Clay Workshop in San Miguel de Allende! January 2026

Throw It! – Better & Beyond

Looking for an affordable ceramics workshop that will fill you with new ideas, new ways to work in clay, and in- crease your skills in throwing and handbuilding?

Come to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico in January 4-9, 2026! Join Richard Burkett for a fun hands-on five-day clay workshop that's focused on gaining throwing skills and creating textures on your wheel thrown pots. We'll make containers with lids, and challenge ourselves to make great pots that pour. We'll explore many ways to make spouts of all kinds, and what features help a spout pour well, along with additions like lids, knobs, and handles that add both function and form. You'll learn new ways to alter thrown forms creatively and assemble forms without drying cracks. We'll carve some simple sprig molds to add low-relief raised images and patterns to the clay surface. Even if you're just getting comfortable with your throwing abilities, you'll learn so much more as he shares tricks he learned in his 50 years as a potter. Expect to head home with new clay ideas and the skills to make them!

Visit Paloma Clay Studios’ website to register for the workshop. Register soon as the workshop now has a waiting list, but openings can happen at the last minute.

www.sanmigueldeallendeceramicworkshops.com

And for info on the workshop cost and affordable housing in San Miguel de Allende