Primitive Pottery: A Journey from Soil to Earthenware

Welcome to Primitive Pottery: A Journey from Soil to Earthenware! Join 4 Elements Earth Education at Historic Rittenhouse Town for this hands-on experience series where you'll be introduced to the ancient art of creating pottery from scratch (well, soil actually). You will be guided through the stages of processing wild clay, crafting with various hand building techniques, and utilzing only wood on an open fire to produce your very own earthenware creation. Get ready to roll up your sleeves, get your hands dirty, and slip into the timeless world of hands, clay, and fire to create a vessel from the Earth herself!

Course Dates:

• Wednesday, April 23 from 7 - 9 pm
• Wednesday, April 30 from 7 - 9 pm
• Wednesday, May 7 from 7 - 9 pm
• Wednesday, May 14 from 7 - 9 pm

This class is offered via a Tier Pricing model in hopes of reducing financial barriers to those present in our community. To discuss bypassing service fees, please reach out to [email protected].

4 Elements Earth Education 's Mission is to offer programs that guide youth, teens, and families to a more connected and balanced relationship with Mother Earth through caretaking and Earth Living Skills.

In Philadelphia, we offer 100% donation based youth programs for children. All tickets for this event will contribute to allowing these programs to continue to benefit our local youth. Please select the pricing level that best allows you to invest in this Mission.

if you are a sustainng member of a local nature conservation group, such as : Friends of the Wissahickon, Wissahickon Restoration Volunteers, Wissahickon Trails, The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education - please reach out to [email protected] for a discount code!

Location:

• This program will take place at the 'Barn' at Historic Rittenhouse Town. This is the building also accompanied by Paper Trail Bike Cafe, and can be found via the address 211 Lincoln Dr., Philadelphia, PA 19144.

Program Times:

• This program will run on four consecutive Wednesday evenings from 7 pm - 9 pm.

Attendees:

• Only people who have registered and are above the age of 18 are welcome to join us at this event. All others will be asked to leave our class area for the duration of this program.
• We love kids, and we love pets, but neither of these two wonderful beings are welcome at this specific program.

Gear List:

• Generally speaking, do not wear clothes that you consider to be of value to you. You will likely not be as clean and tidy as you leave as when you arrived. Please plan accordingly.
• Please bring water and a snack for yourself.
• All clay and materials will be provided.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Historic Rittenhouse Town, 208 Lincoln Drive, Philadelphia, United States