Gumbo Limbo Pottery

Pottery gallery, classes, and studio in Kendall.

7636 SW 117th Ave Miami, FL 33183

(786) 530-CLAY

Pottery lessons, tools, and supplies in Miami, Florida.  Gumbo Limbo Pottery offers ceramics classes for children or adults of any skill level and for groups of all sizes.  Come make pottery with us for your next birthday party, clay date, or special event!

Gumbo Limbo Pottery is a pottery gallery and studio in Kendall offering classes on the potter's wheel or in hand building. We have kids clay classes and adult classes scheduled during the day and in the evenings. Groups, couples, or individuals welcome and can be scheduled at your convenience. You can also shop for local, handmade ceramic art in our gallery featuring work from 6 Miami artists specializing in stoneware, porcelain, raku, earthenware, and more.

Full-Day Workshop:
Pigs, Pigs, Pigs with Puchi

 

Pigs, Pigs, Pigs with Puchi Noriega
$150

February 18, 2024
10am to 4pm
(with 1 hour break for lunch)

Pigs, Pigs, Pigs One-day Sculpting Workshop
Join us for a day of fun sculpting and create a charming pig or piglet in clay. Step by step instruction will be given, making this workshop perfect for curious beginners and seasoned sculptors alike.

Whether you're crafting a whimsical piglet or a majestic boar, this workshop promises to ignite your creativity and leave you with a newfound appreciation for these remarkable creatures. Bring pics for inspiration and have fun creating one of these intelligent and endearing animals with us!

Students are encouraged to bring sketches or images for inspiration!

Price includes clay and bisque firing of pieces. Students are welcome to use our studio tools or bring their own if they prefer. Pieces will be left for drying and bisque firing at Gumbo Limbo Pottery.

Participants can pick up their bisque-fired pieces approximately 2 weeks after the workshop. Students who wish to glaze their sculptures can come in to glaze at a TBD date for an additional fee of $20 which covers the cost of glaze and the second firing. Students enrolled in the March/April 6-week sessions of classes at Gumbo Limbo Pottery can glaze their pieces during glaze week of their regular class session at no additional charge.

 

About the artist: International artist, Puchi Noriega was born in Peru and now lives in Miami where she works in her home studio. Her lifelong relationship with art started at the age of three in her family’s ceramic studio and she "doesn't remember ever wanting to be anything other than an artist."

Puchi’s award-winning work is in many private and public collections. She has given art classes and workshops at various art schools as well as institutions in Peru, Canada, Costa Rica, and the US.

Background image photography by Jill Gerlach.