Hope Wallace won Best of Show
at LORE at the Wassenberg Art Center, Feb. 14, 2025.
She says, “Honored, and a little giddy to have been awarded Best of Show. Thank you Wass, sponsors, and juror Ruth Koomler Art and TekVenture for getting these puppies fired!”
See Hope Wallace’s fantastically created works and the human issues she addresses,
Hope Wallace’s ceramic pieces in the process at TekVenture’s ClayWorx.
Clayworx Pottery Studio is a popular feature at TekVenture Makerspace in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Visitors learn the art of pottery-making in a supportive and inspiring environment.
Clayworx offers a fully-equipped clay studio for enthusiasts to explore their creativity in pottery. Our studio is stocked with a variety of clay, pottery tools, and equipment to support artists at every skill level. Members have the opportunity to learn from talented individuals within the community, making Clayworx a hub for inspiration and growth in the art of clay and pottery.
Mary Klopfer shows how she will cut her wet clay sculpture of a hand into two pieces so she can hollow it out, and then re-connect the two pieces to be a hollow hand. She needs to do this because it is too thick to be fired in the kiln — it might explode. Clay pieces can only be a certain thickness to be fired.
ClayWorx has many experienced clay artists who are happy to give advice to the newbies.
Miranda Dyson carefully attaches each petal to her roses-themed sculpture. She spent many days working on it.
Ken Parisot’s sculptures resemble Bikini Bottom from Spongebob Squarepants.
Mary Klopfer and Robyn Valdizon share a laugh while glazing their projects. Many people find working with clay to be a relaxing, pleasant experience.
Our newest Worx area is Glass Worx inside ClayWorx.
Click on the Flower to see it!
ClayWorx Tools & Equipment
3 Kilns
6 Pottery Wheels, including wheelchair accessible pottery wheels, and a kickwheel.
Shelf Storage for Members
Wedging Table
Handbuilding and Glazing Tables
Slab Roller
Drying Racks
Extruder
Clay & Glaze for sale.
Clay and Glaze Prices, and how to pay
STUDIO FEE required for TekVenture members using ClayWorx.
All ClayWorx users need to sign up for the monthly Studio Fee of $9.95 thru PayPal, or $10 paying cash or check in person.
The Studio Fee gives you a personal shelf, use of the glazes on clay you purchase from ClayWx, kiln firings, and use of sponges, towels, tools, paintbrushes, and all the potters wheels, slab rollers and other tools and machines in ClayWorx.
$9.95/month Studio Fee
(or pay $10 cash to Area Mgr or Treasurer)
ClayWx Studio Fee $9.95/mo. Subscription
Purchasing CLAY
ADDITIONAL FIRINGS
Your membership and your clay and glaze purchases from TekVenture pay for a bisque and a glaze firing on each of your clay projects.
If you supply your own clay and glaze, or want additional firings on a piece, or to fill up a kiln, those costs are:
$3 per piece
$15 up to a ½ kiln full
$30 up to a full kiln
$50 for XL Kiln or 2 full
Ready to Learn?
Master Ceramicist, Tom Sherbondy, will show you ways to make a bowl, cup or what you want using the potters wheel or coils or slab or hand forming. Return in 2 weeks on another Wednesday for guidance in glazing. Return after 2 weeks during Open Hours to pick up your finished work. $19.95 pays for clay, glaze, and instruction in two 90 minute classes.
POTTERY CLASS with Tom Sherbondy
FW Enterprise Center, 1830 Wayne Trace, Door 7, Fort Wayne, IN