upcoming adult classes
One Shot Wheel Throwing
3 hours @ $55
Ages 16+
Ever wanted to try throwing pottery?
Join us for a one day, 3 hour session where we’ll walk you through the basics of wheel throwing. Lumpy pots and goofy bowls galore. No extended commitment necessary. Give it a shot and see if you like it! You’ll throw 3-4 pieces on the wheel and will pick them up 2-3 weeks later (after they’re dried, fired, and glazed!)
All work will be food safe, dishwasher safe, and microwave safe!
DIY Home: Ceramic Paper Towel Roll Holder
3 hours @ $50
Ages: 13+/Adult party night
Miss Ruthie will teach students how to create a ceramic paper towel roll holder. A nice addition to any kitchen, studio, or craft room! This is an opportunity to make an everyday household item into a custom piece of art made for just your space. Students will learn simple slab and underglaze techniques, how to use a variety of clay tools, and gain an understanding of clay and its properties. Each student will make one paper towel roll holder, and glaze and decorate that night to be ready for a once-firing process. Students are encouraged to bring snacks and drinks to the class and relax while making art.
One Shot Wheel Throwing
3 hours @ $55
Ages 16+
Ever wanted to try throwing pottery?
Join us for a one day, 3 hour session where we’ll walk you through the basics of wheel throwing. Lumpy pots and goofy bowls galore. No extended commitment necessary. Give it a shot and see if you like it! You’ll throw 3-4 pieces on the wheel and will pick them up 2-3 weeks later (after they’re dried, fired, and glazed!)
All work will be food safe, dishwasher safe, and microwave safe!
One Shot Wheel Throwing
3 hours @ $55
Ages 16+
Ever wanted to try throwing pottery?
Join us for a one day, 3 hour session where we’ll walk you through the basics of wheel throwing. Lumpy pots and goofy bowls galore. No extended commitment necessary. Give it a shot and see if you like it! You’ll throw 3-4 pieces on the wheel and will pick them up 2-3 weeks later (after they’re dried, fired, and glazed!)
All work will be food safe, dishwasher safe, and microwave safe!
One Shot Wheel Throwing
3 hours @ $55
Ages 16+
Ever wanted to try throwing pottery?
Join us for a one day, 3 hour session where we’ll walk you through the basics of wheel throwing. Lumpy pots and goofy bowls galore. No extended commitment necessary. Give it a shot and see if you like it! You’ll throw 3-4 pieces on the wheel and will pick them up 2-3 weeks later (after they’re dried, fired, and glazed!)
All work will be food safe, dishwasher safe, and microwave safe!
Soft Slab Mug One-Shot Class
$50/ 3 hours
ages 16+
With clay students will learn how to construct cups, by using a soft slab construction technique. Students will begin by rolling out slabs of clay. They then will be able to add stamps or any texture they like to the slab. After the textures have been applied, students will use a stencil to cut out their cup shape. I will demonstrate how to connect and seal the seams to these cups and voila! They have their own hand-built cups!
Soft Slab Bird House One-Shot Class
$50/ 3 hours
ages 16+
With clay students will learn how to construct birdhouses, by using a soft slab construction technique. Students will begin by rolling out slabs of clay. They then will be able to add stamps or any texture they like to the slab. After the textures have been applied, students will use a stencil to cut out their shapes to piece together their birdhouse. I will demonstrate how to connect and seal the seams and voila! They have their own hand-built birdhouse!
Soft Slab Planter One-Shot Class
$50/ 3 hours
ages 16+
Shape your own soft slab planter in this one-shot class designed for beginners and curious makers. Our teaching artist will guide you step-by-step as you roll, cut, and build a functional ceramic piece for your home.
In a relaxed, small-group setting, you’ll learn basic handbuilding techniques, add your own textures or designs, and leave your planter with us for firing and finishing.
Come explore your creativity and connect with our Macoupin County arts community.
Soft Slab Planter One-Shot Class
$50/ 3 hours
ages 16+
Shape your own soft slab planter in this one-shot class designed for beginners and curious makers. Our teaching artist will guide you step-by-step as you roll, cut, and build a functional ceramic piece for your home.
In a relaxed, small-group setting, you’ll learn basic handbuilding techniques, add your own textures or designs, and leave your planter with us for firing and finishing.
