop a unique course which can range from wheel-throwing to handbuilding to decorating and glaze formulation. Open lab is available for active students. Please visit our website for more information!

Kevin B. Nierman   Kids 'N' Clay Pottery Studio   510.845.0982 Berkeley CA knierman@kidsnclay.com    www.kidsnclay.com   Kids 'N' Clay provides an ideal environment for children to explore their creativity while learning the craft of ceramics. Kevin Nierman (founder, instructor and book creator) is an internationally known ceramic artist, a ceramics teacher, and the founder of the Kids 'N' Clay Pottery Studio in Berkeley, California. He is best known and recognized for his cracked, reassembled raku vessels. His work has been shown in art galleries throughout the country and featured in many national publications. Over the past 20 years, Kevin's experience and passion for ceramics have been reflected in all his work, whether he is creating his own art, teaching children, or lecturing. The nurturing teaching style that first formed the Kids 'n' Clay Pottery Studio in 1988 is the same style that, today, influences more than 200 children a week in a private studio setting.

Eduardo Lazo, MFA   Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild   650-802-8429 Belmont California   EduardoLazoMFA@aol.com   EduardoLazo.com  Private instruction in throwing large forms, glaze technology and low fire fuming techniques

Gabriell  The Red Ladder 925-820-3733 Dublin California  www.theredladder.com  The Red Ladder is a working studio, we also teach classes and have a small emerging artists gallery. Our evening classes are for adults and teens. Our morning classes are for children. We teach a variety of classes on handbuilding, slab building, texture, surface treatment and tile making. Our childrens classes are usually very open and include a choice of projects. We have a monthly teapot making workshop that includes a catered lunch, and follow-up tea party at the end of the year. We welcome all ages and abilities and you may purchase open studio time if you prefer to work on your own. Visit us at our website or call for more information and class schedules.

Irene Jenkins Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild Sunnyvale CA  irenej@ihot.com  www.ovcag.org  The Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild is an ever growing group of potters in the Bay area. They foster a creative, supportive, and innovative environment for the education of students, professionals and the public in the ceramic arts. They offer workshops, exhibits and sales opportunities to members and non-members on a regular basis. 

Ki & Yulia Cho   Echo Ceramics  310-815-1525  Los Angeles CA  
echoceramics@earthlink.net   www.echoceramics.com
We offer variety of adult classes, from beginner to advanced. We cover wheel throwing, glazing, hand building. Raku workshops are held once a month. 
After taking a raku workshop members are welcome to use our raku kiln on their own. Students get unlimited practice time during normal studio hours. Memberships are available. Very friendly and encouraging atmosphere!

Hedy and Ross Hale, Full Moon Pottery Studio and Gallery, 
Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, CA   805- 772-2890,
Our web site is www.fullmoonmb.com .  We have been here in Morro Bay since 1974.  We offer 6 week pottery classes in a very friendly and non-competitive atmosphere where our students can learn at their own pace.  No experience is necessary.  Our studio is one where we will hold your hand along the way, or help you fine tune what you already know if you are experienced.  We limit our classes to 11 students and there are 2 instructors.  We give demonstrations each week on different techniques of working in clay.. handbuilding, wheel, raku, and sculpture. 
We show our own Raku and stoneware figurative sculpture and ceramic pieces as well as functional porcelain and stoneware by local potters.  We also have a comprehensive 3 day training workshop to own your own ceramic handprint business. OriginalPawprints.com

The City of Sunnyvale’s Pottery recreation.inSunnyvale.com  
Kristin Dance  kdance@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us.
It opened its doors in 1970 amongst the beautiful setting of the Sunnyvale Community Center. The center’s rolling grounds, beautiful water features and outdoor sculptures are the perfect setting to come relax and work with clay. The studio also has a panoramic view of the center’s pond and 200 year old Live Oak. 
Today, the primary function of the studio is to create an opportunity for community members to experience and experiment with the clay medium. All levels of experience are welcome, but production pottery is not permitted. Choose from our beginning classes for youth and adults, our popular parent/child class or our Open Studio Hours. 
Studio fee include use of the studio's 15 electric pottery wheels, a kick wheel, slab roller, spray booth, and extruder. All bisque and glaze firing is done on sight in our two 16.5 cu. Ft. electric kilns and two 24 cu. ft. gas kilns. Reduction and Raku firing are also available. The cost of firing and glazing is included in studio/class fees. Clay must be purchased in studio for $13 per 25 lb. bag. Choice of four clay bodies.
For more information, please visit our website at recreation.inSunnyvale.com or contact Kristin Dance@ kdance@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us.

