CLAY FOR THE CURIOUS

A Chicago Ceramics Studio in Logan Square, Since 2010

The art and play of clay.

Welcome to Penguin Foot Pottery. Located in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, we empower beginners and lifelong creatives to develop and deepen their creative ceramics practice. 

Through personalized instruction and a community that cares, we offer beginner and intermediate classes, workshops, and independent learning. Give clay a try for the very first time, or deepen your craft with tools and space to uplift your creativity.

OUR PROGRAMS

Get Your Hands on Some Clay

4-Week Classes

Wheel throwing hand building, and sculpture classes for all skill levels.

One-Day Workshops

One-off pottery workshops that give you a chance to explore ceramics.

Membership

Monthly independent study membership for artists to keep making.

Your friendly neighborhood spot to explore ceramics

THE STUDIO

We have all the fixings you need to make whatever you’re dreamin’ up. Our 5,000sf studio is sporting three electric kilns, a slab roller, extruder, spray booth, and 35 potter's wheels. Our studio clay is a white stoneware and we fire at cone 6 with a rotating variety of hand-mixed glazes, slips, underglazes, and terra-sig at your disposal.

4-Week Classes

$145

$145/student

Includes all materials & firings - no extra costs!

Skill Levels 1-3

Available for beginners to advanced makers

Convenient Times

Afternoon, evening,
and weekend class times

Choose Your Day

Classes meet 1x/wk for 4 weeks during your scheduled time

4-WEEK CLASSES • 1-DAY WORKSHOPS • INDEPENDENT STUDY MEMBERSHIPS

4-WEEK CLASSES • 1-DAY WORKSHOPS • INDEPENDENT STUDY MEMBERSHIPS •

Our Signature Wheel Workshop

Join us for our Wheel Workshops on Friday and Saturday nights! You will be guided through the steps of working with clay on the potter’s wheel. Structured for first time students, but all skill levels are welcome. Keep your favorite piece to be glazed and fired!

Independent Study Membership

Learn more about monthly membership for artists looking for a community studio to keep making and firing their work.