Join Katelyn Guthrie for a four day workshop developed for intermediate-advanced throwers that will enhance existing throwing skills and create large composite form vessels. Work will be fired in Fat Cat’s new gas reduction kiln with a line of specialty glazes designed for this workshop.
Dates & other details
Construct & Decorate: July 10th - 12th, 2026 from 10AM-3PM at Fat Cat Pottery’s Seaside Studio located at 1641 Seaside Rd Ocean Isle Beach, NC
Glaze: August 6th, 2026 from 10AM-3PM at Fat Cat Pottery’s Blue Clay Studio located at 2500 Blue Clay Rd Wilmington, NC
Kiln Unloading: August 8th, 2026 at 12PM at Fat Cat Pottery’s Blue Clay Studio located at 2500 Blue Clay Rd Wilmington, NC
Tuition: $400 per student
Supplies: 50lbs ST112 brown speckled clay, studio glazes & reduction firing service.
Registration: Call 910-395-2529 to register. Seating is limited.
More about this course
This workshop will cover four working days; three to construct and decorate the vessel, and the last at a later date to glaze the work before it goes into the kiln.
On day one, students will gather and first discuss goals for the workshop, personal experience, and areas of improvement in their work. Students will be provided with 50lbs of clay to work with. This day is meant exclusively for throwing the multiple parts of the vessels.
Day two is the construction, trimming, and/or altering of the vessels. This day will also showcase the technique of throwing on top of a pre-existing pot.
Day three is intended for final adjustments, and decoration of the work. Students are advised to bring inspiration or reference material. Inlay will be the instructed decoration method, but students are encouraged to do what feels most comfortable to them.
After the pots are bisqued, we will re-convene at Fat Cat’s Wilmington location on August 6th for a final working day- to glaze the bisqueware and work as a group again. The instructor will go over best methods to apply glaze, and will discuss how to showcase the work in the most ideal way.
Work will be fired to cone 6 in the gas kiln, and unloaded on 8/8/26.
More about the artist
Katelyn Guthrie is a ceramic artist based out of Wilmington, NC. Guthrie’s primary focus is well crafted, wheel-thrown functional pottery. Motifs used in her work are commonly inspired by her surroundings, using textiles as a source of inspiration; implementing pattern and simple lines to enhance the forms of thrown vessels. A source of enjoyment in Guthrie’s practice has been exploration of altered, or sculptural vessels through observations of life and historical works. Guthrie strives to improve her craft through diligence and consistency. Enjoying the small moments in the making process, feeling connected to clay, and constantly making new and varied works.
Guthrie holds a degree in Studio Art magna cum laude from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Guthrie works as a studio tech at Orange Street Pottery; teaches ceramics at the Cameron Art Museum, and DREAMS Center for Arts Education. In March 2025, Guthrie was nominated to serve as a board member on the Coastal Carolina Clay Guild as the Events Coordinator.
Attendance policy:
Fat Cat Pottery does not schedule make-up or substitute class time. Please make every effort to attend the scheduled class periods.
Inclement weather policy:
In the event of adverse weather, please follow New Hanover County and Brunswick County Schools weather announcements for closures. In the case class must be canceled, Fat Cat Pottery will make every effort to reschedule the class period missed at a time that works best for the students and instructor(s).
Cancelation policy:
A 50% tuition refund is available for cancellations made at least 14 business days before the scheduled start date.