Open Pottery Studio

If you are currently taking a pottery class through Hopkins Community Education at any level of experience, join us at Open Pottery Studio on Saturdays to work on a piece from class or on a personal project. Use your own clay from your class or purchase additional clay from the attending instructor for $40 (check or exact cash). While our instructors supervise the open studio for the hours of 9:30-12:30, no instruction is provided.

We need a minimum of 3 students registered for a particular Saturday session to run, so if you want to participate, you can help instructors and students by registering before Noon on the Thursday before the Saturday session that you want to attend. No Drop-Ins.

Chris Frederiksen

Instructor

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Chris Frederiksen has been making pottery for nearly fifteen years and helping with classes at the Eisenhower Community Center for ten years, included Beginning Pottery and Empty Bowls. Chris says “Pottery has been a great outlet for my own creativity and I look forward to sharing the experience with you. You’ll be given an opportunity to learn techniques and skills in a relaxed fun environment, with a laugh or two along the way!”

Kathy Israel

Studio guide

Kathy took her first pottery class through Hopkins Community Education in 1995. Over the last eighteen years, she has continued to grow in her skills as a potter. For the last 13 years, Kathy has worked helping hundreds of adults and children make bowls for the annual Empty Bowls fundraiser. Kathy has developed a signature "Empty Bowls necklace" that she produces each year for the event. Kathy also enjoys creating ceramic "garden art" in addition to all her creations for Empty Bowls.