SOU’WESTER EVENTS!
See what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!
COMMUNITY CLAYP PLAY
$35/person | 2-5p
Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ solo or ages 10-13 with parent. Clay Play Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing.
REGISTER
- Sun, May 5th: Mugs & Cups
- Sat, May 11th: Razor Clam Chowder Bowls
- Sun, May 12th: Hanging Planters
- Sat, May 18th: Key Catches
- Sun, May 19th: House Numbers or Welcome Plaque
- Sat, May 25th: Flower Frog Vase
- Sun, May 26th: Ceramic Altars
Email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you!
COMMUNITY CLAYP PLAY
$35/person | 2-5p
Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ solo or ages 10-13 with parent. Clay Play Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing.
REGISTER
- Sun, May 5th: Mugs & Cups
- Sat, May 11th: Razor Clam Chowder Bowls
- Sun, May 12th: Hanging Planters
- Sat, May 18th: Key Catches
- Sun, May 19th: House Numbers or Welcome Plaque
- Sat, May 25th: Flower Frog Vase
- Sun, May 26th: Ceramic Altars
Email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you!
Handbuilding Butter Dishes w/Taylor Stefanski. 6/1. 2-6p. $72.
In this one day workshop students will create and take home their very own butter dish! We will cover how to roll out and prep slabs, how to use a template and add adornments at the end. All levels welcome, ages 16 and up.
Bio: Her work is deeply inspired by the sea. Explores ideas of imperfection and honors the nature of the tides through meditative repetition. Expressed in the chosen hand building process – each of their pieces are created primarily using a coil building technique. Where she rolls each coil by hand to create unique, one of a kind forms.
Graduated from Cornish College of the Arts with a focus on printmaking and sculpture. Their ceramic work is carried in a variety of stores in Seattle, Portland and LA. She currently works and teaches in her studio in Capitol Hill. https://www.tstefanski.com/
COMMUNITY CLAY PLAY
At Ilwaco Artworks
our community clay studio!
$35/person | 1-4p
Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ solo or ages 10-13 with parent. Clay Play Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing. *Select Clay Play day from the drop-down menu. Same day registration accepted up to 30min before Clay Play begins.
Get any four Clay Plays for just $100 in May! Add four to your cart. Discount is automatically applied at checkout
- Sun, Jun 2nd: Party Trays- Snacks or Cheese
- Sat, Jun 8th: Seashell Dishes for World Ocean Day
- Sun, Jun 9th: Mugs & Cups
- Sat, Jun 15th: Garden Mushrooms
- Sun, Jun 16th: Sushi Sets- Chopstick Holders, Soy Saucers & Rice Bowls
- Sat, Jun 22nd: Ceramic Flair- Magnets & Wearable Pins
- Sun, Jun 23rd: Hanging Planters
- Sat, Jun 29th: Ceramic Poems- Haikus or Words of Inspiration
- Sun, June 30th Ilwaco Art Walk Drop-in Hours, 1-4pm: Tiles, Trivets, House #s or Magnets. (no registration necessary for June 20th)
email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you! Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.
COMMUNITY CLAY PLAY
At Ilwaco Artworks
our community clay studio!
$35/person | 1-4p
Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ solo or ages 10-13 with parent. Clay Play Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing. *Select Clay Play day from the drop-down menu. Same day registration accepted up to 30min before Clay Play begins.
Get any four Clay Plays for just $100 in May! Add four to your cart. Discount is automatically applied at checkout
- Sun, Jun 2nd: Party Trays- Snacks or Cheese
- Sat, Jun 8th: Seashell Dishes for World Ocean Day
- Sun, Jun 9th: Mugs & Cups
- Sat, Jun 15th: Garden Mushrooms
- Sun, Jun 16th: Sushi Sets- Chopstick Holders, Soy Saucers & Rice Bowls
- Sat, Jun 22nd: Ceramic Flair- Magnets & Wearable Pins
- Sun, Jun 23rd: Hanging Planters
- Sat, Jun 29th: Ceramic Poems- Haikus or Words of Inspiration
- Sun, June 30th Ilwaco Art Walk Drop-in Hours, 1-4pm: Tiles, Trivets, House #s or Magnets. (no registration necessary for June 20th)
email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you! Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.
Hand building with Clay & Plants
June 8th 2-6p & June 9th 12-4p at Ilwaco Artworks in Ilwaco, WA w/visiting artist, Misha Hahnl
Students will learn the basics of hand building and incorporate found natural elements (plans, sticks, etc) for decoration and texture: each student will leave the studio with either a painter’s palate, mug or bowl textured with found natural elements and glaze. All levels welcome!