Janice Kingsmill, Sissy's Ceramics  951-550-7728
Sun City, California   j_kingsmill@msn.com           Web site
I have and own a ceramic shop in Sun City Ca.   I do low fire ceramics and have over 5000 molds that I can pour.  I have 3 kilns and I fire Greenware, bisque, glazes & porcelain.  Store hrs. M, T, T, 9am til 4pm.  Fri. & Sat. hrs. 10 am til 2pm.  Classes on Tuesdays ,Fridays & Saturdays 

ACAI Studios & Gallery, 7425 Winding Way, Fair Oaks CA 95628
916-988-2453  acaistudios@gmail.com   www.acaistudios.com
Allied Ceramics Art Institute (ACAI) is a community studio that includes a full ceramics studio, gallery and private studio spaces.  We conduct beginning and intermediate handbuilding and throwing classes for families, adults and children (ages 5-12).  We have a well equipped studio that includes electric & gas firing, multiple clay bodies, and a variety of low and mid fire glazes.  Our studio is open year round.  Additional studio time can be arranged.  We love to have visitors call or E-Mail for an appointment. 

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Canada

Summer workshops 
Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts 
Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific 
650 Pearson College Drive 
Victoria, BC, Canada 
V9C 4H7    http://www.missa.ca/ 
Phone: (250) 391-2420 Fax: (250) 391-2412 
Toll Free in Canada 1-800-667-3122 
email: missa@pearson-college.uwc.ca 

Susan Barrow The Treasure Hut Ceramics (604)793-4302 Chilliwack B.C. Canada susanbarrow@telus.net   I have a small home-based studio with a seating for classes up to 5. There is a wide variety of items that I pour from molds and also have a selection of paint, glazes, brushes and misc. supplies for product completion. Kilns are onsite and space is available to keep items for a short term. Phone for any further information needed. I look forward to hearing from you.

Kimberley Fenton    Starlight Pottery (905) 668-9218 info@starlightpottery.bizland.com   http://starlightpottery.bizland.com     Whitby Ontario    Unique hand thrown pottery in porcelain and stoneware. All works are functional and food safe. Classes are offered in wheel throwing at the beginner and intermediate levels. Classes are small which allows for individualized instruction.

Lisa Conley   The Greenware Gallery   (613) 969-7858 Foxboro Ontario, Canada conley_ca@yahoo.ca   www.greenwaregallery.ca   We offer classes in decorating low-fire earthenware ceramics that is poured on premises. Painting styles range from glazes and lusters to acrylics. Also, Lisa Conley is a Duncan Ambassodor instructor who offers seminars and certification courses in Duncan Products suitable for beginners to advanced ceramists.  Off site classes can be arranged.

Mary  Wandering Fire Pottery & Tile Works  416-536-2171  Toronto, Ontario Canada  mary@wanderingfirepottery.com    www.wanderingfirepottery.com
Pottery Classes at Wallace Avenue Studio & Wandering Fire Pottery.
The classes are for all levels, beginner, intermediate and advanced, working on the electric wheel or in hand building.  The classes are small, only up to eight people per class, and each person has their own wheel to work on.
Classes run in eight week sessions, in the evenings during the week or on Sundays.  There is Open Studio time for registered students to work without instruction on Saturdays.
The studio is located in a large, bright loft building. The professionally equipped studio includes two electric kilns, slab roller, lots of table work space and many electric wheels.  We are located on Wallace Avenue, near the Subway of Bloor /Lansdowne, with lots of free street parking.

Colorado

Anderson Ranch Arts Center Snomass Village, CO

Laloba Ranch in Steamboat Springs, CO  summer workshops
From a potter: Dormatory style with two private rooms. Excellent food. The host, I hope she's not listening is absolutely crazy - one of the funniest people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.  Best of all is the setting. The facility is nestled in the middle of rolling hills about 20 minutes outside Steamboat.  Having absolutely no vested interest, I can say with all sincerity that if you wish a wonderful 1-2 weeks, call Judy 970-870-6423. 

Nancy Utterback  City of Boulder/Pottery Lab  (303)828-3220 Boulder CO utterbackn@ci.boulder.co.us   I have been a potter for 27 years, I do high fire salt, functional work and show in galleries around the country. The pottery lab is a teaching facility, it has been around for 50 years started by Betty Woodman. We have classes for beginners, all-levels, advanced students, specialty classes and firing classes. We also offer workshops in the summer and fall. 

Marybeth Coulter   Aspen Moon Pottery   970-231-8753 Red Feather Lakes Colorado   aspenmoonpottery@yahoo.com   I have been a studio potter for 30 years. I just returned from Mexico and will open a new studio in Red Feather Lakes, Co. in summer of 2004. I have a Masters Degree in Education and have taught workshops in Colorado, Mexico, Oklahoma, and California. I am looking for people who would like to study with me one-on-one to learn pottery form, glazing, and firing methods. I have experience in all methods of firing and glazing. My art pottery can be seen at www.prairieflowerpottery.com  . I also make and market a line of utilitarian work. If you are interested in references and my method of teaching I will be happy to direct you to former students.

