Everything here is handbuilt with no wheel, and no long climb before you make something you want to keep. Most people arrive having never worked with clay.
Classes run three hours, from 6 - 9 pm. One project, begun and finished before you leave.
CLASSES
FCSS Nativity and Trees
Nov 4
Oct 22
Small Pitcher $70
Oct 28
One evening,
start to finish.
Darted Mug $70
FCSS Milk River Leaf Vase Trio
Oct 23
Almost everything we do is measured by what it produces. Clay resists that demand. It asks for attention, it takes the time it takes, and there is no way to hurry it toward being finished.
An evening here is a few hours of focus on one thing, done with intention. What comes out of the kiln afterward is a real creation, and it’s yours, but it isn’t the reason to come.
The process is the point.
WHY WE BUILD THIS WAY
Everything happens inside of a house built in 1901. We make and experiment, connect and create. The walls and trees that have stood for over a century are warm reminders that things get more interesting with time.
The Awen Growth Creative Studio
I’ve been an artist since I was a teenager and a teacher since I was sixteen. From swimming lessons to a degree in education and another in kinesiology, I’ve been in classrooms of all kinds across Southern Alberta and also spent years building businesses while homeschooling four kids.
I took my first pottery class in 2021. Shortly afterward, my own teacher mentored me to take over her classes, and I’ve taught handbuilding at the Oldman River Potters Guild ever since. Two years ago I combined my love of the regular classroom and began bringing clay into schools.
Awen Growth Creative is the fusion of my working in leadership and growth and the art, skill, and devotion of clay ceramics.
THE TEACHER + MAKER
Hi, I’m Naomi,
The work.
I make in small batches, so the shop fills when a group of pieces is finished and empties again when they find their people. Most of what I release is one of a kind and there is no standing inventory. You can join the Awen email list to be notified of drops and new pieces. If you're local, you're welcome to reach out anytime to arrange a visit to the studio as I often have pieces available to purchase.
For groups who’d like the studio to themselves. I invite teams, celebrations, schools, or small groups of people who want an evening of their own.
Private workshops are also flexible on day and time. If you're looking for a daytime experience, this is the pathway. Tell me what you have in mind and I’ll let you know what’s possible.
Private workshops.
Classes are small and they fill. I’ll write when new dates are posted and when work is released, and little else.
