Rat City Studios

Rat City Studios Rat City Studios is an open creative clay studio that provides a supportive environment for makers w Here we engage and build community through clay.

Rat City Studios & Rain City Clay are sister studios located in White Center & West Seattle. They are vibrant, creative communities that offer everything from beginning pottery classes to firing services for local potters. RCS & RCC bring people together through shared experiences in clay. Explore our community by taking a class or browsing the gallery! Rat City Studios is an open creative clay st

udio that provides a supportive environment for makers working independently in clay and artists who seek to take the next step down their paths as potters. This welcoming studio, located in White Center, is home to founder-potter-instructor-author Deb Schwartzkopf. RCS offers monthly studio access to independent study participants, skill building online clay workshops, and guidance for emerging artists through studio assistant positions. We support artists at many levels through shared experiential learning. We also have an array of events where we sell our handmade ceramic ware.

🔥 8 Day Intensive C/6 Soda Firing Workshop with Stuart Gair 🔥⁠a couple spots opened up in our workshop!⁠Join us for an i...
08/26/2026

🔥 8 Day Intensive C/6 Soda Firing Workshop with Stuart Gair 🔥⁠a couple spots opened up in our workshop!
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Join us for an immersive eight-day soda firing intensive led by internationally recognized ceramic artist Stuart Gair Stuart Gair. This workshop brings together rigorous making, thoughtful surface development, and the full arc of a cone 6 soda firing—from wet clay to kiln opening. ✨⁠
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Participants will spend the first half of the week focused on wheel-thrown forms and bisque mold-making, emphasizing altered forms, repetition, and subtle shifts in gesture. As the week progresses, attention turns to surface, flashing slips, wadding strategies, and the choreography of loading and firing a soda kiln in heavy reduction with controlled oxidation cooling.⁠
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This workshop is ideal for intermediate to advanced ceramic artists who want a deeper, more integrated understanding of soda firing at mid-range temperatures, and who value both technical precision and material curiosity.⁠
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Friday Sept. 4th - Friday Sept. 11th⁠
For full details and to register, check out the class page of our website (sort by Workshops)! ⁠
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RCS loves Hanson! 🐀😍✨⁠Today is ' last day as studio manager here, and we just wanted to celebrate and thank her for all ...
08/25/2026

RCS loves Hanson! 🐀😍✨⁠
Today is ' last day as studio manager here, and we just wanted to celebrate and thank her for all the reclaim pugged, kilns loaded and unloaded, and questions answered!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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RCS member Kristy utilized our spray booth recently for her big sculptural project! 🫟
08/21/2026

RCS member Kristy utilized our spray booth recently for her big sculptural project! 🫟


Are you a ceramics artist looking for a community studio? Rat City Studios allows members to work independently in a coz...
08/18/2026

Are you a ceramics artist looking for a community studio? Rat City Studios allows members to work independently in a cozy studio with excellent flow. Learn more about us on our website, https://ratcitystudios.com/participate

“A wild Gengar appeared!” 👻Made by RCS member Deanna !Rat City Studios is a community ceramics studio with over 60 memb...
08/15/2026

“A wild Gengar appeared!” 👻
Made by RCS member Deanna !

Rat City Studios is a community ceramics studio with over 60 member artists working independently. We also host occasional soda firing and raku workshops. (For additional ceramics workshops and sessional classes, check out our sister studio .city.clay)

08/11/2026

Are you a ceramics artist looking for a community studio? Rat City Studios allows members to work independently in a cozy studio with excellent flow and a beautiful garden setting. We currently have room for new members - no waitlist required! Learn more about us on our website, https://ratcitystudios.com/participate. ⁠
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Hosta lily in the RCS garden 💜Rat City Studios is a community ceramics studio in White Center. Over 60 members work inde...
08/11/2026

Hosta lily in the RCS garden 💜

Rat City Studios is a community ceramics studio in White Center. Over 60 members work independently in a lovely garden setting. Learn more or join our membership waitlist at https://ratcitystudios.com/participate

This corner of our soda kiln, pre-firing, includes work by , , and . What do they look like now?! (We'll find out on Wed...
08/09/2026

This corner of our soda kiln, pre-firing, includes work by , , and . What do they look like now?! (We'll find out on Wednesday!)

RCS member Tim () working on a sculpture in the studio recently! 🌿Are you a ceramics artist looking for a community stu...
08/06/2026

RCS member Tim () working on a sculpture in the studio recently! 🌿

Are you a ceramics artist looking for a community studio? Rat City Studios allows members to work independently in a cozy studio with excellent flow. Learn more about us on our website, https://ratcitystudios.com/participate

Mini is one of two cats you might see around the studio or garden. She and her mother Mitza live with RCS founder . They...
08/03/2026

Mini is one of two cats you might see around the studio or garden. She and her mother Mitza live with RCS founder . They are both mustachioed tuxedo cats but you can tell them apart by the inverted colors - Mitza has a white mustache while Mini here has a black one! 🖤🤍

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2410 SW 106th Street
Seattle, WA
98146

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(206) 653-4490

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