Jennifer Johnson, Littleton , Colorado    www.potterynthings.com.
See site for times and rates

Meredith May,  Creative Branch  719.391.2400  Colorado Springs, Colorado
arts@creativebranchcolorado.com   creativebranchcolorado.com
Creative Branch is a classroom, studio, and clay store.  We offer wheel throwing classes as well as different types of hand building classes.  Once you are ready to try clay without a teacher, our studio equipment and space can be rented on an hourly basis.  Call to schedule!

Connecticut

Morty Bachar and Patty Storms, Lakeside Pottery Ceramic School and Studio LLC, Studio@lakesidepottery.com   www.lakesidepottery.com  Learn to create decorative and functional pottery in a professional, spacious and well lit studio centrally located in Stamford, CT.  The environment is hospitable and friendly.
Group classes or private lessons are available.  After school classes and programs for children.  Kiln time share and open Studio time can be purchased for independent work.  Custom programs, birthday party events for both, children or adults, and corporate team building workshops are also offered.  The studio is located on 543 Newfield Avenue in Stamford, CT only minutes away from Greenwich, Darien, Norwalk and New Canaan.

Joey Sage Jablonski    Funkware Pottery   860-487-1145  Ashford CT joey@funkwarepottery.com    www.funkwarepottery.com    Funkware Pottery is located in Ashford Connecticut. The well-equipped studio, overlooking a large frog pond, provides an excellent creative working environment. The classes are primarily in the use of the electric pottery wheel as a tool in making pots. But there is lots of room for learning the many handbuilding techniques that take the craft to art. For the beginner, there is a balance of structure and freedom of expression to foster a skill base and a love of the craft. You will learn to throw pots on the wheel; creating bowls, mugs, plates, vases, planters and other cool stuff. Then you will learn about the glazing process with access to a beautiful palette of colors. For the advanced student, the environment is a balance of freedom of expression and access to tools and resources allowing continuing growth and expertise. You can play with advanced forms of decoration, experiment with sculptural elements and hone your wheel and handbuilding skills and the combination of the two. Classes are offered in 8 week sessions with 3hours/week of instruction plus practice time. 

Delaware

Susan Brightman, CeramicsPlus Studio, 105A Central Avenue, Ocean View,
Delaware  19970   USA   302-541-8258   
ceramicsplusstudio@mchsi.com   www.ceramicsplusstudio.com  
Arts and Crafts studio for adults, teens and children. Includes potter's wheel and handbuilding with stoneware clays. Also low-fire slip cast ceramics. Painting instruction in watercolor, acrylic and oil.  Crafts of all kinds.   Call or email for classes and times.

Florida

Lois K. Stover   ClayUnique   352-483-3595  Cottonnet@aol.com 
Mount Dora, Florida   I do basic handbuilding, wheel throwing, and Raku workshops. You will be encouraged to bring out your natural creative abilities, surprising yourself to just how creative you really are. I work with adults and children. Home school art programs. Private lessons for adults and children are possible. My specialty is doing life masks ages 8 and up. Appointments are necessary for the masks. Workshops for Clay Monoprinting.. Art camps....call for details.

Annmarie Van Lenten 352-529-2699   AnnmarieVL@aol.com Williston (near Gainesville) FL    http://onward.to/mypottery/ 
I work in functional stoneware medium to high fire. Both electric and gas fired. I also work in Raku pottery. I make my own glazes and offer private lessons to all ages on handbuilding, wheel work, glazes and firing. Call for information

Erik Evans    Fire and Mud Ceramics  134 NE 1st ave Hallandale Fl 33009 954-455-3099 erik@fireandmud.com   http://www.fireandmud.com   We are an open (co-op) studio. We have wheel and handbuilding supplies. We teach classes and host workshops. mon 3-10 tues 9-5 wed 3-10 thurs 9-9 fri 9-5 sat 11-5

Candace Turner  561-649-7957   Lantana Florida  cybrchivas@aol.com  
 I live in the West Palm Beach area. I teach wheel throwing one on one. I also teach techniques on hand building, painting, and firing. I use a raku kiln, and electric kiln for firing. This is out of my home, which is more comfortable than an over crowded class room, were I believe there is to much pressure to perform and not enough attention to the individuals idea of art. I teach any one from the ages 8 and up. I teach day and night, seven days a week so scheduling is not a problem.

Gilda Butler    Gildasleeves, Ltd.    813-264-2003 Tampa Florida gilda@gildasleeves.net   Home studio in Carrollwood area.  Private pottery lessons, ages 10 and up. Two-person sessions in hand building, one on one basic throwing sessions & studio time available. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday hours. Electric kiln fired stoneware. Visit our website for full information: http://claystudio.gildasleeves.com    PayPal payments accepted online.

