Spring Pottery Market 2024

The Collar City Clay Guild in partnership with the Troy Waterfront Farmer’s Market will be hosting a “Meet the Makers” pop-up ceramic arts sale at the Saturday, April 27th market from 9AM to 2PM in the Troy Atrium. More than a dozen makers will be present to exhibit and sell their work and discuss their process and inspirations.

Monthly Guild Meetings and Events

When: 11AM-1PM
Where: Waterbrook Potters Studio, 406B 9^th Avenue, Watervliet

April 20 – ‘Raku”

11 am – Guild members meeting followed by a demonstration of hands on glazing techniques Lindsay Renz.

11:30am – Guild members will have an opportunity to make a piece from raku clay for a future raku firing – dates coming!

12:00pm – A demonstration of the raku firing process (outside)

1 – 4 pm – Raku pottery intensive making session to make more pieces for raku firing ($25 members /$30 non-members)

May 18 – ‘Tips and Tricks’

11 am – Members share some of their secrets: a favorite glaze, a building technique, a unique tool, etc. The ‘swirl’ or ‘marble’ with 2 or more glazes will be demonstrated by a member. If you let us know ahead of the meeting what you will share – we’ll post it. .

1-4 pm Extruder workshop with Claire Normile who will show you many ways to work with extruded pieces to make them unique ($25 members /$30 non-members)

June 22 – GUILD GAMES

11 am short Guild meeting followed by exciting hand building and wheel activities including ’round robin’ underglazing a bowl in 1 minute and team challenges.

June 23/34 – 24 HOUR THROW for EMPTY BOWLS begins right after the Guild Games. Member and non-members are invited to stop by for an hour or more to create bowls. Times will be posted closer to the date as no one actually stays overnight