Clay Parties
Looking for a unique and fun party experience? Let’s play with clay! Host a private party or events for adults and children at Burnish. Great opportunity for team building, birthdays, or just a fun experience for your family and friends. Choose between a hand-build and sculpt projects (animals, masks, mugs, etc), throwing on the potter’s wheel, or a Raku firing experience. With all types of parties, participants will be actively involved in all stages of the event - including cleaning up their wheel or work area.
If you have any additional questions or would like to schedule a party, email info@burnishclaystudio.com, specifying your preferred date, time, and number of adult and child participants.
Hand Building Parties: the choices are unlimited when you work by hand - your shapes are not restricted to round things. Functional things like plates, cups, or vases. Garden art, or decorative animal sculpture like birds or fantastical creatures. Make things with coils, slabs, or pinch pots. As the host you pick the theme and type of project and our instructors will guide everyone through the rest. Participants will pick their final color and we will glaze and fire the completed pieces for you.
If you have any additional questions or would like to schedule a party, email info@burnishclaystudio.com, specifying your preferred date, time, and number of adult and child participants.
- Parties with kids: We recommend a 2-hour session when kids under the age of 12 are included. Kids parties can be all kids, or a mix of kids and adults. Cost is $40/person plus sales tax with minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 participants.
- Hand-building parties can include kids as young as 5, but parties on the potters wheels are ages 7+ due to safety concerns.
- One adult for every 4 kids under the age of 12 must be present during the party to assist with supervision.
- Parties with adults: We recommend a 2.5 hour class for all adult or teen classes. Cost is $50/person plus sales tax with minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 participants.
Hand Building Parties: the choices are unlimited when you work by hand - your shapes are not restricted to round things. Functional things like plates, cups, or vases. Garden art, or decorative animal sculpture like birds or fantastical creatures. Make things with coils, slabs, or pinch pots. As the host you pick the theme and type of project and our instructors will guide everyone through the rest. Participants will pick their final color and we will glaze and fire the completed pieces for you.
Wheel Throwing Parties: Learn the secrets of throwing pottery on the wheel. We will provide the tools, clay, and anything else you need. You may pick 2 of your pieces that we will glaze and fire for you.
Raku Parties: Participants will receive 1 small pot to apply glaze material to their selected form and participate in the firing of those pieces. Once the kiln reaches 1850 degrees, the burner is turned off and the instructor will pull the pots out of the kiln and place them in a reduction chamber filled with combustible materials. Participants (over the age of 18) will assist by adding more combustibles on top of the pots and placing the lid on the chambers. Class fee of $48 per person includes $15 towards the selection of one piece. At the workshop you may choose to upgrade to a larger or more complex piece or select a second piece for an additional fee. This party does include being near materials that are actively burning.
Private Lessons
Private lessons are offered at all levels and can include hand-building, wheel throwing, or for experienced potters any specific skill you are looking to hone. If you have any additional questions or would like to schedule a private lesson, email info@burnishclaystudio.com, specifying your preferred date, time, and number of adult and child participants.
- Members & current weekly students: $115 for 2 hours of instruction for 1 or 2 people. Each additional person is $20 up to 5 people. You will use your own clay and be responsible for set up/clean up of your wheel/work space, trimming, and glazing any pieces you wish to keep.
- New Customers: $170 for 2 hours of instruction for 1 or 2 people. Each additional person is $25 up to 5 people. Cost includes all tools and materials plus the time for studio staff to trim/clean up the bottoms of 2 finished pieces per person, bisque firing, applying your selected glaze, and the glaze firing. For groups of 6 or more, see options for Private Parties listed above.