I saw these great looking black clay mugs on a design site, I truly can’t remember where, but more than one place. I loved the rustic hand-built shape and the sheen of the black, burnished clay.

Then, using traditional methods, we move on to throwing on the potter’s wheel, shaping the clay into bowls, mugs, and other forms. You’ll see how the magic happens as the clay is carefully ...

Black Hound offers affordable space to artists and sliding-scale pricing for workshops. If you just want to drop in, you can create a functional piece of art like a mug or planter in about two hours.

Each student will create and glaze a handmade clay mug (food-safe). Glazed Pottery will be available for pickup after being fired in the kiln (within 2-3 weeks). Shipping option available ($18).

Artisans who use it to make Oaxaca’s famous barro negro, black clay pottery, are reluctant to reveal its secrets. But 66-year-old Amando Pedro Martínez is an exception.