Laura Marmol  Quemas  338 West Heather Dr., Key Biscayne, Florida  
33149  USA  305-365-1753  lauramarmolc@gmail.com
This is a very nice studio very close to the beach, we do electric wheel , hand building hand made glazes, and yoga too! children and adult welcome, private classes available.  This is a very small studio so the time and numbers of students is limited so please call or e-mail first Thank you! we are very flexible.  Come and visit us to buy or make your own pot....

Fire and Mud Ceramics  134 NE 1st ave Hallandale Fl 33009 954-455-3099  www.fireandmudceramics.com   potter@fireandmudceramics.com  We are an open (co-op) studio. We have wheel and handbuilding supplies. We teach classes and host workshops. mon 3-10 tues 9-5 wed 3-10 thurs 9-9 fri 9-5 sat 11-5

Ann Coppler, Apopka, Fl.  321-256-2549   violetbutterflies@gmail.com   
I teach workshop on hand building pottery.  All ages welcome!  I often run classes specifically for children.  I have a degree in fine arts and experience in education.  Learn fundamentals of pottery.   Great for summer activity for children!  Also have adult sgraffito workshop.  Come join the fun!  

Mike Da Grosa, Ceramic Creations, Plant City, Florida  813-719-6666
CeramicCreator@aol.com  One on one or group classes focusing on slip cast greenware and bisque, decorating techniques, etc.  Over 5000 molds available.  We have 5 kilns, have converted my garage into a studio.  A customers first piece of their choice will be free including the paint and firing.  I'm trying to revive the art in my area.

Georgia

Marise Fransolino  (770) 977-2763  Marietta Georgia  fransolino@mac.com   At my home studio, in the East Cobb area, I offer private pottery lessons in handbuilding, wheel throwing, surface decoration, and studio procedures for teens and adults, from basic to advanced levels. Classes run year round in both 4-8 week sessions and one-day workshops, for a maximum of 2 students per class. Please contact me via email for further information.

Paint It Yours, Kym Pritchett  678-997-3023  paintityours@hotmail.com
 www.paintityours.com   Facebook: PAINT IT YOURS
We are a paint your own pottery studio that offers a home studio access as well as a mobile pottery to go program!  Our pottery to go program eases the stress of planning a great childs birthday because we bring it all to you!  No need to fight the crowd at the mall or transport all party attendees from one place to the next. Check us out for your next birthday party, anniversary, or team building effort!  We are putting together class dates for the summer in handbuilding, raku and concepts of kiln operation.  Contact us for more information and we will be happy to help!

Greece

Gloria Carr   The Skopelos Foundation for the Arts  0110424024143  Skopelos Island  Greece  Skopart@otenet.gr   www.Skopart.org   Summer classes,studio facing Aegean Sea, throwing,hand building, glazing, coloring, electric kiln, outdoor traditional Greek wood kiln, non conventional kilns

Honduras

Humberto Handal   Ceramicolor (504) 647 0146  El Progreso Yoro, Honduras, C.A. kanche1949@yahoo.com  I am a Gare certified teacher in this area, but I teach several diffrent diciplines, in other words we do almost everything.

Illinois

Terra Incognito studios and gallery  (708)383-6228  Oak Park IL dtoan@ameritech.net   terraincognitostudios.com   Full schedule of classes for adults and children. Wheel classes, handbuilding, tile making, Raku and special mini-classes.

The Pot Shop, 1224 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL 60202, 847-864-7778  www.potshop.com  Dominic Mosca has been teaching pottery for over 30 years. Dominic studied ceramics and received his degree in ceramics from Northeastern Illinois University.  He began teaching adult and children’s pottery classes while in college and continues to teach most of the classes at The Pot Shop to this day.  The Pot Shop has a studio and gallery.  Classes are offered in the studio for both adults and children.  The Pot Shop has 19 wheels and 2 kilns.

Indiana

Melodee Vicars, HandsNClay, 260-637-7244, Fort Wayne, Indiana 
Melodee@handsnclay.com   www.handsnclay.com
HandsnClay offers a variety of classes and workshops from beginning to advanced wheel throwing and handbuilding.  We are a full service studio catering to adults in the Northern Indiana area and have a bright and cheery classroom full of new wheels and plenty of shelf space.  Our classes and workshops are taught by professional potters who are well-known for the quality of their work and instruction.  Class fees include supplies.  Please visit our website for our current class and workshop schedules.