Come explore your creativity and connect with our Macoupin County arts community.
DIY Home: Ceramic Garlic Grater Plate
3 hours @ $50
Ages: 13+/Adult party night
Miss Ruthie will teach students how to create a ceramic garlic/ginger grater plate. A nice addition to any kitchen, or that one-of-a-kind home chef! This is an opportunity to make an everyday household item into a custom piece of art made for just your space. Students will learn simple slab and carving techniques, how to use a variety of clay tools, and gain an understanding of clay and its properties. Each student will make as many small grater plates as class time allows, and glaze that night to be ready for a once-firing process. Students are encouraged to bring snacks and drinks to the class and relax while making art.
Soft Slab Mug One-Shot Class
$50/ 3 hours
ages 16+
With clay students will learn how to construct cups, by using a soft slab construction technique. Students will begin by rolling out slabs of clay. They then will be able to add stamps or any texture they like to the slab. After the textures have been applied, students will use a stencil to cut out their cup shape. I will demonstrate how to connect and seal the seams to these cups and voila! They have their own hand-built cups!
DIY Home: Ceramic Easter Deviled Egg Plate
3 hours @ $50
Ages: 13+/Adult party night
Miss Ruthie will teach students how to create this Eastery ceramic deviled egg plate. Be the talk of your family’s Easter gathering with this adorable functional piece! Students will learn simple slab, carving, and underglaze techniques; how to use a variety of clay tools; and gain an understanding of clay and its properties. Each student will make one plate in class, hand-paint the decorations with underglaze, and glaze with a clear glaze that night to be ready for a once-firing process. Students are encouraged to bring snacks and drinks to the class and relax while making art.
One Shot Wheel Throwing
3 hours @ $55
Ages 16+
Ever wanted to try throwing pottery?
Join us for a one day, 3 hour session where we’ll walk you through the basics of wheel throwing. Lumpy pots and goofy bowls galore. No extended commitment necessary. Give it a shot and see if you like it! You’ll throw 3-4 pieces on the wheel and will pick them up 2-3 weeks later (after they’re dried, fired, and glazed!)
All work will be food safe, dishwasher safe, and microwave safe!
One Shot Wheel Throwing
3 hours @ $55
Ages 16+
Ever wanted to try throwing pottery?
Join us for a one day, 3 hour session where we’ll walk you through the basics of wheel throwing. Lumpy pots and goofy bowls galore. No extended commitment necessary. Give it a shot and see if you like it! You’ll throw 3-4 pieces on the wheel and will pick them up 2-3 weeks later (after they’re dried, fired, and glazed!)
All work will be food safe, dishwasher safe, and microwave safe!
DIY Home: Decorative Ceramic Eggs
3 hours @ $50
Ages: 13+/Adult party night
Miss Ruthie will teach students how to create decorative ceramic eggs with air-dry clay. A nice, last-minute addition to your seasonal decor for your home before your family gathering, or a gift for a host/hostess! This is an opportunity to make an everyday household item into a custom piece of art made for just your space. Students will learn simple slab and mold techniques, how to use a variety of clay tools, and gain an understanding of air-dry clay and its properties. Each student will make as many decorative eggs as class time allows, and decorate that night to be ready to take home for the Easter weekend. Students are encouraged to bring snacks and drinks to the class and relax while making art.
DIY Home: Ceramic Herb Stripper Cup
3 hours @ $50
Ages: 13+/Adult party night
Miss Ruthie will teach students how to create a ceramic herb stripper cup. A nice addition to any DIY kitchen! This is an opportunity to make an everyday household item into a custom piece of art made for just your space. Students will learn simple slab-building and/or pinch-pot techniques, how to use a variety of clay tools, and gain an understanding of clay and its properties. Each student will make one herb stripper cup, and glaze it that night to be ready for a once-firing process. Students are encouraged to bring snacks and drinks to the class and relax while making art.
6 Week Historical Coil Pot
$160/ 6 weeks - Mondays, 12-3pm
ages 16+
Build your own historical coil pot over six weeks in a relaxed, creative studio setting.
In this class, students will learn how to recreate historical coil pots! The major techniques learned in this class will be coil building and sgraffito surface decoration. Students will pick out their own historical pottery to reference. From there, we will create a form to build with out of cardboard. Once our forms are finished being constructed, they will then learn the sgraffito technique for surface decoration.
