August 24-28, 2026 – Pushing Limits | Taking Risks with Sarah Wells Rolland
Days: Monday-Friday
Time: 9:00 am -3:00 pm
(with extended studio hours Monday-Thursday until 6:00 p.m.)
Fee: $925 per person
In stock
A Workshop in Creative Freedom and Exploration (5-day)
Step into a workshop designed to ignite courage, curiosity, and fearless creativity with potter, Sarah Wells Rolland. In Pushing Limits | Taking Risks, you’ll be invited to release expectations, surrender to the process, and embrace the freedom to make “mistakes,” because in clay, there are no true failures, only opportunities to learn, adapt, and grow.
Sarah will guide you through exercises that challenge your habits and expand your comfort zone, encouraging you to experiment with form, texture, and technique without fear. You’ll explore ways to correct, transform, and evolve unexpected outcomes, turning missteps into discoveries that enrich your creative process.
This workshop is about trusting intuition, exploring the unknown, and finding joy in the challenging, exhilarating journey of making. By the end, you’ll have not only new techniques and approaches but a renewed sense of confidence and freedom in your work, ready to take risks that lead to growth, innovation, and truly original creations. Sarah will be making new work in this workshop too discussing her decisions in the process.
Come ready to explore, experiment, and discover the transformative power of taking risks in clay!
TYPE OF STUDENT and EXISTING SKILLS SET RECOMMENDED FOR STUDENTS:
In order to be successful in this class, it is recommended that students are comfortable making forms with a minimum of 3-4 lbs of clay. In addition, students should be excited about sculpting and adding attachments to their work.
If you have any questions, please contact us and we will be happy to help make sure this is the right workshop for you.
Workshop Logistics:
- Demonstrations will begin every day at 9 am. Sarah will work with students individually until 3 pm. Additional open studio hours will be from 3-6 pm Monday-Thursday.
- Students will purchase clay directly from The Village Potters Clay Center the week of the workshop. Both cone 6 and cone 10 options will be available. Please note that the use of external clays is not permitted during the workshop.
- Students have the option to transport their greenware pieces home to be fired in their own studio, or have the work they make during the workshop bisque fired at The Village Potters Clay Center for an additional fee. Additional shipping and handling fees will also apply.
- Several weeks before the workshop you will receive the details of what to expect, what to bring, materials list, and directions to the studio.
Cancellation Policy
Student Cancellation
- Cancellation up to 45 days prior to the start of the workshop, students have the option to transfer their registration to a different workshop that has spaces available, receive a credit equal to the value of the workshop to use for a future workshop or class within a year, or receive a refund (minus a $75 administrative fee).
- Cancellation within 45-30 days to the start of the workshop, students will receive no refund, but will have the option to transfer their registration to a different workshop that has spaces available, or receive a credit equal to the value of the workshop to use for a future workshop or class within a year.
- Cancellation within 30-0 days of the start of the workshop, students will receive no refund and are ineligible for registration transfer.
*Whenever possible, The Village Potters Clay Center will attempt to fill a canceled registration spot with a student from the waitlist. If the vacancy is successfully filled, the initial registrant will then have the option of a refund (minus a $75 administrative fee).
The Village Potters Clay Center Cancellation
- In the rare event that a class is canceled by The Village Potters Clay Center, students will be given the option of transferring their registration to a different or future workshop, receive