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10/10/2026

10/07/2026

Congratulations to 323CLAY Intern Shelby Butterfield for receiving the Brackers Good Earth Clays purchase award at the Teabowl National 2026 with KC Clay Guild 🎉🏺🎉 Loved the Shelby’s professor Veronica Watkins Veronica Watkins also had work in the show! ✨

09/25/2026

Just two weeks until our next raku firing and pottery sale! Friday, October 9th 5pm-9pm and Saturday, October 10th 10am-2pm. Bring your friends and family to make your own raku pottery. Or watch the process and purchase artworks from local artists. Potluck on Friday!🥘 FREE to attend, sign up for Raku firing at 323clay.com/classes🏺 401 W Maple Ave Independence MO 64050

09/23/2026

🏺Try a new hobby in October! 🏺
Current openings in 4-week Wheel Throwing:
Mondays 9am-12pm (3 spots)
Mondays 6pm-9pm (1 spot)
Tuesday 6pm-9pm (1 spot)
Thursdays 6pm-9pm(3 spots)
Saturdays 10am-1pm (1 spot)
Sundays 1pm-4pm (3 spots)

Sample Class on Wednesday 6pm-8pm

🏺 Sign up at 323clay.com/classes 🏺

09/21/2026

🚨Fall Workshops at 323CLAY🚨
Learn the basics of coil & pinch hand building or focus on your handle making skills with Bekah Bliss Oct 2nd or 3rd OR sign up for both workshops! ☕️
Don’t miss our community Raku and Pottery Sale October 9th & 10th. 🔥
Try something new in a paper saggar workshop with Stephen Homer 🏺
Make your own wooden pottery tools or utensils to sell with your ceramics (think spoons, honey dippers, etc.!) with David Lee November 7th & 8th🌞
For more details and to sign up visit 323clay.com

09/10/2026

A warm welcome to our new resident Aislinn Baker!🎉Aislinn graduated with her BFA from Utah State University in 2025 where she served as the Ceramics Guild President and recipient of the Caine Scholars Scholarship. Most recently, she interned at Sugar Maples Center for the Arts in Maplecrest, New York, and Starworks Ceramic and Glass in Star, North Carolina. Her work explores themes of femininity and identity through the influence of textiles and functional pottery.✨ Sign up to take a class with Aislinn on Sundays 1pm-4pm or Tuesdays 6pm-9pm.🏺Follow her Instagram ➡️ Aislinn Jae

06/20/2026

🚨Opening at 5pm 🚨 Surface/Tension by Austin Holmes 5pm-8pm at the old auto shop across the street from our studio enter the door under “Tire Service” 401 West Maple Independence MO 64050
✨ See you soon!✨

06/04/2026

🏺 Join us for our 323CLAY Resident Exhibition🏺
Surface/Tension by Austin Holmes on Saturday, June 20th 5pm-8pm. Located in the old auto shop across the street from our studio enter the door under “Tire Service” 401 West Maple. Only 2 more weeks, see you soon!

05/05/2026

Raku and Pottery Sale this weekend! Friday May 8th 5pm-8pm and Saturday 10am-3pm. Bring your friends and family to make your own Raku pottery. Or watch the process and purchase artworks from local artists. Potluck on Friday!🥘 FREE to attend, sign up for Raku firing at 323clay.com/classes🏺 401 W Maple Ave Independence MO 64050

04/27/2026

We had a great time during Steven Hill’s 4-day workshop on spraying glaze! Participants brought their own bisque ware to glaze with one-on-one guidance. AND saw the finished results before traveling back home! Don’t miss the next workshop with Steven email [email protected] to be added to the waitlist for 2027.🏺