Ceramic Bee Cups One-Shot Class
$50/ 3 hours
ages 16+
In this class students will create their own bumble bee water cups for their gardens using clay! We will use a simple pinch technique to create bowl shapes and then attach them to coil stakes so that after being fired these little cups can be stuck into the ground! Students then can have little water stations to support the bees in their gardens!
Soft Slab Bird House One-Shot Class
$50/ 3 hours
ages 16+
With clay students will learn how to construct birdhouses, by using a soft slab construction technique. Students will begin by rolling out slabs of clay. They then will be able to add stamps or any texture they like to the slab. After the textures have been applied, students will use a stencil to cut out their shapes to piece together their birdhouse. I will demonstrate how to connect and seal the seams and voila! They have their own hand-built birdhouse!
One Shot Wheel Throwing
3 hours @ $55
Ages 16+
Ever wanted to try throwing pottery?
Join us for a one day, 3 hour session where we’ll walk you through the basics of wheel throwing. Lumpy pots and goofy bowls galore. No extended commitment necessary. Give it a shot and see if you like it! You’ll throw 3-4 pieces on the wheel and will pick them up 2-3 weeks later (after they’re dried, fired, and glazed!)
All work will be food safe, dishwasher safe, and microwave safe!
One Shot Wheel Throwing
3 hours @ $55
Ages 16+
Ever wanted to try throwing pottery?
Join us for a one day, 3 hour session where we’ll walk you through the basics of wheel throwing. Lumpy pots and goofy bowls galore. No extended commitment necessary. Give it a shot and see if you like it! You’ll throw 3-4 pieces on the wheel and will pick them up 2-3 weeks later (after they’re dried, fired, and glazed!)
All work will be food safe, dishwasher safe, and microwave safe!
6 week Ceramic Tray-sure Box and Charms Course
2 hours/ 6 weeks @ $160
Fridays, 04/24/26 - 05/29/26
Ages: 13+/Adult
Do you love to collect little treasures? Love all the things tiny and cute? Come build your own world of tiny treasures, and a cute little “tray-sure” box (how Miss Ruthie likes to say it) to contain them. Miss Ruthie will teach students the basics of hand-building with clay. Students will learn simple techniques in slab-building and/or coil-building to create your box. Then, we will use sculpting techniques to create our tiny charms. In the last couple weeks we will take the tiny charms we’ve created into whimsical, wearable jewelry. Students will learn how to use a variety of clay tools; how to apply different finishes to clay surfaces; and gain an understanding of clay and its properties. Each student will make several projects throughout this 6-week course, and will glaze as we go. Students are encouraged to bring along their ideas for projects, and notebooks/sketchbooks for note taking and sketching out ideas.
DIY Home: Ceramic Flower Bee Cups
3 hours @ $50
Miss Ruthie will teach students how to create these flower-shaped bee cups for your garden. Students will learn simple hand-building and pinch pot techniques, how to use a variety of clay tools, and gain an understanding of clay and its properties. Each student will make as many bee cups as time allows in class, and will decorate and glaze that night to be ready for a once-fire. Students are encouraged to bring snacks and drinks to the class and relax while making art.
DIY Home: Ceramic Phone Stand
3 hours @ $50
Ages: 13+/Adult party night
Miss Ruthie will teach students how to create a ceramic phone stand. A nice addition to any room in your home! This is an opportunity to make an everyday household item into a custom piece of art made for just your space. Students will learn simple slab-building, stamping, and carving/sgraffito techniques, how to use a variety of clay tools, and gain an understanding of clay and its properties. Each student will make as many phone stands as class time allows, and glaze it that night to be ready for a once-firing process. Students are encouraged to bring snacks and drinks to the class and relax while making art.
Create and Chill: Mini Ceramic Tic-Tac-Toe Travel Set
3 hours @ $50
Miss Ruthie will teach students how to create a set of ceramic tic-tac-toe pieces. A nice addition to travel with during the Memorial Day weekend! This is an opportunity to make a classic game into a custom piece of art made for just you. Start thinking of all your favorite dynamic duos; peas and carrots, bacon and eggs, toast and butter, stars and moons…the sky is the limit! Make them as simple or as detailed as you’d like. Students will learn simple hand-sculpting, stamping, and carving techniques, how to use a variety of clay tools, and gain an understanding of clay and its properties. Each student will make one mini tic-tac-toe set, and glaze it that night to be ready for a once-firing process.Then we will paint/decorate our drawstring bag into the game board. Students are encouraged to bring snacks and drinks to the class and relax while making art.
