Roll up your sleeves and dive into the magic of clay this season with our Gnome-Making Workshop - a fun, hands-on experience perfect for all skill levels!

In this festive session, you’ll design and build your very own ceramic gnomes, each bursting with personality and charm. Using texture rollers, stamps,appliqués, extruders, and an exciting variety of tools, you can craft an entire family of unique gnomes — tall, tiny, traditional, or totally whimsical.

In this One Day workshop you will build your Gnomes. If you want to add color you may use underglazes and we will clear glaze them for you.

If you want to glaze your Gnomes yourself, please sign up for the two day workshop.

This workshop is a 3 hour session, Sunday December 7th from 1pm - 4pm.

Roll up your sleeves and dive into the magic of clay this season with our Gnome-Making Workshop - a fun, hands-on experience perfect for all skill levels!

In this festive session, you’ll design and build your very own ceramic gnomes, each bursting with personality and charm. Using texture rollers, stamps,appliqués, extruders, and an exciting variety of tools, you can craft an entire family of unique gnomes — tall, tiny, traditional, or totally whimsical.

December 7 - make all your Gnomes
December 14 - glaze your Gnomes
Can’t make both days? Sign up For the one day workshop :)

The workshop is designed into two 3 hour sessions
Sunday December 7th and 14th from 1pm - 4pm.

Breathe Sound Into Clay - Mastering the Ocarina Sculptural Whistles (WRK-02-25)
2 Day Program
Led by Joe Kowalczyk

Saturday, January 17 - 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM
Sunday, January 18 - 01:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Start the New Year with the Sound of Music!
In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore the art and science of ocarina making. We’ll begin by examining a variety of sculpted ocarinas, listening closely to their unique sounds, and discussing the key factors that influence tone and pitch.

Participants will first be guided through the construction of a basic clay whistle to understand the fundamental mechanics of wind instruments. From there, we’ll progress to the ocarina, applying theory through a trial-and-error approach to shaping, tuning, and refining the instrument.

This workshop emphasizes both craftsmanship and sound design, with individual troubleshooting and one-on-one instruction throughout. The class is held over two three-hour sessions and is open to all experience levels—ideal for beginners with a curiosity for sound, as well as makers looking to refine their ocarina-building techniques. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of sound mechanics and hands-on experience in ocarina construction.

Find out more about Joe Kowalczyk here: https://www.joko.us

And check out the Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California August newsletter featuring Joe’s interview: ACGA