Our vision is to be Denver’s friendliest and most approachable place for learning and creating in clay. We think of all of our student and member potters as friends and treat them with kindness.
If you've been looking for a welcoming place to take pottery classes or practice your craft, then we're the place for you!
Our mission is to be the friendliest pottery studio! We aspire to foster friendships and nurture community through a mutual love of clay.
COVID helped many people discover that they need more meaning in their lives. The search for meaningful activities is leading a record number of people toward pottery as its accessibility and flexibility makes an ideal hobby. However, the cost of equipment, the mess it can create, and the space needed, all make it necessary to go to a studio to do at least part of the work. From home potters with a wheel who just need a kiln to fire their wares, to people wanting a complete artistic community, Community Clay can support ceramic artists in every part of their journey.
Our teaching studio is located in Denver in the eclectic River North Art District (RiNo).
Our membership studio and gallery is located in the Congress Park neighborhood of Denver.
Roxane spent 20 years as a software engineer and during that time made pottery as a hobby. After making pots for several years, she left her career to become a production potter and then a teacher.
In 2022, she founded Community Clay.
Now, Community Clay has two locations in Denver, Colorado: Congress Park/Capitol Hill and RiNo, the River North Art District. You can find Roxane teaching, exploring new ideas for projects and classes, and training new teachers.
Anna joined us as a member first and is now the manager of our RiNo location.
Bio: Anna has been making pottery for 8 years and has been a full time ceramic artist for over 3 years. She loves throwing pieces on the wheel and then sculpting on elements to each piece.
What we say: Anna does everything! She teaches, makes her own work, manages our social media, and manages the busy teaching studio. She can often be found loading kilns, pugging clay, posting to Instagram, and helping teachers whenever they need it. She's a rockstar and sweetheart!
Meg is our incredible handbuilding teacher.
Bio: Meg started as a member at Community. When an opportunity to develop the handbuilding program came up, she jumped! Meg loves exploring the infinite possibilities of handbuilding and designing fun project ideas for her students.
What we say: Meg has created the handbuilding program at Community Clay completely from scratch! Meg has a great eye for design and is always coming up with new ideas. She's patient, kind, and encouraging, and all of her students rave about her teaching. We are so lucky to have her!
Carly is is a teacher, studio tech, and trainer.
Bio: Carly went to art school and brings a sense of wonder to her ceramics. She not only teaches, but does any and all tech work that's needed, and trains new teachers.
What we say: Carly is an incredible teacher - instilling her students with confidence and creativity. She is always up for jumping in for whatever needs to be done - whether it's loading a kiln, subbing for a class, or washing aprons. She has transitioned into a role where she trains new teachers in our methods and helps keep the studios running smoothly. She's hilarious and fun and we love her!