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Events You Won't Want to Miss: Week of 4/13

🐸FROG FORTS💚 Friday, 4/17, 11am. $36 per person Welcome to the coziest little corner of the pond! In this two-part clay experience, you’ll design and build your very own Frog Fort; a rounded dome hideaway paired with a matching plate base. Think fairy garden vibes, mossy cottage energy, and the ultimate toad retreat. This is a two-part event! Join us to create, then come back in two weeks to paint. 😼UNHINGED POTTERY NIGHT🦐 Friday, 4/17, 6-8p, $10 + cost of pottery We’ll

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Events You Won't Want to Miss: Week of 3/22

We plan our events way far out so that we can prep and bring you the most value for your time. We are always cooking up new things to paint, new techniques to teach, and new theme nights. If you have a request, do not hesitate to let us know here! Starry Night Handbuilt Lanterns ✨🌙 Sunday, March 22 | 5-7 PM 25-Year Anniversary Special: Just $25 Celebrate 25 years of creativity with us by making your own dreamy Starry Night Lantern! In this beginner-friendly clay class, you’l

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Mar 212 min read

25th Anniversary Year

This year is our 25th anniversary and to honor our community we have tons of offers and fun events to get you arting in public. $25 Piece of the Month One of our offerings are $25 items that are usually $40-75. April will have us stocking tons of stoneware vases and stoneware paint for just $25. Stoneware ceramics are longer lasting and the colors can be much more majestic than our everyday earthenware offerings. And this deal is in perfect time for Mother's Day Gifts. $25 C

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Mar 211 min read

Fun and Fancy at Kiln Creations

We are trying something new this Month. Once a month we're going to celebrate us. Because who will if we don't?? Early this month, after all of the holiday hustle and bustle was behind us, we got out of our houses, left the shop unattended, and ate everything we pleased at K-Town Indy . We chose to all do hot pot, and I will say for myself at least, I was unprepared about what all you can eat hot pot really meant. I mean I had an idea. But BRO! The amount of meat, veggies, no

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Jan 292 min read

Project Recap: Trash Pieces

Nothing is trash in our studio, and that includes glaze. We currently carry over 60 regular glazes and more than 60 specialty glazes. Glitters, Jungle Gems, Elements, Stroke and coat- and that doesn't even get into the stoneware glazes we offer for our wheel thrown pieces. We try to be a full-service studio because pottery can be confusing, and we want it to be easy for you to want to come back. Our Stroke and Coat glazes are our "normal" glazes. They are on our paint bar and

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Jan 272 min read

His Majesty, Aaron Bowl: Project Guide

For Louise's bowl: Supplies: 3-4 lbs Stoneware clay- We used our studio reclaim which is a mix of Amaco White 11, Buff 46, and Terracotta 77. Round brush Loop and ribbon tool Amaco PC glazes: 19 Moon River 18 Tuscan Blue 13 Serpentine Green 32 Albany slip brown Celadon: 10 Snow Potter’s Choice Flux: 03 Midnight Run Instructions: Throw a 3-4 lb bowl the is about 7’ wide and 4 inches tall, leaving the walls and base rather thick for trimming Allow to dry until just before lea

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Nov 15, 20251 min read

Chinoiserie Project Guide

Thank you for listening to Throwing Shade (& Clay) Episode one: The Women's March on Versailles! Below you can find a guide to how we created our Chinoiserie inspired pieces. Try your hand out at this refined style! Chinoiserie literally means “in the style of China,” and is, at its most simplistic, a style of art that copies the historic style of Chinese pottery, with depictions of everyday life, stories, and floral themes. The French adapted this style to represent their re

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Oct 31, 20252 min read