Three of us in my family just took the Saturday 90-minute ViaClay "One-Time Experience" and had an absolute blast!! My sister and I are total beginners, never stepped up to a potter's wheel before, and we learned so much! We each created two dishes/vessels under Sarah and Joe's helpful guidance! I can't wait to see our items glazed when I return in two weeks to collect our creations.
My college-age Studio Art major kid has been wheel throwing for 8 years, and is very at ease with most aspects of making pottery, but also said they learned somethings today, too! They were given the time, space, materials, and guidance to create 3 amazing flower vases in 90 minutes.
Bonus: Every station is set up, fully stocked, and ready to go AND we didn't have to clean up our stations afterwards, so all 90-minutes were used for instruction and creation! It was a great value!
ViaClay has two sections: a pottery studio, where it looked like experienced artists were hard at work, and a beautiful, spacious, and super clean pottery classroom where 12 of us took class today. I know children's day camp is also offered here. My kids would have loved that when they were younger.
We all wore masks and there was plenty of space to move around. Gorgeous high ceilings, loads of sunlight, nice cool air conditioning on this 90 degree summer day in Oak Park. Plenty of nearby parking, just $2.00 at the meter. The studio owner, Gabriel Tetrev, checked in on us as well. We had a wonderful experience!
My sister has already booked another session for us to return to celebrate our niece's 16th birthday at ViaClay. And I plan to return tomorrow, Sunday July 25, for their kiln sale where the studio's artists get to showcase and sell their wares.
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