Lala Gallery & Studio, 609 Main Street Lafayette, Indiana 47901  765-414-7962  lalavinson@gmail.com
Lala Gallery & Studio represents local and regional artists working in a variety of mediums.  Come take a stroll in the gallery and walk through the courtyard into our clay studio and gift shop.  Our studio offers a variety of classes for all ages and skill levels.  Sign-up for one of our classes or make a custom class of your own.  Youth groups, moms, children, families, couples or any combination you can think of, give Lala a call and we can make it happen!  Contact: Angela Vinson Owner/Artist/Teacher

Kentucky

John Delawder   Asland Area Art Gallery (606) 329-1826 (Gallery) Asland, Ky jldelawder@yahoo.com   Beginning to advanced wheel classes, soon to offer hand building as well.

Tonya Johnson   Payne Street Pottery Studio   502-894-8589 Louisville KY tjo62@aol.com   Pottery classes are available in both handbuilding and wheel throwing for the beginning student, as well as those with some experience.

Maryland

Susan Brightman   CeramicsPlus  tangle1952@comcast.net    49 Cedar Knoll Road Cockeysville, MD   410-666-0238   I work with stoneware and porcelain to to wheel work and hand building. Work in the studio includes wheel work, hand building, ceramic slip casting, and other art media. I work with high-fire and low-fire glazing. I have to good sized electric kilns. Adult and evening classes available. Rental of studio space/time for fee. I also do art mentoring--working with personal issues through art and dialogue. Art mentoring for teens especially effective.

Beth Heit Hamsa Pottery (617) 558-1440 Newton MA  beth@bethheit.com  http://www.bethheit.com  I teach pottery classes for adults at all levels with a lot of indivual attention in a nurturing enviroment. Not more than 5 people in a class. In class we cover working on the wheel, handbuilding, underglazing and glazing.For more info visit my website.

Kathie Grove, 310-717-3958, Burtonsville, MD 20866  jkgrove5@verizon.net
I have 20 years of teaching experience.  I have been teaching ceramics and sculpture for the past 10 years.  I offer private lessons for no more than two people at a time.  I teach classes from beginning to advanced wheel throwing and hand building.  I use mid range stoneware clay and glazes.  I have a two electric kilns, two wheels, a hand building area and many tools to use.

Massachusetts

Kathy Wells   ClayWorks Pottery   978-573-0095   kwells5572@yahoo.com   Salem MA     I teach handbuilding and wheel throwing classes for all ages 4-adult. Classes for kids, teens, Mom(or Dad)and me, adults, and special needs/group home classes. Small classes with lots of individual instruction. Come relax and learn the art of pottery.

James Clark   Earthworks Pottery School  (413) 562-4534  (413) 525-5075  East Longmeadow MA tmecki@attbi.com   mrfizzix@mrfizzix.com   Earthworks Pottery School We are a non-profit organization. We offer pottery and ceramics classes for all ages ... kids to seniors. Our classes encompass many techniques including wheel throwing, hand-building, as well as some decorating of pre-cast ceramic forms. We also offer many special programs to fit you individual needs as well as clay for kids summer program and ceramic parties for events such as birthdays. Earthworks is located in the Heritage Park Plaza in East Longmeadow, just next door to Stop-n-Shop. Walk in, take a look, take a class. Earthworks Pottery School, Inc. Heritage Park Plaza 436 North Main Street East Longmeadow, MA 01028    http://www.earthworksclay.homestead.com  

James Clark  Earthworks Pottery School  (413) 562-4534 East Longmeadow MA tmecki@attbi.com  mrfizzix@mrfizzix.com  We are a non-profit organization. We offer pottery and ceramics classes for all ages ... kids to seniors. Our classes encompass many techniques including wheel throwing, hand-building, as well as some decorating of pre-cast ceramic forms. We also offer many special programs to fit you individual needs as well as clay for kids summer program and ceramic parties for events such as birthdays. Earthworks is located in the Heritage Park Plaza in East Longmeadow, just next door to Stop-n-Shop. Walk in, take a look, take a class. Earthworks Pottery School, Inc. Heritage Park Plaza 436 North Main Street East Longmeadow, MA 01028  Tel: (413) 525-5075  http://www.earthworksclay.homestead.com  

Norma Callahan, Beaver Brook Ceramics, (508) 583-0502
East Bridgewater, MA  BeaverBrookCeramics.com
I have been in teaching Ceramics for over 25 years and I am Duncan certified. My current class schedule is Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evening for adults.  I will be adding to this schedule so I appreciate any interest in additional classes.  I have a large collection of molds and the kiln is on site.  I do all of my own pouring and firing.  Besides teaching I also do repair work on ceramic pieces and ordered finished pieces (party favors, x-mas trees, wedding, nativity, etc.).  Any questions please call or visit our website.

