Get ready for market season at Slip Studio in White Plains! Join our Ceramic Berry Bowl Workshop and handbuild a functional, beautiful piece of tableware for your spring and summer harvests.

A custom-made stoneware berry bowl (or mini colander) with built-in drainage holes is the perfect addition to your kitchen table—ideal for washing and serving fresh market strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries.

The Creative Process:

• Slab & Pinch Construction: Learn to shape a unique vessel using premium brown stoneware clay.

• Functional Design: We will guide you through the process of measuring and cutting drainage holes to ensure your bowl is as practical as it is charming.

• Surface Texture: Customize your piece with hand-carved details or your choice of our studio’s colorful glazes.

Workshop Highlights:

• Relaxed Environment: This 2–2.5 hour casual workshop is designed for you to unplug and create. No experience necessary!

• All-Inclusive: All materials, tools, and professional kiln firing are included.

• Refreshments: A curated selection of drinks and snacks will be provided to complete your creative night out.

• Pickup: Your finished pieces will be glazed and ready for pickup at our White Plains studio 4–6 weeks after class.

Looking for a unique date night or a mom's night out in Westchester? Bring your friends for a mindful evening of clay and connection.

Studio Logistics & Policies

• Space is Limited: Our studio is intimate; workshops are capped at 12 guests unless otherwise specified.

• Arrival: Please arrive on time. To ensure everyone completes their project, guests arriving more than 30 minutes late may be unable to finish. Ariella will do her best to accommodate and assist with repairs to ensure your work survives the kiln.

• Dress Code: Please come dressed to get your hands (and potentially your clothes) a little dirty!

• Amenities: Parking is free and plentiful. Clean restrooms are located just across the hall.

Cancellations & Refunds

• Policy: A 50% refund is available with written cancellation up to 1 week before the workshop. Cancellations made less than 1 week prior are non-refundable.

• Rescheduling: Rescheduling due to illness is permitted once.

A Note on the Magic of Ceramics

• PLEASE NOTE: There are no guarantees in pottery! While working in clay is meditative and gratifying, it is also beautifully unpredictable. Clay moves, shifts, and sometimes cracks as it dries or during the firing process—even for the most experienced potters. This is the "magic" of ceramics: learning to let go, accepting that we aren't always in control, and finding beauty in the process.
• We invite you to enjoy the experience as the most important part of your visit; the final product is simply the icing on the cake!

If you're familiar with basic handbuilding techniques but interested in learning more, this class is for you.  Work on more complex projects with closer attention to detail, construction, and surface decoration.  This class is an open studio format, explore your own projects with personalized attention and support. Full studio access, including all tools, slab roller, extruder, and molds, as well as clay, slips, and underglazes.

This class will take place on Thursday mornings from 10am to 1pm.  Classes will run on April 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11.

• Spring Session runs from April 14th - June 11th 2026
• Maximum of 6 students per class
• All materials, tools, and firing fees are included in class fee
• Full use of studio equipment, underglazes, and glazes
• Choice of two clay bodies fired to cone 6
• Missed classes can be made up during alternative class times (Tues/Wed/Thurs)

Ariella is a ceramic artist with over a decade of experience on the potter's wheel. Her passion for hand-building started a few years ago with a slew of bowls and cups in her cupboard, and a desire to explore creativity, form, surface design, and freedom in her ceramics.  Her pieces are influenced by her background in food, cooking, and pastry arts.  She loves to teach beginners and intermediate artists, sharing her passion for clay and slow art.

This is a project-based class for beginners; each week, we will focus on a particular technique in handbuilding and surface decoration.  Learn the basics & expand your skills, creating unique pieces for your home and table. Explore different clay building techniques: coil building, slab rolling, using hump/slump molds, and wall extruder.

This class will take place on Wednesday mornings from 10 am to 1 pm.  Classes will run on April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3, 10. 

• Spring Session runs from April 14th - June 11th 2026
• Maximum of 6 students per class
• All materials, tools, and firing fees are included in class fee
• Full use of studio equipment, underglazes, and glazes
• Choice of two clay bodies fired to cone 6
• Missed classes can be made up during alternative class times (Tues/Wed/Thurs)

Ariella is a ceramic artist with over a decade of experience on the potter's wheel. Her passion for hand-building started a few years ago with a slew of bowls and cups in her cupboard, and a desire to explore creativity, form, surface design, and freedom in her ceramics.  Her pieces are influenced by her background in food, cooking, and pastry arts.  She loves to teach beginners and intermediate artists, sharing her passion for clay and slow art.

This is a project-based class for beginners and intermediate artists.  Each week, we will focus on a particular technique in handbuilding and surface decoration, creating unique pieces for your home and table. Classes run for 3 hours and allow students to develop their own projects, carrying them over from week to week.

This class will take place on Tuesday evenings, from 6pm-9pm.  Classes will run on April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9.

• Spring Session runs from April 14th - June 11th 2026
• Maximum of 6 students per class
• All materials, tools, and firing fees are included in class fee
• Full use of studio equipement, underglazes and glazes
• Choice of two clay bodies fired to cone 6
• Missed classes can be made up during alternative class times (Tues/Wed/Thurs).

Ariella is a ceramic artist with over a decade of experience on the potter's wheel. Her passion for hand-building started a few years ago, with a slew of bowls and cups in her cupboard and a desire to explore creativity, form, surface design, and freedom in her ceramics.  Her pieces are influenced by her background in food, cooking, and pastry arts.  She loves to teach beginners and intermediate artists, sharing her passion for clay and slow art.

Perfect for those looking to work in the studio without instruction.  Enjoy all the perks of the studio including the slab roller, wall extruder, hump/slump molds, and templates, as well as studio underglazes, colored slips, and glazes, PLUS the use of two pottery wheels.  Members must purchase their own clay and manage their own reclaim clay.  

Wheel & Studio Membership $250/month

• Book your studio time during open studio hours 
• Full studio access plus the use of two pottery wheels
• Members receive 2 shelves measuring (36”x 12”) to store their work
• Store your clay and tools in the studio
• Our Skutt kiln fires at least twice a week
• Bisque (cone 04) & high-fire glaze (cone 6) firings
• Luster & decal firings
• Firing fees: 15 cents per cubic inch for combined bisque and glaze firings
• All firing fees and scheduling are done through the member portal
• Security deposit: $100 is charged at the beginning of your membership
• Cancellation: 30-day notice required via email
• Full kiln rental available
• Clay bodies available for purchase
• Member sale and holiday parties coming soon!

Applications are now open – space is limited!

Open Studio Hours & Scheduling

Open Studio hours are offered in 2-hr time slots: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1-3pm and 3-5pm and occasional hours on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.  Members will schedule their studio time using the member portal.