Upcoming Workshops
Upcoming Workshops
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Hand-building sculpture workshop
$120 / 2 weeks
Wednesday August 20 & September 3 from 6:30-8:30 pm
Dive into the whimsical world of ceramic sculpture with Gage Michael Wheatley in this workshop on creating folk ceramic figures. Learn essential hand-building techniques as you bring charming and imaginative characters to life. Gage encourages you to bring inspirational images to work from as he will provide personalized guidance, encouraging you to express your own artistic style rather than following a rigid lesson.
No prior experience is necessary.
Taught by Gage Michael Wheatley (@gagemichaelwheatley)
Hand-building vase workshop
$225 / 4 weeks
Mondays starting August 18 from 6:30-8:30 pm
Unleash your creativity and learn the art of hand-building in this beginner-friendly vase-making workshop! Join Gage Michael Wheatley for a hands-on experience where you'll explore various techniques to transform clay into unique and functional vases. Instead of a cookie-cutter approach, Gage will guide you through the process, helping you bring your personal vision to life. You'll learn pinch, coil and slab techniques, wedging and glazing.
No prior experience is necessary.
Taught by Gage Michael Wheatley (@gagemichaelwheatley)
Hybrid poetry/ceramics workshop
$375 / 8 weeks
Wednesdays starting September 10 from 6:30 am-8:30 pm
This generative workshop blends poetry and ceramics, inviting participants to explore how artistic forms and language interact. On alternating weeks, we will dive into the fundamentals of hand-building with clay—coiling, slab, pinch, and glazing—while also engaging in the poetic tradition of ekphrasis, writing about and through art.
Through guided exercises facilitated by Madelaine Caritas Longman and peer critique, participants will explore ekphrasis, form and writing from their experience working with art, allowing their writing to be shaped by their ceramic creations. The ceramics portion is open-ended, encouraging intuitive making under Gage Michael Wheatley’s guidance.
Whether you're a writer curious about clay or a ceramicist drawn to words, this workshop offers a space to merge materiality and metaphor, process and poetry.
Taught by Gage Michael Wheatley (@gagemichaelwheatley) guest poet Madelaine Caritas Longman
Special guest artist workshop
$65 / 2.5 hours
Saturday September 20 from 2:30-5:00 pm
Collage is an art form that’s fun and provides calming respite from your pesky brain. It can yield beautiful, mysterious, and sometimes hilarious results. No experience is necessary.
In a quick demo Betty-Ann shares her experience and expertise on arranging and gluing, some composition tips, and you’re on your way! You’ll create a collage with as much or as little guidance as you need.
All materials are provided. Having said that, feel free to bring personal artifacts to use such as letters, photos, or your own artwork on paper.
Taught by B. A. Lampman (@balampman) / Artist's website
Fire and Form
Fire and Form
Generative poetry workshop
$200-250 sliding scale / 8 weeks
**To sign up please email longmanmc@gmail.com with subject line “Poetry Workshop”**
Poetic forms have tangled histories. They leap countries and cultures, traverse oceans and centuries, shapeshift and reincarnate across generations. How can we write with and into these twists and echoes? When do we defy and when do we speak in chorus with the histories whispering beneath a poem’s surface? And how can we as poets today tap into age-old forms to say something new?
This class will explore a different poetic form each week, including the pantoum, sonnet, ghazal, zuihitsu, and lyric essay. While participants are not required to adhere to these forms, learning about these traditions will sharpen our attention to the techniques and histories we embrace and/or resist in our own writing. Through reading widely and writing wildly, we will explore the risks and possibilities infusing today’s literary ecosystem, and how our poetic voices can find their niche to thrive with integrity and aliveness.
Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced poets.
Taught by Madelaine Caritas Longman
Workshop Policies & FAQs
Cancellation, Rescheduling, and Refund Policies
General Terms and Conditions
The studio maintains the right to cancel any class, workshop, or subscription at any point. Should this occur, a full refund will be issued. MAKE-UP CLASSES ARE NOT OFFERED. Please double-check that the class times suit your schedule before booking.
For group events (e.g., workshops, classes, open studio), a minimum of 4 participants is required. If this number isn't met, the studio will cancel the event and offer either alternative dates or compensation.
It is your responsibility to be punctual for classes.
If you miss a class, you will not be compensated or be allowed to reschedule. If you are sick, we ask that you wear a mask.
Cancellations or changes made 7 or more days prior to the scheduled first class are eligible for a full refund or rescheduling from the original order date. For changes made 2 to 6 days before the first class, a 50% refund will be provided, based on the original order date. Any changes made within 48 hours are non-refundable, and rescheduling or cancellations will not be permitted
Note: The Commons Studio does not take any responsibility for pieces that crack / break during firing.
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