Nan Hamilton Mudville Pottery, 181 Pearl Street (corner of Route 28 and Pearl), Somerville, MA  02145 617-623-9191  Mudville Pottery is the ideal place to relax and experience the joy of creating your own handmade mugs, bowls and other items in clay. Come as a beginner and learn how to work on a potter's wheel or come with experience and tackle that special project you never got around to making. Join us for a muddy good time.   www.nanhamilton.com

Sharon Levy, Ancient Echos Arts, North Clensford, MA    978-869-2912
ancientechosarts@gmail.com   www.ancientechosarts.com  
I've been teaching and working in clay for over 30 years (oi).  I teach both handbuilding and wheel throwing as well as some sculpture.  We work in both light and dark stoneware fired to cone 6 (mid-range high-fire).  In addition to glazes and underglazes we utilize engobes and stains in our decorative processes.   Visitors are welcome.  The classes are limited to 4 so that all may get the attention they need to achieve success.  Private times/lessons can be arranged. Please call 978-869-2912 and/or check out www.ancientechosarts.com for more information.

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Maine

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts  Deer Isle, Maine
2-3 week long summer workshops 

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Mexico 

Marybeth Coulter Best   prairieflower75@yahoo.com  011-52-376-766-0049   Ajijic, Jalisco Mexico marybeth@kosaipottery.com   www.kosaipottery.com   I offer one on one workshops with no more than two people at one time. These workshops are intended to improve your throwing and glazing skills at a great rate because of individual attention. I have 27 years experience as a studio potter in Oklahoma, California, Colorado, and Mexico. I fire reduction glazes at cone 6-9 in a gas kiln. I prefer people with some background in wedging, throwing, and glazing. Check my website for workshop descriptions, pictures of the studio and grounds. Check out the article I wrote under the biography page about setting up a studio in Mexico.

Donna Wolper  Baja la Parota upriver, el paso yelapa jalisco, mexico donnawolper@hotmail.com  www.yelapa.info/parota1.html   Baja La Parota is an open air studio offering courses and workshops in handbuilding and wheel throwing in Yelapa and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Studio is open from december-april daily. Week long workshops are given at artful and beautiful b+b with lodging and meals provided.

Michigan

Margaret Nowak, MSA, MEd. Art Heals and Sustains Spirit Canton, Michigan ArtHeals@peoplepc.com  Working studio potter and art therapist. I teach classes using a variety of mediums including clay. Courses focus on using art as a means for self-exploration, meditation, healing, and tapping into the unconscious. Course Titles include: Connect with the Divine Feminine Spirit, Free your Creative Spirit, Self-Understanding Using Clay, Trouble Dolls, and Mask-Making. Classes can be customized to meet the needs of any group population. Experienced working with developmentally disabled, nursing home residents, sexual abuse survivors, those with mental illnesses, and the general population of kids and adults.

Minnesota

Phil Raskin    North Prairie Tileworks    612 871 3421 Information@HandMadeTile.com   www.HandMadeTile.com  Minneapolis MN 
Phil Raskin has been making ceramics for 25 years and has taught many classes in pottery and tile making. Interns, apprentices and individual instruction is available. Please call or visit the web site for more info

Beth Robinson   Fired Up, Inc.   612-852-2787 firedupinc@attglobal.net  www.firedupstudios.com  Minneapolis MN   Fired Up offers a variety of classes and workshops from beginning to advanced wheel throwing and handbuilding. We are a full service studio catering to adults in the Twin Cities area and have a brand-new classroom full of new wheels and plenty of shelf space. Our classes and workshops are taught by professional potters who are well-known for the quality of their work and instruction. Class fees include some supplies. Please visit our website for our current class and workshop schedules.

Mike Knox   Chicken Ridge Studio  507.895.3370   mikeknoxstudio@aol.com
La Crescent, MN    Summer wood fire workshop with Mike Knox and guest artist Chuck Aydlett, June 7-13, 2004   Bring work to fire in a anagama type wood kiln and make work during the week. Clay, glazes, lectures, studio visits, and more included. Cost $250.00 deadline April, 30 2004

Mississippi

Patrick & Nancilee Bodine  Bodine Pottery & Art Studio Studio 
 108 Jeff Davis Avenue  P.O. Box 503  Long Beach  Mississippi 39560 
Work Phone: (228) 863-4734   FAX: (228) 864-3596 
Email: Hukmut1@bellsouth.net  Website: www.bodinepottery.com 
Studio Description: Working studio with two generations of the Bodine family making pottery and teaching classes. The studio includes a showroom and two classrooms. Classes offered include wheel thrown pottery, hand building, Raku classes, after school clay classes for children, and week-long summer camps for kids.  Studio hours are from 10 to 6 Monday through Thursday (open until 9 when 6-9 classes are held), 10 to 5 on Friday, and 10 to 3 on Saturday. comments: See web site for information on classes, upcoming shows, or on- line shopping.

