Studio Sales Pottery

08/28/2026

Full moon? Full shelves of Amaco glazes in the gallery !! Come shop the full lines of velvet underglazes, potters choice, celadons, satin matte, potters choice flux, cosmos, shinos, and kiln ice lines! Our shelves don’t stay looking this full for long so come by this weekend!

*Only currently out of Chai Matte, Honey Flux, and Seaweed*

08/20/2026

Fall classes will be 10 weeks and will run September 14th through November 12th. Cost will be $395 for cash or card payments and $405 for credit transactions. Classes include one 25lb block of clay, studio tools, access to studio glazes, bisque and glaze firings and open studios during the day Thursday through Sunday.

Open Studio Hours are:
Thursday 12-3
Friday 12-5
Saturday 11-5
Sunday 11-5

Our current availability is as follows:

Monday Evening (6:30-9) with Betsy Foster (Mixed level Handbuilding):
1 spot

Wednesday Morning (10-12:30) with Roxi Clark (Mixed Level Throwing):
3 spots

Thursday Afternoon (3-5:30) with Alysha Baier (Mixed Level Throwing):
1 spot

The small size of our classes allows us to accommodate most skill levels. All available classes are beginner-friendly. Our teachers are excellent at focusing on each student's individual needs and will tailor the class accordingly.

New students must pay in full to save a spot in the class. You can pay over the phone or drop off cash or a check here at Studio Sales. Checks should be made out to Studio Sales Pottery. If you have further questions please don't hesitate to reach out!

08/18/2026

Studio Sales is pleased to present a 3-day wood firing workshop taught by our studio manager, Daisy Goldstein Cross. This workshop is designed to give participants a hands-on learning experience of atmospheric firing in a small group. Please email [email protected] to register or with any questions. Maximum of 9 spots available.

Daisy has been woodfiring for 6 years and has completed programs at The Cub Creek Foundation and The Oki Doki Studio, focusing on atmospheric firing techniques. She has also traveled to fire wood kilns with other artists across the East Coast and assisted Linda Christianson with her woodfiring class at Penland School of Craft last summer.

Upon registration, students will be asked to select 2, 25lb bags of cone 10 clay from several available varieties for pick up at Studio Sales.* Participants can purchase more clay from Studio Sales as needed throughout their making to reach their cubic footage allotment. For reference, a Standard clay box is ½ a cubic foot. Daisy will counsel each participant on successful forms and making for a wood firing. Participants are expected to bring their allotment of bisqued work to the studio on the 19th of November from 6-9pm to discuss and begin glazing.

On Saturday November 20th participants will arrive at Studio Sales at 10am to begin loading day. Daisy will help students finish glazing, discuss wadding and loading techniques. The group will then load the kiln together, with each person getting an opportunity to load their pots. This day will end when the kiln is fully loaded and the door is bricked up and ready for the firing. Participants will sign up for a shift at the kiln for the following day.

Sunday November 21st will be the firing day. Participants will work in groups of 3 to manage and stoke the kiln. Daisy will talk the group through the different phases of firing, listening to the kiln, and stoking with confidence. The firing day will conclude late in the evening with the addition of soda and closing up the kiln.

The group will reconvene on Wednesday November 25th to unload the kiln, discuss results, and clean the kiln!

*Please contact us if you would like to participate but are too far to come and get clay from Studio Sale

06/24/2026

Classes start next week! We have a few openings left! Grab your seat today by emailing [email protected]

We are currently registering students for our 8 week summer session of pottery classes running June 29th through August 21st. We have availability in the following classes:

Monday Evening 6:30-9 with Betsy Foster (Mixed level Handbuilding)

Wednesday Evening 6:30-9 with Kyle Scott Lee (Intermediate Wheel Throwing)

Thursday Afternoons 3-5:30 with Alysha Baier (Mixed Level Wheel)

Classes include one 25lb block of clay, studio tools, access to studio glazes, bisque and glaze firings and open studios during the day Thursday through Sunday.

Email [email protected] for more information and to save your spot today!

06/05/2026

We are currently registering students for our 8 week summer session of pottery classes running June 29th through August 21st. We have availability in the following classes:

Monday Evening 6:30-9 with Betsy Foster (Mixed level Handbuilding)

Wednesday Evening 6:30-9 with Kyle Scott Lee (Intermediate Wheel Throwing)

Thursday Afternoons 3-5:30 with Alysha Baier (Mixed Level Wheel)

Classes include one 25lb block of clay, studio tools, access to studio glazes, bisque and glaze firings and open studios during the day Thursday through Sunday.

Email [email protected] for more information and to save your spot today!

05/26/2026

The 14th annual WNY Pottery Festival at Studio Sales Pottery in Avon, NY 6/20 & 6/21 from 10am-4pm.

05/19/2026

*Workshop Announcement*

Join guest artist Joe Frank McKee in a two day Raku Firing Workshop. Joe Frank is a North Carolina based potter with a mastery of raku and low fire techniques. Participants will spend the first day watching Joe Frank demonstrate his wheel throwing techniques as well as various demonstrations on firing copper matt raku along with other low fire processes including horsehair and saggar firing. The second day students will bring two pots to glaze using either white crackle glaze or regular copper raku glaze and fire with Joe Frank. They will also be able to ask questions and solidify their knowledge of the techniques covered. Cost is 175 dollars to be paid to Studio Sales Pottery. If needed, 6lbs of Raku clay can be purchased through the studio for an additonal 15 dollars. To register please email [email protected]

05/07/2026

04/25/2026

Please register ahead of time. Space is limited.

Join Mike Carroll as he processes wild clay from the field into a workable claybody. Mike will talk about the process and demonstrate the steps required to get to workable clay. He will also talk about augmenting clay bodies and how to safely test wild clays in an electric kiln. These demos will be followed with Mike throwing a pot with the wild clay to demonstrate it's workability and plasticity

This is not a hands on workshop but rather a demonstration of how to processes clay at home or in your own studio. You do not need to bring anything

We will meet at the new studio off of the Schoolhouse. Mike will also have sieves availible to purchase. This will also be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. Please do not save ticket if you plan on attending virtually and forfeit any tickets to the waiting list if your plans change.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/genesee-valley-wild-clay-processing-tickets-1988110068734

https://www.youtube.com/

The project will continue with making a body of creative work with the clay and a firing in our wood kiln. The programing is made possible with funds from the Aid to Localities Program through the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts and The New York State Senate.