Learn agateware pottery in Boulder. Blend colored clays for marbled, stone-like ceramic surfaces.
Agateware is created by partially blending two or more colored clays together, creating marbled, swirled patterns reminiscent of agate stone. Unlike nerikomi, where patterns are precise and planned, agateware embraces the organic flow of mixed clays.
At Boulder Pottery Studio, we teach agateware techniques in our advanced handbuilding and wheel throwing workshops. You'll learn to stain clays, combine them without over-mixing, and throw or handbuild forms that showcase the beautiful internal patterns.
At Boulder Pottery Studio, we teach agateware as part of our comprehensive pottery curriculum. Whether you're exploring this technique for the first time or deepening an existing practice, our instructors will guide you through the fundamentals and help you develop your skills.
All materials are included in our class fees — clay, glazes, kiln firing, and tools. Our studio is equipped with both gas and electric kilns, giving you access to firing options that most pottery studios in Boulder can't offer.
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