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Missouri

Tammy Pease Sticks & Stones Studio 417-451-8090 
Silver Dollar City, Branson MO 09/08/00 
Check-out my website http://homestead.com/sticksandstonesstudio/home.html

Teres Whitney  The Old School 573-754-7988 Louisiana MO teres@big-river.net   Have been involved with clay for over 30 years staring my career with stoneware progressing to porcelain, then earthenware and now back again to stoneware. Classes on handbuilding and raku firing every Wednesday (email or call for information) Will travel to do demonstration with Raku kiln and sample pieces for guests attending. Private instruction is available for any type of clay work. Small selection of clay and glazes available for sale. Will travel to do deomonstrations on handbuilding.  Workshop/studio space available at $5.00 per hour or contacted monthly rate. Class/instruction and open studio each Wednesday from 6 pm to 9 pm. Large oxidation kiln fired twice per week. 

Montana

Archie Bray Foundation    

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Nevada

Sheri Leigh  Visiting Artist Workshops at Sierra Nevada College, Lake Tahoe  Lake Tahoe, NV    775-881-7588   sleigh@sierranevada.edu    www.sierranevada.edu/workshops  Weekends, week-long or two weeks.

VSA Arts of Nevada  www.nv.vsarts.org  On-going ceramics programs for adults, children and the disabled.

Great Basin College in Elko, NV offers ceramic classes as part of their art department.  For more information go to their web site:  www.gbcnv.edu

Carson City Pottery, 3180A Carmine Street, Carson City, NV, 89706
775-313-8628  Mon - Wed: 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm,  Thurs: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Sat: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm  Robin Mcgregor  carsoncitypottery@yahoo.com 

New Hampshire

John Baymore River Bend Pottery 603-654-2752 JBaymore@compuserve.com
Wilton NH 08/18/00 

New Jersey

NY/NJ Academy of Ceramic Arts, located in Jersey City. Classes range from an 8 seession wheel thrown pottery course to a two day Raku Workshop. Information on all courses, including tuition costs, is available by calling 201-432-9315 or sending an email to frank@nynjceramics to request the latest brochure. There will be five classes that will each meet for 8 sessions. These include "The Basics of Handbuilding", "Ceramic Material Science", "Wheel-Thrown Pottery" and "Moldmaking & SlipCasting". Children's classes for ages 9 and up are offered on three consecutive Saturdays in February. Raku Workshop will be offered two times on Saturdays in March. The Academy also offers a course called "Material Science Primer". This course is designed for those who have a curiosity about the raw materials that comprise clay bodies. The NY/NJ Academy of Ceramic Art was founded in 1997 by Frank Bosco, ceramic artist and educator who exhibits nationwide and is currently professor at The Rhode Island School of Design.   www.nynjceramics.com  

Art School at Old Church  201-767-7160 Demarest NJ info@tasoc.org   www.tasoc.org  full line of day and evening ceramics classes and workshops - 2 gas , 1 raku and 2 electric kilns for complete pottery experience

Heather Kovach, Down to Earth Pottery, 53 Route 23, Franklin, NJ 07416  973-827-6070  fax 973-827-6023  www.down2earthpottery.com    I have classes for all levels and ages. 

New Mexico

Taos Institute of Arts
http://www.taosinstituteofarts.com/calendar.php 

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New York

ArtHaven is a privately owned and operated arts education center located in Hammondsport, New York. Open from March 15 through November 15, we offer classes in a variety of arts including pottery, drawing, painting, stained glass, garden design.... Classes are held in an 1850s Greek Revival farmhouse sitting on 100 acres with a pond and a great view of Keuka Lake from the hillside.  We often venture our with the ArtCaboose to visit surrounding vineyards, gardens, and wineries and have even held class on board the Viking Spirit Tour Boat while cruising Keuka Lake. ArtHaven does not have a permanent staff of art teachers, instead, we hire artists to teach workshops. There is always something new to learn.   CONTACT:  Barbara Lucas   www.ArtHaven.com  607-569-3322 
LOCATION:    8862 County Route 87    Hammmondsport, New York 14840

ANIBAL CICARDI Lower East Tiles 107 Suffolk St. # 501 in the Lower East Side of Manhattan NY NY 10002 (212) 228-7719 Original artwork in ceramic murals, tiles and mosaic with an latino american accent: a blend of Mexican tradition, tango murals and pop oriented handmade tiles. Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm. For visits to the studio, interested in our handmade tiles or projects, please make an appointment by telephone or e-mail to LowerEastTiles@Aol.com  Classes in tilemaking, glaze and underglaze painting, firing and installing for a maximun of 3 students per class once a week, 8 sessions.

