Sunday, May 18, 2025  |  10am - noon

Get ready for summer gardening with this fun, bee-friendly workshop! Join us for a creative and nature-inspired pottery class where you’ll create several custom watering cups designed to hydrate the visiting bees and other pollinators in your garden. Using basic hand-building techniques, you’ll create a series of “bee sippers” designed with flower elements to attract pollinating bees and provide just the right amount of water (1 tsp) to prevent mosquitoes. You’ll have a variety of glaze options to choose from, and all materials are included. 

Following the clay workshop and behind the scenes, your instructor will slowly dry your finished work, bisque fire, glaze with your chosen color, and glaze fire. Your finished pieces will be available for pickup about two weeks after the class.

This 1-day, hands-on ceramic workshop is intentionally limited to a smaller group of participants to ensure personalized instruction in an intimate environment. Held outdoors in the lovely setting of Three Leaf Farm in Lafayette, CO, this class is open to adults (ages 18+). No experience needed - all levels welcome!

Class Details:

• Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025

• Time: 10am - noon 

• Location: Three Leaf Farm, Lafayette, CO

• Instructor: Melissa Beckwith, Local Artist & Graphic Designer

• Cost: $85 for 1 day clay workshop

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations within two weeks of the class are non-refundable, but your spot can be gifted to a friend or transferred to another farm class within the same calendar year. No refunds for no-shows.

Class Instructor: Melissa Beckwith is a local artist and graphic designer based in Louisville, Colorado. Working in a backyard pottery studio, her ceramic work includes both wheel-thrown and hand-built techniques. She enjoys making functional pottery for everyday life - dishes, bowls, mugs and vases. Her work is deeply inspired by the natural environment, with water and earth glaze colors, complex textures, and intricate patterns.  www.coclay.com