Pottery Workshops at Schoolyard Beer Garden and Cafe | Denver, CO

Wonderful class!

I had a wonderful time at pottery with purpose. They provided us with several tools to make our pottery and it was highly interactive. Left feeling relaxed and refreshed, would definitely sign up again in the future!

A nice time but didn't meet my expectations

A group of gals and I attended this "Sip and Sculpt" night. Billed as a "guided clay workshop," I anticipated step-by-step instruction towards a common project goal or at least some pretty hands-on guidance in a smallish group. Ultimately, the room of 20-30 people received 5-8 minutes of instruction on how to make a basic pinch pot and then the two (extremely lovely, kind, and friendly) leaders walked around and checked in on folks throughout the rest of the session. Our group had a great time and walked away with some cool little pieces that we figured out how to do largely on our own, but the $60 price tag felt very steep for what it was (two small slabs of clay, a set of tools, and a little pot of white (acrylic?) paint, a brochure with pictures of ideas....and a single dollar to a nonprofit). Also, the address was listed as Schoolyard Beer Garden and Cafe....which is a HUGE space spanning multiple levels and entrances - indoors, outdoors, etc. I wandered for quite a while before I saw one piece of taped up printer paper at one of the entrances stating that the workshop was in an upstairs meeting room that I would never have found on my own. A reminder email was sent out the night before, and I have to think that the room assignment was known at that time and could have been included. Overall, I think the event description could use a rewrite or some more structure could be provided. If you are looking for a chance to play around with some clay and chat with your friends with little interruption, this would probably be the right event for you. If you're looking for something where you expect to come away with the beginnings of a new skill or technique, this probably isn't the class for you.