Welcome to Grateful Clay
A woman-owned pottery studio located in rural Ottawa, IL
offering memberships, weekly classes, workshops & private events.
Studio Features
- 7 Electric Pottery Wheels (2 Brent CXC, 3 Brent B's, 2 Shimpos)
- 2 8-Foot Tables for Glazing or Hand-Building
- 2 Electric Kilns (1 Duncan Kiln Sitter, 1 Digital Skutt)
- Dozens of Commercial Brushing Glazes
- Student & Member Shelving
Available Glazes
Amaco Celedon
- C-1 Obsidian
- C-3 Smoke
- C-10 Snow
- C-11 Mixing Clear
- C-20 Cobalt
- C-47 Jade
- C-57 Mulberry
- C-60 Marigold
Amaco Potter's Choice
- PC-2 Saturation Gold
- PC-12 Blue Midnight
- PC-16 Purple Crystal
- PC-17 Honey Flux
- PC-20 Blue Rutile
- PC-23 Indigo Float
- PC-25 Textured Turquoise
- PC-26 Blue Lagoon
- PC-30 Temmoku
- PC-31 Oatmeal
- PC-32 Albany Slip Brown
- PC-33 Iron Lustre
- PC-34 Light Sepia
- PC-42 Seaweed
- PC-47 Emerald Falls
- PC-53 Ancient Jasper
- PC-55 Chun Plum
- PC-57 Smokey Merlot
- PC-63 Cosmic Tea Dust
- PC-65 Black Aventurine
Amaco Satin Matte
- SM-1 Black
- SM-10 Clear Satin
- SM-11 White
- SM-27 Teal
Amaco Shino
- SH-12 Chai Matte
Amaco Velvet Underglaze
- V-308 Yellow
- V-324 Blush
- V-325 Baby Blue
- V-353 Dark Green
- V-360 White
- V-361 Jet Black
- V-381 Amethyst
- V-389 Flame Orange
Mayco Stroke & Coat
- SC-6 Sunkissed
- SC-11 Blue Yonder
- SC-12 Moody Blue
- SC-13 Grapel
- SC-14 Java Bean
- SC-15 Tuxedo
- SC-16 Cotton Tail
- SC-18 Rosey Posey
- SC-26 Green Thumb
- SC-36 Irish Luck
- SC-74 Hot Tamale
- SC-75 Orange-A-Peel
Mayco Stoneware Crystal
SW-155 Winter Wood
Glazing Rates
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Workshop Students
Glaze and glaze firing is included in your workshop fee! No additional rates apply.
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6-Week Students & Members
$3 per pound per piece
The first 10 lbs is included in the class fee for 6-Week Pottery Wheel Students
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Community
$2 per pound per piece (using your own cone 5/6 glaze; kiln cookie required)
$4 per pound per piece to use our studio glazes