Tis' the season for hunkering down and having warm movie nights in with friends! Start the season of celebrations off with a handmade chip & dip bowl! 

About the Experience

Make a custom Chip & Dip bowl for snacking and entertaining!

Use all of our decorating tools and templates to hand build your own Chip & Dip Bowl using a slab building method. This is a fun introduction to clay, with lots of opportunity to get creative.

(Below Dates may not be ready before Christmas)

Saturday December 28th  4pm-6pm

2025 Dates:

Friday January 3rd    6pm-8pm

Sunday January 12th  3:30pm-5:30pm

Saturday January 25th  3:30pm - 5:30pm

Friday January 31st   6pm-8pm

Friday February 7th 6-8pm

Saturday February 22nd 3:30pm-5:30pm

Includes ALL your materials

Who is this class for?

This workshop is intended for anyone 12 and up. Younger than 12? Reach out to us or register with a parent. 

How long is the workshop?

2 Hours with cleanup included.

What do I make?

Everyone is given a large piece of slab to work with. There is enough clay for everyone to make one Chip & Dip bowl. If you have left over clay with your slab and time then try making little spreaders or signs for displaying what snack your bowl might contain! Experiment with texture & underglaze. Put your personality into these custom pieces. Everyone may work at different paces. Clay is to be used during workshop time only and cannot be taken home with you.

How this workshop works

• Sign up online, over the phone or by visiting the studio.
• Day of: Dress for Mess! We recommend wearing clothes you can get muddy in. Think gardening clothes. We currently cannot provide aprons for classes.
• Show up 5-15 minutes early. We promise we're friendly, there's lots to see in our studio PLUS sometimes there are dogs here!
• The teacher will slab building and give you an overview as to how it works. 
• Cleanup is a shared activity. Everyone lends a hand and is responsible for cleaning their space as much as possible.

• Dangly bracelets can maybe get in your way and so might rings.
• DRESS FOR MESS! Or bring a change of clothes.
• BRING texture inspiration! Everyone is given a select number of texture tools, but if you bring leaves, flowers and lace the world of possibilities will grow!

Pick Up

There's a saying  "nothing like pottery to teach you patience". We first bisque fire your pieces, then once cooled we glaze and refire. Pieces usually take 2-4 weeks. We email everyone when the pieces are ready for pick up. We fire according to size and best fit in the kiln.

Please check out our class policies for current health and safety measures and guidlines.

We only allow up to 10 students in a class, so they fill up fast! At this time we cannot accommodate any extra students as we have done in the past.

 Explore you Creativity with Clay and Have Fun Getting Muddy! 

We want you and everyone else in the class to have a swell time! So here are our class policies, designed with everyone's best interests in mind:

• Respect everyone in the class. We all have our strengths & weaknesses, so lets be supportive and kind to one another.
• You are expected to clean up your own mud mess as best as possible within your station. Check out this youtube video.
• Classes start at the time given, so please arrive early enough to get yourself settled in. We recommend 10 minutes.
• If we cancel a class or workshop due to illness or weather, we will do our best to accommodate everyone when we reschedule.
• If you cancel your participation 5 days or more before the first class starts, 100% credit goes towards a future course at Amaranth Stoneware. Cancelled with less than 5 days notice: If we are able to replace your spot in the class, then you'll get a credit towards a future class at Amaranth Stoneware. If we are not able to fill your spot, then you forfeit your payment. We suggest sending a friend instead!
• If you do not show up to the class you have registered for we cannot provide a refund or alternative class for you.
• Full payment must be made before the first class begins.
• Class & Workshop registration is non-refundable but we are happy to offer you class credit to put towards a future date or towards supplies or pottery in the store.
• Classes are for those 12+ years old.
• Classes are subject to cancellation or rescheduling if the minimum number of students is not met. If cancelled due to low participation, a full refund will be offered.
• We will contact everyone via email or phone once pottery is fired and ready for pickup. We also post to our Are My Pots Ready Page on our website when pieces are unloaded from the kiln. Any pieces not picked up for over 1 month after their final firing will be up for adoption.
• Your own clay and tools MUST be taken home with you at the end of your class. Clay and tools left behind after your last class are donated / put up for adoption.
• Lastly: relax, have fun, and GET MUDDY!

Check out this youtube video on how to to clean at your wheel!

Pieces from a workshop are ready in 3-6 weeks and from a multiweek class in 1-3 weeks from your glaze night. Students are contacted by the registration email when pieces are ready. Please visit our Are my Pots Ready Pickup Page if you're unsure if your pieces are out of the kiln!

Learn more about your teacher in our mud pack leader page!