Clay Care Session
Clay Care sessions act as a combination of a ceramics lesson and an open and safe space to share what’s up. Judy is the facilitator and the clay invokes a playful, transformative, and grounding experience. Wheel-throwing or hand-building are available strategies, the classes are “molded” to accommodate desired outcomes.
How sessions typically progress:
Initiate with a grounding and check in. Then Judy will do a hand-building and/or wheel-throwing demo. After the demo, she is your assistant and available for support.
Potential outcomes:
Process emotions
Clarify or articulate dreams and ambitions
Create a sense of grounding and ease
Engage in the creative process
Play
Learn something new
Empower
The session will include clay that can be finished and fired, if desired. Participants will arrange to meet at her studio space.
Sessions are great for youth. Sessions last for 1.45 hours for first time participants, for continued sessions the timing moves to 1.5 hour sessions to allow time for check ins, art making, and clean up.
Located in West Oakland (Adeline and Grand Ave). The studio is wheelchair accessible. The space has a warehouse feel- tall ceilings and a garage door that I open on warm days. There are other craftspeople and artists working in adjacent studios. There is also a bathroom and a gated parking space for one car.
Cost: $120 per session
Sliding scale pricing may be available for folks experiencing economic hardship, youth, or those seeking continued support (based off of availability).
Please book or inquire by emailing: groundceramics@gmail.com
Ceramics Group Workshop, Space Rental, Private Pottery Lessons
Workshops and Ceramics Classes are the same as above, just without the “check ins.”
How the workshops progress:
I will orient you to the space, teach a hand-building and wheel-throwing demo. After the demo, I am your assistant and available for support. Your session will take place about 1 hour and 45 minutes (plan for a full two hours with clean up).
These classes make for great team building! Youths are also welcome to join this unique clay workshop and explore their creativity.
The session takes place at a studio space in West Oakland, which is a part of a working artist community. The space has a warehouse feel- tall ceilings, and roll up wall, ample space to create with lots of air flow. The session will include clay that will be finished and fired in the kiln. You will likely end up with two or more pieces! You get to pick the glaze color. Finished ceramics will be ready for pick up about 3 weeks after the session.
Please Note
The studio is within a gated warehouse space, please message me when you arrive
Session Pricing
$120 for individual, one time sessions
$160 for couples or pairs
$85 per person for 3-4 individuals
$75 per person for 5-10 individuals
$300 for a 3 class introduction card, we will schedule together based off of our availability. In this class, you will learn how to throw, trim, and glaze.
$250 5-class punch card, for more experienced potters. No production pottery.
Workshop space or therapy rental, you provide your own materials, there are two separate workshop rooms, a sink, a roll up door, and more! $40-60 per hour.
Inquire by emailing groundceramics@gmail.com