Marisa Löwenstein from The Conscious Creativity Lab will be joining Slip Studio for a guided meditation using sgrafitto as a method for mindfulness and meditation.

We will be combining two awesome experiences into one: Marisa's meditative drawing workshop AND the ancient technique of sgrafitto (from the Italian verb to scratch - sgrafitto is a decorating technique of scratching through leather-hard clay to reveal layers, contrasts, and design). 

We'll start off the evening discussing the science and benefits of meditative drawing, a technique used to clear your mind and rediscover your creativity. Then, after a quick demonstration of tools and carving, we'll jump into the meditation portion of the class, as Marisa will guide you through carving your designs into pre-cut/painted slabs of clay.  These slabs will turn into beautifully carved cheese boards, which Ariella will fire and glaze for you.  Your pieces will be ready for pickup 4 weeks later.

• Thursday March 12th, from 7-9pm
• Create your own custom cheese board
• Guided meditation experience using sgraffito as a drawing technique
• Beginner-friendly and open to all experience levels
• This workshop will last 1 1/2 - 2hrs

A very special pottery workshop introducing the wonders of wood-fired ceramics! Ceramic artist Roger Bauman is welcoming us to his giant wood kiln in the woods.  Your pieces will be fired in Roger's kiln for 5 days (24hours/day), either in the Anagama or the back chamber.   Wood firing is a magical experience of steady and intense heat (reaching over 2300+ degF); ash, glaze, and fire combine to create an atmospheric firing like no other.  

This is a two-part workshop: Friday, March 6th, from 10-1 pm AND Thursday, March 19th, from 2-5 pm.

Friday, March 6th: at Slip Studio we'll have a 3 hr workshop handbuilding with cone 10 clay.  Make two things from start to finish: 2 mugs, 2 bowls, 2 cups, or any 2 pieces smaller than 6" x 6".  I'll then bisque fire your work, ready for day two.

Thursday, March 19th: we'll take a field trip to Roger Bauman's wood kiln up in Peekskill. You can ride with me or meet me there. We'll get a chance to look around and visit his giant wood. We will also glaze our pieces and get them ready for the wood fire.

If you can't make it to the field trip part of this workshop, I am happy to take your pieces for you.  Once the wood fire is complete and unloaded, I will bring your pieces back to Slip Studio for pick-up.

Many thanks to Roger for allowing us to join his bi-annual communal firing.  Space is limited to only 6 students for this small and exclusive workshop.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting & Sgraffito Pottery Workshop

A Culinary and Creative Collaboration with Agape Premium

What do you know about olive oil? It's good for us, yes! But what else do you know about extra virgin olive oil (evoo)?

Tamara, a certified OO sommelier from Agape Premium is going to walk us through important factors we should know when buying, tasting, and using extra virgin olive oil.  We will taste and talk about olive varieties and terroir. We will also talk about cooking, usage, and storage for optimal health benefits. Come hungry to learn and eat!  We'll make some dipping oils to taste and of course, wine and nibbles to share.

The second half of our workshop will focus on making your own garlic grating dish.  We'll have leather-hard small plates for you to paint with slips and underglazes, using sgrafitto tools to make ridges and patterns.  Don't worry, we'll show you how!  

Thurs Feb 26th from 7-9pm

In this tasting and workshop:

• Learn about olive varieties, harvest, and processing of olive oil in Greece
• Taste a variety of olive oils
• Educate yourself on the health benefits of cooking with olive oil
• Discuss the myths about cooking, storing, and choosing the best olive oils
• Share recipes, savory and sweet, using olive oil
• Decorate premade ceramic garlic grating dishes
• Paint your dishes with underglazes and learn how to carve grooves to grate your garlic and ginger
• All materials, clay, and tools are included 
• This workshop will last 2-2 1/2 hours

Your garlic garters will dry slowly, then get fired and glazed, ready for pick-up 4-6 weeks later.

A curated selection of drinks and snacks will be provided for a complete night out!  

Our studio is small, and space is limited to a maximum of 12 guests (unless otherwise specified).

Parking is free and plentiful. Bathrooms are clean and across the hall. Please come dressed and ready to get your hands and maybe even your clothes a little dirty.

Please arrive on time so that we can start the project with enough time for completion. If guests arrive more than 30 minutes after the start time, they may be unable to finish their project. Ariella will do her best to accommodate for lateness and skill level, repairing work when she can to ensure the highest likelihood of survival through the kiln process.

Workshops & Family Clay Date cancellation and refund policy: 50% refund with written cancellation up to 1 week before the workshop. Cancellations received less than 1 week before will not be refunded. Rescheduling due to illness is permitted only once.

PLEASE NOTE: There are NO guarantees in pottery!

While working in clay is calming, pottery comes with many unknowns. Pottery is unpredictable and sometimes unforgiving. While Ariella will do her best to walk you through each step of the process, sometimes cracks and issues present themselves along the way. Either in the soft and malleable stage, or as the piece dries and hardens, and even into the bisqueware stage, clay moves and shifts. Even the best potters cannot predict the outcome, so please keep this in mind! Working in clay is meditative and gratifying; however, it is also humbling, as there are many factors out of our control.  This is the magic of ceramics- learning to let go and allowing for the process to guide you, and accepting that we are not always in control. This is the beauty of clay.  So enjoy the workshop, class, or private event, and remember that the experience IS the best part of pottery!  The final product is just the icing on the cake:).

Experience a unique night of flavor and fire! Join Slip Studio and Agape Premium for an Olive Oil Tasting and Garlic Grater Workshop in White Plains. Learn from a certified OO sommelier, taste premium varieties, and hand-build your own sgraffito-decorated garlic dish. A perfect foodie experience in Westchester. Book your spot!