Casserole Dish Pottery Workshop

Make the Dish That Outlasts the Recipe

Somewhere in your family's history, there is a casserole. There is also, probably, a dish it was made in — chipped, beloved, slightly mysterious in origin, and absolutely irreplaceable. Nobody knows where it came from. Nobody is allowed to put it in the dishwasher. This workshop is your chance to be the person who made that dish. And bonus--it will be able to go in the dishwasher. 

In this beginner-friendly workshop, you'll hand-build a beautiful, functional casserole dish from scratch using time-honored pottery techniques. No experience required. No artistic talent necessary. Just a willingness to slow down, get your hands in clay, and make something that will still be on your family's table long after you've forgotten what you did last Tuesday.

What You'll Make

A casserole dish that is entirely, unmistakably yours — shaped by your hands, glazed in colors you chose, and fired in our kiln until it's oven-safe, food-safe, and ready for decades of Sunday dinners. The kind of piece that gets pulled out for every holiday, passed down alongside the recipe card written in your handwriting, and quietly becomes the most important thing in someone else's kitchen someday. Future generations will argue over who gets to keep it. That's how you know you did it right.

What You'll Learn

• Slab rolling and hand-building techniques for making functional pottery that actually works
• How to shape and smooth walls sturdy enough to handle generations of lasagna
• Attaching handles that stay on — because a casserole dish without handles is just a very heavy, very hot bowl, and that's a different class. 
• Glazing basics to give your dish a finish that looks intentional and beautiful every time it comes out of the oven

What Comes Next

Your dish will be fired in our kiln and ready to glaze approximately two weeks after class. After that, your heirloom-in-the-making gets one more trip through the kiln and is ready to pick up about a week after glazing. All clay, glazes, tools, and kiln firing are included. You bring the recipe. We'll handle everything else, including not judging whatever shape your first attempt takes.

Who This Is For

Complete beginners. People who grew up watching someone cook in a dish they wish still existed. Anyone who has thought "I should really learn to make something with my hands" for approximately seven years and finally means it. No prior pottery experience needed — just curiosity, a reasonable tolerance for clay under your fingernails, and an appreciation for things that are built to last.

Class size is intentionally small so instruction stays personal. Aprons provided. The nostalgia is free. The bragging rights are priceless.