Ilwaco Artworks Community Clay Studio

Ilwaco Artworks Community Clay Studio We offer year-round workshops and artist residencies.

Ilwaco Artworks is a community ceramics studio and art gallery providing access to ceramic arts, educational programming and creating a space for makers to share their practice.

Architectural Vases Clay Play (hard slab-built)$45 Per Person / Ages 12 and upSunday, Jun 14, 2026 / 10:00 AM - 1:00 PMW...
06/12/2026

Architectural Vases Clay Play (hard slab-built)
$45 Per Person / Ages 12 and up
Sunday, Jun 14, 2026 / 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
With Hans Miles

Register: https://ilwacoartworks.kilnfire.com/classes/saturday-morning-clay-play/dv4pch

In this hands-on workshop, students will work with firm slabs to construct vessels defined by sharp lines, clean corners, and a subtle nod to modern architecture. The class will focus on building crisp, intentional forms while exploring the contrast between sharp and jagged lines, strong geometric shapes, and emphasized line work.

Attention will be given to precision, structure, and creating visual tension through angles and contour. In the second half of class, students will apply underglaze to highlight edges, accentuate line work, and add graphic surface detail.

Students will leave class with their vases ready for drying and firing; finished pieces will be available for pickup approximately 3–4 weeks later.

Summer Color is here 🌿🌊Join Ilwaco Artworks for Ilwaco Art Walk 2026, June 28 from 11am-3pm.We’re building a community c...
06/12/2026

Summer Color is here 🌿🌊
Join Ilwaco Artworks for Ilwaco Art Walk 2026, June 28 from 11am-3pm.

We’re building a community clay installation together. Mark the coast into shared tiles featuring local wildlife, plants, and landmark stamps. Each impression becomes part of a larger collective story.

Refreshments provided, and a handmade mug giveaway closes out the day. Free, open, and hands-on.

PS Ilwaco Artworks Clay Olympics is happening just one day before Art Walk. If you don’t join us for that, you’ll be able to see the cool work from the Olympics during Art Walk.

Ilwacoartworks.org/events

Youth Clay Play - Garden Pinch Pots$25 Per Person / Ages 7 - 17Saturday, Jun 13, 2026 / 10:00 AM - 11:30 PMWith Juliana ...
06/12/2026

Youth Clay Play - Garden Pinch Pots
$25 Per Person / Ages 7 - 17
Saturday, Jun 13, 2026 / 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
With Juliana DeFrance

Register: https://ilwacoartworks.kilnfire.com/classes/youth-clay-play/3hcwpj

A fun, hands-on workshop where young artists ages 7 and up can squish, shape, and explore the world of clay and ecology.

This fun and educational workshop invites curiosity, creativity, and care for the natural world.

Mugs Clay Play (slab-built)$40 Per Person / Ages 12 and up 2 Spots Left!Friday, Jun 12, 2026 / 5:30 PM - 7:30 PMWith Han...
06/11/2026

Mugs Clay Play (slab-built)
$40 Per Person / Ages 12 and up 2 Spots Left!
Friday, Jun 12, 2026 / 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
With Hans Miles

Register: https://ilwacoartworks.kilnfire.com/classes/friday-night-clay-play/txnlha

In this low stakes intro class the instructor will demonstrate a handful of slab, scoring and forming methods and help participants create a ceramic mug of their own. Once the piece firmes up a bit the instructor will demonstrate refinement techniques and then we'll transition over to surface decoration and finishing.

Clay Plays are beginner-friendly, all-levels sessions where you’ll learn simple handbuilding techniques while making a functional or decorative piece. Come solo, bring a partner, or gather a group. No experience needed, just the desire to slow down and make something by hand.

Each session includes a live demo, all materials, and glaze and firing services. Make it today, treasure it forever. Finished pieces will be ready for pickup in 3 to 6 weeks. If you're visiting from out of town, we can ship your piece for $15 plus postage.

This weekend at Ilwaco Artworks ✨A coastal weekend of building, shaping, and slow clay making:Fri, Jun 12DIY Your Own Mu...
06/11/2026

This weekend at Ilwaco Artworks ✨

A coastal weekend of building, shaping, and slow clay making:

Fri, Jun 12
DIY Your Own Mug or Souvenir (all levels)
2:00–5:00 PM
$40 per person

Mugs Clay Play (slab-built)
5:30–7:30 PM
$40 per person

Sat, Jun 13
Youth Clay Play – Garden Pinch Pots
10:00–11:30 AM
$25 per person

Sun, Jun 14
Architectural Vases Clay Play (hard slab-built)
10:00 AM–1:00 PM
$45 per person

Come spend the weekend building forms from the ground up, one hand at a time.

