Slip Studio x Ariella Ceramics

Slip is liquid clay. Potters use slip to stick, bind and cement pieces together. We also use it in a variety of decorating techniques. Simple and basic and oh so useful, slip is magic! I love using slip in my sgrafitto covering the surface in one color, and scratching off a design. Slip is one of my favorite tools and so it makes sense that it’s also the name of this studio.

Slip Studio is binding together my love of art, clay and food and just like that it’ll bind together new students, artists and members who walk through our doors. Come and create. Make and connect. Whether you’re new to ceramics or an experienced potter, welcome to our new pottery studio, a perfect space to unwind and explore your creativity.

“Slip Studio is a different kind of pottery studio. It’s personal. Slip brings together my love of pottery, food, art and mindfulness all rolled into one!“

I’m a classically trained Pastry Chef with a love of making, cooking and eating. After college, I moved to Paris and went to cooking school at Le Cordon Bleu. It was 1997 and cooking school was not yet a thing, but I did it anyway, because food is my thing. I stuck around Paris and worked at Fauchon and did the French 4star restaurant thing in NYC. Eventually, I grew tired of the long hours and wanted a more balanced life. I started Cocoa Designs in San Francisco, got married, and the rest is history.

Food has always been my thing.

Pottery became my thing as I grew my family and started searching for a more balanced life.  I started ceramics in 2014, with three little kiddos and a tiny pocket of time.  It wasn’t until COVID struck that I delved deeper into pottery. I slowly grew my home studio and started selling my work, Ariella Ceramics was born in late 2021.

Life moves slowly and takes giants leaps all at the same time, and here I am opening up my first pottery studio. Slip Studio is a dedicated workspace, a labor of love of food and pottery, clay and art, mindfulness and community.

I hope you can join me in this new adventure!

-xo Ariella

Slip Studio is a dedicated clay workspace offering pottery classes, hand-building workshops, and memberships for ceramic artists of all levels.

Slip Studio offers:

  • Ceramics workshops for all levels
  • Hand-building classes for adults & teens
  • Memberships for artists who need studio space & kiln firings
  • Clay, art and food inspired events and workshops
  • A calming studio space to explore your creativity

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