Pinching and coiling with Laura Williams — Nov 14 - 16

Dates: November 14, 2025 → November 16, 2025
Times: 9am-5pm
Level: All levels

Workshop Description:
Join Chicago Potter, Laura Williams and learn how to form pottery using your most fundamental clay tool, your hands. This class takes an in-depth look at the age old pinching technique. Exploring pinching using coils, slabs and combining forms. Create refined functional ceramics with your own unique touch. Great for seasoned pinchers and newbies alike. Finishing and decorating techniques will also be discussed.

About the Instructor:
Laura Williams (they/she) is a full time ceramic artist and educator. They studied ceramics and printmaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They’ve since taught and assisted at several art centers including; Lillstreet Art Center, The Digs Chicago, The Chicago Ceramics Center, Shake Rag Alley, Adamah Art Center, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Anyhow Studios, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and Made Chicago.

Laura's work explores process, color, material, narrative and play. "When working in clay I hope to create bright, playful functional ware that is a conversation between color, design, material and form. I’m interested in the way clay records our every choice; throw lines, finger prints, brush strokes, even sometimes our moods. It’s always exciting to see the way people’s personalities are exhibited in their wares. In an increasingly machine driven society, it’s refreshing when handmade items feel refined, yet human. Using a handmade object can feel like spending time with the maker. Each use allows us to appreciate the choices they made. We have a large collection of handmade vessels we use regularly in our home, it's an honor every time someone tells me my work has joined theirs."

Required Materials:
- Xacto knife
- Serrated Rib, Wooden Rib, Rubber Rib, Paint brushes.