Ceramics

The Clay Caverns at The Amp

Our ceramics center features three dedicated ceramics rooms stocked with everything needed for creating incredible pottery and sculptures, including two large Skutt electric kilns with extremely high success rates, Shimpo VL Whisper pottery wheels, and a range of Amaco cone glazes – a haven for both beginner and advanced ceramic artists.

LEARN CERAMICS

Whether you’re a first-time potter or a seasoned sculptor, The Amp is your destination to learn & create ceramics!
Explore courses, workshops & memberships!

Ceramics Courses

Enrollment for Winter Course is OPEN!

Are you more than a little clay-curious? Take this 6-week, in-depth course and grasp the basics in Pottery and Wheel Throwing. In addition to learning during course hours, students can also take advantage of Open Studio Hours to work on their pieces. Our Ceramics Extraordinaire, Kaylee Gernant (The Amp’s Ceramics Director) previously taught Ceramics at County College of Morris, and boasts an amazing portfolio of mesmerizing sculptures and beautiful pottery pieces.

Introduction to Wheel:

Learn traditional pottery techniques on the wheel to make your own pots, cups, vases and more!
Students get an initial allotment of clay.
Class Schedule:
- Wednesdays, 5:30pm-7:30pm (Starts 11/4/26)
  Sign-Up by 11/10/26 (We’ll catch you up on or refund the first class)
- There will not be a class on Thanksgiving (11/25/26)
- Open studio hours during The Amp’s normal hours
Payment plans available

Ceramics Workshops

For those clay-curious beginners who want to try out ceramics before diving into a full course, these one-off lessons are perfect! We have workshops to give the pottery wheel a spin, try your hand at sculpting & more!

Date Night @ The Amp!

A Date Night of Learning, Fun & Wonder!

We invite pairs of all types— from couples to BFFs — to our Ceramics Date Night Workshops, where you can try something new together and create tokens of your bond! Each couple gets a wheel and clay, then works together in a guided session to create a small set of cups, plates, or bowls! At the end of the date, you select your glazes and pick up your finished pieces two weeks later at the studio after we’ve fired them!

Fall Ceramics Workshops

Create some Cozy Ceramics with these Single-Lesson Workshops!

Enjoy the whimsy of Autumn at The Amp with Ceramics Workshops that include Leaf Pressing and sculpting Ceramic Pumpkins! Create your very own, handmade, Fall-themed pieces out of clay with guidance from our Ceramics Director, Kaylee Gernant. At the end of each Workshop, you pick your glazes and then pick up the finished piece within 2 weeks after we’ve fired them!

Leaf Pressing:

Create handmade pieces with leaf-pressed textures, like leaf trays, bowls and coasters. Students make at least 3 works.

Ceramic Pumpkins:

Make 2-3 small ceramic pumpkins using pinch techniques to create the form.

Ceramics Memberships

Our Clay Caverns membership program offers more freedom of access to our space than a typical class or workshop, so that members can create their next clay masterpiece in their own way and at their own pace! We have Standard & Deluxe memberships at our ceramics studio. Click the Button below to learn more!