Ceramic artwork by Maggie Boyd, hosting a workshop at Still Life Studios
Ceramic artwork by Maggie Boyd, hosting a workshop at Still Life Studios
Ceramic artwork by Maggie Boyd, hosting a workshop at Still Life Studios
Maggie Boyd and her ceramics
Ceramic artwork by Maggie Boyd, hosting a workshop at Still Life Studios
How to Make a Pot by Maggie Boyd, book product shot from overhead; softcover and hardcover
Ceramic artwork by Maggie Boyd, hosting a workshop at Still Life Studios

How to Make a Pot with Maggie Boyd

Regular price$300.00
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Description

Have you ever looked at a bag of clay and wondered where to start? T

Join us for this two-day workshop in DTLA to make with Maggie and learn how she conceptualizes, creates, and designs her ceramics. In this class, students will sketch and handbuild ceramics in the studio, and explore a range of decorative methods to bring personality and pattern to your pots. We’ll discuss layering oxides, glazes, washes, and underglaze on greenware and bisqueware throughout the weekend. 

To celebrate the release of Maggie Boyd's new book, HOW TO MAKE A POT, we’re excited to be hosting this two-day workshop at our DTLA studio. 

This workshop is for beginner to advanced potters; some handbuilding experience is recommended. All materials provided.

Find more details and register for the workshop below.
Location
Still Life Studio // DTLA

588 Mateo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90013

This is a two-day workshop meeting on:

Saturday, November 21st, 2026 // 10:00 am - 4:00pm

Sunday, November 22nd, 2026 // 10:00 am - 4:00pm

About The Artist
About Maggie Boyd:
"I am a canadian living in nyc while making clay things and drawings and sculptures. I also love to teach classes about ceramics and how I approach drawing on and with clay. On top of having a studio practice, teaching, raising some fun kids, and trying to stay on top of the laundry, I am also the 2026 artist in residence for LAND gallery in Brooklyn, which is a gallery and studio for adults with developmental disabilities. You want to have your mind blown? go look at the work being made there. I also wrote a book that will be coming out in fall of 2026 through Sacred Bones called HOW TO MAKE A POT, which is mostly about what the title suggests but also about other stuff like our place in the non-order of things and what it means when we make something, anything at all. I love working with clay. I love helping other people do the same thing."
Overview/Extended Description
  • Day 1 - Working with unfired clay

    • Making forms from drawings

      • Sketching; planning; building process

    •  Building/attaching greenware/surface techniques

      • Mishima, sgraffito, colored slips, terra sigilata, texture  

  • Day 2 - Finish greenware + working with bisque

    • Water etching

    • Working with wax, glaze, underglaze, and oxides - HOW TO LAYER


Policies

By enrolling in a class or workshop, you are acknowledging that you have read and understand the safety instructions and liability waiver.

Cancellations made 4 or more days before the start of the class will be refunded. For cancellations made fewer than 4 full days, but more than 24 hours before the start time, a 50% refund or 50% credit toward another class or workshop will be issued. We cannot provide refunds or credits for cancellations or rescheduling requests made fewer than 24 hours before the start time of class, if you miss your class, or arrive too late to participate.


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