Misha is a teaching artist who has worked in the world of art and education for 15 plus years. Her background is in ceramics, printmaking, education, and caregiving. Currently Misha is working on a program focused on how clay can help process grief with the Portland Grief House and Sandy River Studio. She also offers printmaking workshops in various locations (Chehalem Cultural Center, Grey Raven Gallery, etc). You can learn more about her work, process and workshops @softhandstudio and soft-hand-studio.com.
COMMUNITY CLAY PLAY
At Ilwaco Artworks
our community clay studio!
$35/person | 1-4p
Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ solo or ages 10-13 with parent. Clay Play Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing. *Select Clay Play day from the drop-down menu. Same day registration accepted up to 30min before Clay Play begins.
Get any four Clay Plays for just $100 in May! Add four to your cart. Discount is automatically applied at checkout
- Sun, Jun 2nd: Party Trays- Snacks or Cheese
- Sat, Jun 8th: Seashell Dishes for World Ocean Day
- Sun, Jun 9th: Mugs & Cups
- Sat, Jun 15th: Garden Mushrooms
- Sun, Jun 16th: Sushi Sets- Chopstick Holders, Soy Saucers & Rice Bowls
- Sat, Jun 22nd: Ceramic Flair- Magnets & Wearable Pins
- Sun, Jun 23rd: Hanging Planters
- Sat, Jun 29th: Ceramic Poems- Haikus or Words of Inspiration
- Sun, June 30th Ilwaco Art Walk Drop-in Hours, 1-4pm: Tiles, Trivets, House #s or Magnets. (no registration necessary for June 20th)
email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you! Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.
COMMUNITY CLAY PLAY
At Ilwaco Artworks
our community clay studio!
$35/person | 1-4p
Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ solo or ages 10-13 with parent. Clay Play Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing. *Select Clay Play day from the drop-down menu. Same day registration accepted up to 30min before Clay Play begins.
Get any four Clay Plays for just $100 in May! Add four to your cart. Discount is automatically applied at checkout
- Sun, Jun 2nd: Party Trays- Snacks or Cheese
- Sat, Jun 8th: Seashell Dishes for World Ocean Day
- Sun, Jun 9th: Mugs & Cups
- Sat, Jun 15th: Garden Mushrooms
- Sun, Jun 16th: Sushi Sets- Chopstick Holders, Soy Saucers & Rice Bowls
- Sat, Jun 22nd: Ceramic Flair- Magnets & Wearable Pins
- Sun, Jun 23rd: Hanging Planters
- Sat, Jun 29th: Ceramic Poems- Haikus or Words of Inspiration
- Sun, June 30th Ilwaco Art Walk Drop-in Hours, 1-4pm: Tiles, Trivets, House #s or Magnets. (no registration necessary for June 20th)
email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you! Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.
Jun 15
Glazing & Surface Decoration Techniques Workshop
w/visiting artist, w/Charlotte Deason Robillard $80
Students will learn about a variety of ceramic surface decoration techniques. We will provide each student with a bisqued tumbler that they’ll decorate and glaze during the workshop; students are also welcome to bring a piece of their own bisqued work. We’ll go over masking and resistance methods, overlapping glazes, painting with underglazes, using stencils, and techniques for getting clean precise surface designs as well as more organic freehand designs. No previous ceramics experience is required.
Saturday 2-6p
Location: Ilwaco Artworks
COMMUNITY CLAY PLAY
At Ilwaco Artworks
our community clay studio!
$35/person | 1-4p
Learn basic handbuilding skills to create a finished piece! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ solo or ages 10-13 with parent. Clay Play Includes a demonstration, clay, glazing & firing. *Select Clay Play day from the drop-down menu. Same day registration accepted up to 30min before Clay Play begins.
Get any four Clay Plays for just $100 in May! Add four to your cart. Discount is automatically applied at checkout
- Sun, Jun 2nd: Party Trays- Snacks or Cheese
- Sat, Jun 8th: Seashell Dishes for World Ocean Day
- Sun, Jun 9th: Mugs & Cups
- Sat, Jun 15th: Garden Mushrooms
- Sun, Jun 16th: Sushi Sets- Chopstick Holders, Soy Saucers & Rice Bowls
- Sat, Jun 22nd: Ceramic Flair- Magnets & Wearable Pins
- Sun, Jun 23rd: Hanging Planters
- Sat, Jun 29th: Ceramic Poems- Haikus or Words of Inspiration
- Sun, June 30th Ilwaco Art Walk Drop-in Hours, 1-4pm: Tiles, Trivets, House #s or Magnets. (no registration necessary for June 20th)
email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist or if you experience any issues with checkout. If you are trying to register for multiple events and run into a checkout error please try purchasing them separately. Thank you! Inspiration photos are credited and linked in our “Ideas & Inspiration” page.