Two hours. A little clay. A bowl you'll rinse strawberries in all summer.

It's been a long week. Probably a long month.

You've been saying forever you'll do something with your friends that isn't dinner and drinks for the tenth time. Come do this instead.

On Thursday, May 21, I'm teaching a small group of twelve how to hand-build a berry bowl from a lump of clay. If you haven't seen one before: it's a little ceramic bowl with drainage holes you rinse strawberries in, let them drip dry, and leave on the table because it's too pretty to put away. You can make the classic bowl, or a berry mug — same idea, just pint-sized for a handful at a time. Both are small, both are hand-built, both will be completely one of a kind. Because your hands made it.

You don't need any experience. Most of the people who walk through the door have never touched clay before, and they leave with something they're genuinely proud of. That's not me being nice. That's just what happens.

Here's how the night goes

Show up at District Refillery in Point Pleasant, NJ at 6. Grab a seltzer, help yourself to the fresh berry bar (yes, we eat berries out of bowls we haven't made yet — it's on theme). I'll walk you through every step. You'll shape your piece, pick your glaze colors, sign your name on the bottom. Then I take everything back to my studio, fire it, glaze it, and in 3-4 weeks you come back to District Refillery to pick up something you'll use all summer.

What's included with your $65 ticket

• All the clay, tools, and one-on-one instruction

• Firing and glazing, handled by me back at my studio

• A fresh berry bar and seltzer while you work

• Two hours of being fully offline

• A finished berry bowl or mug you'll still be using five summers from now

About the space

District Refillery is a zero-waste shop built on the idea that small changes matter. Feels like the right place to make something you'll actually keep.

What a couple of past students said

"We had so much fun!" — Maddy

"The pieces came out GORGEOUS. So happy with the results, and thank you for being so kind while teaching and explaining. Definitely a great experience that I would like to do again." — Daniella

About me

I'm Emily. I've been throwing clay since high school and teaching it for the last ten years at Twin Fish Pottery. I grew up on the Jersey Shore, I mix my own glazes, and my favorite part of this whole job is watching someone who swore they weren't artistic pull their first piece off the table.

Just so you know

There are only 12 seats. I keep these workshops small on purpose, so everyone gets real time with me — not just a rushed demo. When they're gone, they're gone.

Book yours now. Or book two and make your friend's week.