6 week Clay Basics: Handbuilding Techniques Course
2 hours/ 6 weeks @ $160
Wednesdays, from 01/14/26-02/25/26 @ $160
Ages: 13+/Adult
Just getting started and wanting to dip your toe into the vast world of ceramics? Come build some simple, beginner projects of your choice. Miss Ruthie will teach students the basics of hand-building with clay.
Students will learn simple techniques in slab-building, coil-building, pinch pots; how to use a variety of clay tools; how to apply different finishes to clay surfaces; and gain an understanding of clay and its properties.
Each student will make several projects throughout this 6-week course, and will glaze as we go. Students are encouraged to bring along their ideas for projects, and notebooks/sketchbooks for note taking and sketching out ideas. Notebooks/sketchbooks are not required, the MAC has plenty of paper to use for these purposes.
One-Shot Wheel Throwing
3 hours @ $50.00
First time at the wheel? Ever wanted to try wheel throwing?
Now's your chance!
Join us for a one day, 3 hour session where we’ll walk you through the basics of wheel throwing. Lumpy pots and goofy bowls galore. No extended commitment necessary.
Give it a shot and see if you like it! You’ll throw 3-4 pieces on the wheel and will pick them up 2-3 weeks later (after they’re dried, and fired!).
Classes are limited to 8 participants and students must be 14 years of age or older.
One-Shot Wheel Throwing
3 hours @ $50.00
First time at the wheel? Ever wanted to try wheel throwing?
Now's your chance!
Join us for a one day, 3 hour session where we’ll walk you through the basics of wheel throwing. Lumpy pots and goofy bowls galore. No extended commitment necessary.
Give it a shot and see if you like it! You’ll throw 3-4 pieces on the wheel and will pick them up 2-3 weeks later (after they’re dried, and fired!).
Classes are limited to 8 participants and students must be 14 years of age or older.
One-Shot Wheel Throwing
3 hours @ $50.00
First time at the wheel? Ever wanted to try wheel throwing?
Now's your chance!
Join us for a one day, 3 hour session where we’ll walk you through the basics of wheel throwing. Lumpy pots and goofy bowls galore. No extended commitment necessary.
Give it a shot and see if you like it! You’ll throw 3-4 pieces on the wheel and will pick them up 2-3 weeks later (after they’re dried, and fired!).
Classes are limited to 8 participants and students must be 14 years of age or older.
Create and Chill: Ceramic Candle Stick Holders
3 hours @ $50.00
Miss Ruthie will teach students how to create several ceramic candlestick holders. Students will learn simple handbuilding/slab-building techniques, simple glaze techniques, how to use a variety of clay tools, and gain an understanding of clay and its properties. Each student will make as many candlestick holders as time allows in class, and will decorate and glaze for a once-fire. Students are encouraged to bring snacks and drinks to the class and relax while making art.
One-Shot Wheel Throwing
3 hours @ $50.00
First time at the wheel? Ever wanted to try wheel throwing?
Now's your chance!
Join us for a one day, 3 hour session where we’ll walk you through the basics of wheel throwing. Lumpy pots and goofy bowls galore. No extended commitment necessary.
Give it a shot and see if you like it! You’ll throw 3-4 pieces on the wheel and will pick them up 2-3 weeks later (after they’re dried, and fired!).
Classes are limited to 8 participants and students must be 14 years of age or older.
Create & Chill: Ceramic Shelf/Wall Altar with The Macoupin Art Collective
3 hours @ $50.00
Miss Ruthie will teach students how to create a ceramic shelf/wall altar to hold all your cherished bits and bobs. Students will learn simple handbuilding/slab-building techniques, simple glaze techniques, how to use a variety of clay tools, and gain an understanding of clay and its properties. Each student will make one shelf/altar in class, and will decorate and glaze for a once-fire. Students are encouraged to bring snacks and drinks to the class and relax while making art.