WNY’s Premier Pottery Classes, Clay Supplies & Pottery Studio. Located
minutes from Buffalo NY Established in 1999 by Thomas Hooper 5701 Main Street •
Williamsville, New York 14221 • (716) 634-0989
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Artyard Studio has been providing a place where you and your children can explore many aspects of art and the creative process since 1999. Thom our owner and studio Pottery Instructor has been teaching wheel-thrown pottery for over 35 years and offers instruction for all levels of experience. We specialize in Pottery making arts not ceramic pottery painting. The studio is located just minutes from Buffalo, N.Y., on an historic property in the Village of Williamsville. The building, a turn of the century machine shop,
was transformed nearly a century later into the private production studio of Thom Hooper, and into Artyard Studio’s classrooms. Along with Classes, Camps, and Special Workshops we have the basic stoneware Pottery Studio Supplies available for all WNY Potters and enthusiasts.
Imagine a place… that blends artist studio, a week at camp, and maybe a dash of encounter group and you’ll get a sense of the Artyard Studio Pottery experience. For many long-time students, Artyard Studio Pottery is their personal clay studio — a place to enjoy the clay, meet interesting people and observe the miracle of turning mud into functional objects.
What to Expect…
Our studio specializes in teaching wheel-thrown pottery and offers instruction for all levels of experience. Classes are informal and are kept small to guarantee a wheel for every student. Each class is one-and-a-half to three hours long. Beginners get grounding in pottery fundamentals. They learn how to center a mound of clay, how to throw, trim and glaze their pots. Generally, after one six week session, they can make mugs, bowls, and other basic forms. Intermediate and advanced students work on refining skills and glazing techniques. They learn how to make larger and more complex forms, and explore methods for altering thrown pots to create vases, lidded pots and other shapes.
New 6 week classes are offered approximately bi-monthly. If your desired class is full, please follow us on social media for announcements or check back! Due to the studios popular demand, we cannot offer wait lists for future classes or events.
Our Hours are Appointment Retail ONLY !! Retail Pottery hours will continue to be by scheduled Appointment / evenings are for our Classes & participants ONLY.
- Evenings – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 6pm – 9:30 pm CLASS ONLY
- CLOSED Mondays & Friday – Sunday except for special scheduled workshops
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