Catch Sarah Wells Rolland on her 2025 workshop tour to raise money for North Carolina artists effected by Hurricane Helene while teaching you how to unleash your originality on the wheel.

Sarah is not only an accomplished potter, but a lively demonstrator and hands-on instructor. She is ready to help you take your wheel throwing to the next level with invaluable insights on technique and aesthetics. This four day pottery extravaganza will also include a presentation on the Village Potters Clay Center, one of Western North Carolina’s largest and most premiere ceramic studios. This vibrant clay center was subjected to 24.5 foot high floodwater. Sarah will cover everything from the studio’s inception to its current artists, status, and efforts to rebuild.

Topics and Skills:

1. Throw with ALL of the clay
2. Altering
3. Darting
4. Shaving
5. Handles that complement the form (pulled and wheel thrown)
6. Sculpting and adding clay to pots.
7. Spouts (and how to make them function well)

Don’t miss out on an intensive workshop unlike any other that benefits our fellow ceramic artists in North Carolina.

Purchase clay prior to your first class by calling 727-821-7162 ext. 2311 Please note that we are open Wed-Sat 10am-5pm

259– Buff colored stoneware. Smooth enough to throw on the potter’s wheel, but strong enough to withstand most hand-building techniques. Can be fired from Cone 6 to Cone 10. 

Speckled Brownstone – Made by Highwater Clays. Fires to a light brown in color with small black specs. Great for throwing on the potter’s wheel. Can be fired to Cone 6. 

Brooklyn Red – Rich dark red colored clay. Contains grog that makes it exceptionally strong for sculpting or throwing large vessels. Can be fired to Cone 6. 

240 White – Made by Standard clay. Very smooth, plastic throwing body that fires to Cone 6.

Held at the Morean Center for Clay

420 22nd Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33712

Purchasing a gift for someone? Consider a gift card! Call us at 727-821-7162 x 2311 or drop in during business hours!

Tuition Refund Policy: Full refund or credit will be issued for any class cancelled by the Morean Arts Center. A $25 processing fee is deducted for all other student refund requests. No refunds will be issued on or after the first day of class.