The Kiln is a Brecksville pottery studio where visitors of all ages make and fire their own work through wheel-throwing classes, paint-your-own pottery, and hands-on workshops. Alongside its family-friendly activities, the studio gives experienced ceramic artists open-studio space and offers low-fire firing services for work made elsewhere. Its custom light-up ceramic cutouts and seasonal clay camps add a distinctly local, creative twist.
BRICK Ceramic + Design StudioBRICK Ceramic + Design Studio is a Cleveland ceramics studio and showroom where artists make, learn about, and fire pottery in a shared community workspace. Founded and run by ceramic artist Valerie Grossman, the studio offers classes for all skill levels, memberships with 24/7 access, and handmade work by local Cleveland artists through its Mortar gallery and shop. Its working space includes a large gas kiln alongside electric kilns, pottery wheels, and dedicated glazing and forming areas.CLEVELAND, OH
Whitney Smith PotterySince discovering wheel throwing at Cabrillo College in 1994, ceramic artist Whitney Smith has built a full-time practice around making pottery in her Vallejo studio. Her work brings a painter’s eye to clay, with each piece receiving a distinctive, colorful surface shaped by hand rather than repeated from a fixed pattern. The result is functional pottery made to bring beauty into everyday life.NEW YORK, NY
Neighborhood PottersIn Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood, Sandi Pierantozzi and Neil Patterson make hand-crafted functional pottery designed for everyday rituals, with Neil’s altered wheel-thrown forms and Sandi’s textured, hand-built work giving the studio its distinctive character. Neighborhood Potters also teaches ceramics, hosts public events and showcases local makers, extending its role from working studio to community gathering place. The pair recycle every scrap of clay, use no lead or toxic glaze ingredients, and heat their recycled 1851 studio with residual kiln warmth in winter.PHILADELPHIA, PA