Register for any class or DIY session at ilwacoartworks.org

Nerikomi Utensil Holders Clay Play (slab-built)$45 Per Person / Ages 12 and upSunday, Jun 28, 2026 / 10:00 AM - 1:00 PMW...
06/11/2026

Nerikomi Utensil Holders Clay Play (slab-built)
$45 Per Person / Ages 12 and up
Sunday, Jun 28, 2026 / 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
With Hans Miles

Register: https://ilwacoartworks.kilnfire.com/classes/saturday-morning-clay-play/7tnvsa

In this one-day workshop, students will explore the art of nerikomi by combining pigmented clays with naturally colored clay bodies to create layered compositions within slabs. Through cutting, stacking, and arranging colored clay, participants will develop bold patterns and visual movement embedded directly into the material itself.

These custom slabs will then be formed into functional utensil holders, allowing the pattern to wrap and flow around a larger surface. The focus will be on thoughtful composition, clean construction, and showcasing the inherent beauty of colored clay in a practical kitchen form.

Students will leave class with their utensil holders ready for drying and firing; finished pieces will be available for pickup approximately 3–4 weeks later.

Kurinuki Cups Clay Play (slab-built + intense texture)$40 Per Person / Ages 12 and upFriday, Jun 26, 2026 / 5:30 PM - 7:...
06/10/2026

Kurinuki Cups Clay Play (slab-built + intense texture)
$40 Per Person / Ages 12 and up
Friday, Jun 26, 2026 / 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
With Hans Miles

Register: https://ilwacoartworks.kilnfire.com/classes/friday-night-clay-play/5xn8nm

In this one-day workshop, students will explore the art of kurinuki by carving and shaping slab-built forms into bold, textured mugs. Starting with thick slabs, participants will cut, twist, press, and pull the clay to create dramatic surfaces that feel raw, organic, and full of movement.

The focus will be on expressive texture, strong silhouette, and balancing sculptural energy with everyday function. Each mug will emerge as a tactile, one-of-a-kind piece—both rugged and comfortable in the hand.

Students will leave class with their mugs ready for drying and firing; finished pieces will be available for pickup approximately 3–4 weeks later.

2-Day Wheel Throwing (all levels)$125 Per Person / Ages 12 and up2:00 PM - 5:00 PM2 Classes Jun 20, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026W...
06/10/2026

2-Day Wheel Throwing (all levels)
$125 Per Person / Ages 12 and up
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
2 Classes Jun 20, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026
With Hans Miles

Register: https://ilwacoartworks.kilnfire.com/classes/2-day-wheel-throwing/n4nk28

In this all levels class, through demonstration and explanation, we will focus on throwing and trimming cylinders. Day one will focus on throwing cylinder/cup forms and day two will focus on trimming, adding handles and investigating underglaze surface work.

Sassy Planters w/Nickolas Hurlbut$60 Per Person 2 Spots Left!Saturday, Jun 20, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 6:00 PMWith Nickolas Hur...
06/09/2026

Sassy Planters w/Nickolas Hurlbut
$60 Per Person 2 Spots Left!
Saturday, Jun 20, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
With Nickolas Hurlbut

Register: https://ilwacoartworks.kilnfire.com/classes/visiting-artist-workshop/scsok7

Create a Ceramic Planter with personality! In this workshop you will learn how to hand-build a planter pot using coil and pinch methods. You will then learn how to sculpt and add on, feet, arms, hands, high heels, facial features, etc to make a planter that's uniquely yours.

Our summer lineup is officially live, featuring everything from windowsill planters and berry bowls to raku firing, slip...
06/09/2026

Our summer lineup is officially live, featuring everything from windowsill planters and berry bowls to raku firing, slip casting, nerikomi, china painting, and pit firing.

We're also offering youth wheel throwing classes and a variety of specialty workshops throughout the season.

Join us in the studio this summer and explore a new technique, build your skills, and connect with fellow makers.

Register at ilwacoartworks.org

Address

109 First Avenue North
Ilwaco, WA
98624

Opening Hours

Monday 1pm - 7pm
Wednesday 1pm - 7pm
Thursday 1pm - 7pm
Friday 1pm - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

Telephone

+13607771300

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