Tricia Tomaka   Pleasantly Ceramics by Tricia    716-649-3120   tri39tom@aol.com  Lake View, NY
I teach ceramic classes in a studio located in Lake View, New York.  Sessions are in 8 week intervals that run starting in September and run to the end of May. I carry a very large assortment of greenware and bisque. I am a certified Duncan teacher, however I will carry other manufacturers products. 

Karen Abbo   AntWerks   716-998-6773    boblheds@yahoo.com http://www.antwerksstudio.com  Lewiston NY   
I am a mixed-media sculptor with a degree from SUNY Buffalo.  My studio is located at the Niagara Arts & Cultural Center (NACC)(#238) in Niagara Falls, NY, USA.  I am offering classes and workshops for both adults and children over 8 yrs. old in handbuilding and papier mache.  Classes run year round in both 2-4 week sessions and one day workshops.  You may contact me at the above number or email me for more information.

Robert Jiorle Eclectibles  908-454-7810  Stewartsville NJ Art Classes available through Eclectibles, located in Stewartsville, NJ Beginner through advanced ceramics classes offered. I have 29 years of art education experience. I have taught children & adults, ages 5 - 85, and love every minute of it!

George Schaeffer   Buffalo Clayart Center 716 875 4108 Buffalo NY georgesch@adelphia.net   Adult Introductory pottery classes. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. 6 week classes meet once per week for 2 1/2 hours. Classes are offered on regular basis, but there is no set schedule. Limited class size and reasonable in price.

Karen Abbo 716-998-6773  Lewiston NY  boblheds@yahoo.com  www.antwerksstudio.com   I have a gallery/studio in beautiful, picturesque Lewiston, NY, situated on the banks of the Niagara River. I am a multimedia sculptor with a degree from SUNY Buffalo. I am offering classes and workshops for both adults and children over 6 yrs. old in handbuilding and papier mache. Classes run year round in both 2-4 week sessions and one day workshops. You may contact me at the above number or email me for more information.

BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center, Ellen E. Day, Director, 10-34 44th Drive, Long Island City, NY 11101  718-784-4907  www.brickhouseny.com  ellen.day@brickhouseny.com   A private studio that offers year-round pottery classes to adults at the beginner, intermediate and advanced level.  Shelf space is also available in the Associate Artist Studio to ceramic artists and advanced students for a monthly fee.  Handmade pottery is for sale in our retail space.  The 4,000 sq. ft. ceramic studio is fully equipped with slab rollers, potter's wheels, extruders, glazes, and kilns.  Unique programming, visiting artist workshops and international pottery tours are also offered.  Benchtime to registered students is also available.

Upcoming workshops .......

Sanam Emami Workshop
November 8th 2009 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Porcelain: Throwing & Assembling Pottery Forms
Demonstrations will include: throwing, altering, stamping and silk screening.  Registration Fee $85 (includes lunch)  To register or RSVP call 718-784-4907 or email:

Sanam Emami Exhibition
October 5th - November 8th 2009  Mon & Fri 12-8 pm; 
Tue, Wed, Thu 10 am-8 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm
Closing Reception & Slide Presentation   November 7th, 2009 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Join us to meet the artist. Slide lecture begins at 7 pm.
Free Admission (please RSVP)

North Carolina 

Scott Haines    Bridges Street Pottery    1910 Bridges Street    Morehead City North Carolina 28557 252-808-2818    Mudman1910@yahoo.com    Once a church, now a pottery gallery and working studio, Bridges Street Pottery has functional and decorative stoneware, raku and porcelain. Raku workshops twice a month. On the N.E. corner of Bridges Street and 20th Street. Typically open on week days 9 to 5. Please call or e-mail... I teach classes at the college on Monday and Wednesday A.M.]

Lisa Skeen   Living Tree Studios  336-644-2768 Summerfield NC lpskeen@living-tree.net   www.living-tree.net    I offer pottery classes for adults on 3 nights per week. We also have a gallery featuring works from over 35 local and regional artists in many media such as pottery, jewelry, painting, and stained glass. Class sizes are limited for individual attention. :)
Also: Linda Blossom workshop September 21 and 22, 2002. Linda's work is architectural tile and she will be teaching how to make a sink and tile surround, complete with mounting instruction. Cost is $85 per person, plus $15 for meals, or BYO. Call to pay by credit card; deposit required to hold your place as space is limited. Send check to: Living Tree Studios 6329 US158 Summerfield, NC 27358

Brent Smith   Brent Smith Pottery   704 633-1185 Salsibury NC brents100@aol.com   I offer beginning wheel throwing classes as well as advanced throwing. Individual attention as needed. We use primary a midrange stoneware with custom glazes in an electric kiln. On occasions a gas and/or wood firing are available for students. Studio space is also available.