February 23-27, 2026 – Hand Building Original Work with Sarah Wells Rolland
Days: Monday-Friday
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
(with open studio hours Monday-Thursday until 6:00 p.m.)
Fee: $925 per person
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A Creative Immersion into Your Deep Well of Imagination
Get ready for a transformational handbuilding experience with ceramic artist and mentor Sarah Wells Rolland. In this dynamic workshop, you’ll dive into the intuitive, playful, and powerful process of creating truly original work that emerges from your own artistic voice.
Sarah will guide you through the creative process of “what if?” and “why not?”, opening the door to curiosity, experimentation, and fearless exploration. Using soft Slabs, handmade texture tools, templates, straps, and slump molds as adaptable starting points, you’ll stretch your imagination while stretching the clay. You’ll explore creating ideas on paper, altering shapes, pushing forms, building textures, and enriching surfaces with expressive slip techniques, added clay and texture that bring depth and energy to your work.
Whether you’re seeking fresh inspiration or ready to expand your creative vocabulary, this workshop invites you to tap your deep well of creativity, take risks, and embrace the joy of discovery. Expect a weekend filled with momentum, learning, and the thrill of watching unexpected ideas come to life in clay.
Skill Level:
Seasoned beginners and intermediate/advanced potters all welcome. This workshop is NOT for the novice beginner.
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.
- 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 fees may 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.
Please contact The Village Potters Clay Center if you have any questions about this workshop.
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