PLAY & RELAX @ BURQUE’S SECRET CLAYGROUND
Opportunities to Clay with Us
GullyPots Clayground is open!
Saturdays & Sundays Noon-5pm during the academic semester. Reserve your spot by contact us directly. More details are in the descriptions below.
Horshair Raku – Call to Fire. 4/26/25
April 26, 2025 10a-4pm. $100. Participants may bring up to 4 bisque pieces to put in the kiln. Fire starts at 10am, will continue rounds until all pots are complete. Horsehairs, feathers, and other combustibles will be provided.
Saggar Class – May 2025
May 10-11 & 17-18, 2025. 10a-4pm. $100. May 10-11, students will create work to be placed in saggars. the second weekend students will strategically wrap their potteries with unique combustibles, metals, and organic materials to create exciting affects on the reduction kiln.
Course Descriptions
- The Clayground
- Introduction to Ceramics (adults)
- Kids at Clay
- Traditional Methods
- Alternative Firing Methods
Curious about the clay, drop in for a day. Want a space just for you, reserve a month or two! We’ll encourage your creativity with gentle support to strengthen your building skills and explore surface techniques that bring your imagination to life. Your Clayground Pass grants you access to our private studio, including materials, tools, kilns, and community. Make your joy in this supportive space where it’s safe to be authentically you, follow your curiosity, and explore your imagination.
Open by reservation during the academic semesters – Fri evenings 6-9pm, Saturday & Sunday noon-5pm. Daily and monthly passes are available. make your reservation by contacting us directly.
These courses are simple introductions to ceramic arts for the grown ups (ages 18+). We cover the basics of hand building and throwing on the wheel, and explore surface and glazing techniques for the electric kiln. This highly creative class is fun for everyone! We’ll provide the clay and creative tools to suit your unique style.
Kids are the most awesome artists! This class is designed with young learners in mind -we’ll explore various techniques and tools with a twist of silly and a sprinkling of academics. While they create their next masterpiece in the studio, students will learn what clay is made of and where to find it, it’s history and diverse impact on society, and it’s modern role in the world around us. This is a great opportunity for the home-school community to incorporate History, Chemistry, Archaeology, Geology, Geography, Fire Science, Ecology, Anthroplology concepts into a multisensory creative learning experience. All materials are provided; sibling and group rates are available.
These classes incorporate local traditions, ancient practices, and contemporary knowledge to create beautiful potteries. Wild clays are gathered responsibly, potteries shaped by hand, and fired with organic fuels. Students learn to shape the clay with coils and simple tools, much like our ancestors did. Finishing techniques include pit fires, raku, saggar, and other methods to achieve high reduction atmospheres in the lower temperature ranges.
Ancient Clay course includes a field trip to collect wild clay, class time to process and prepare, instruction to form and finish, and a final class to fire the pottery.
NM Raku / Horsehair
Pitfire
Saggar
Pottery Classes Available by Arrangement
We offer private pottery classes by arrangement. Register for classes online by clicking the button in the class description. Customized to your interests, our small class sizes and engaging curriculum make us the perfect choice for family/friend groups, home-school modules, emerging artists, and individuals with special interests and diverse abilities. Our studio is spectrum-friendly and culturally diverse. We are fluent in English or ASL, and functional in Spanish. Registration is open to ages 7 and up, minors accompanied by their adult. All skill levels and backgrounds are welcome. Discounts for Librarians, Firefighters, and Educators. Contact us with questions.
