Welcome to Garret Pendergrass Pottery!
Garret Pendergrass Pottery is a fully equipped, fun, family centered pottery studio located in Fort Worth’s Near Southside District off of Magnolia Avenue. Kids and adults of all ages and skill levels are welcome to learn and fall in love with the art of ceramics in my laid back pottery studio. You will quickly see your confidence and skills increase while the clay molds under your hands into unique works of art.
Gift Cards Available Online!
We offer gift cards options for Private Pottery Wheel Lessons for one or two people! Under the book now tab, the link View Products/Packages, click on the link to select the gift card option of your choice. Your gift card selection can be emailed and printed for the person you’re thinking about for easy gifting!
small group lessons, special event classes, and memberships regrettably are not offered as gift cards.
Wheel Throwing Pottery Retreat July 23rd-28th 2025
What a way to learn how to use the pottery wheel with Garret Pendergrass as your instructor on a private island paradise in Panama! Selva Terra is a Panama all inclusive resort located on a private island in the Gulf of Chiriqui. Here, you will find your center on this wheel throwing pottery retreat designed for beginner pottery enthusiast! The outcome for this retreat is for the students to learn to throw on the pottery wheel and understand the foundations of working with clay. Beach Views are included! To learn more follow the link selvaterraresort.com/pottery-retreats-2025/
Classes and Instructors
If art is your passion and you have an interest in learning the ins and outs of ceramics, feel free to see what class times and availability we have to offer here! Garret Pendergrass Pottery has multiple selections for you to choose from. We range from small group pottery wheel classes, private hand-building classes, private pottery wheel lessons, open studio, family and friends Sip & Clay, and kiln rentals! I’m sure we have something for you! Garret Pendergrass Pottery is excited to have four instructors to help guide your passion in clay. Garret Pendergrass, Wendy Good, Allyn Fincher and Christiana Lovfald are ready to help in your pottery wheel or hand building journey!
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Open studio
Done this before? Simply looking to brush up on your skills in a relaxed atmosphere? We now host Open Studio time Mondays through Saturdays. Open Studio guests should know how to wedge clay, work independently, properly use equipment and help clean and organize their space. Text us at (817) 705-4685 or email at [email protected] to find out weekly availability for Open Studio. If you have a more erratic schedule, we still can offer hourly rates!
GPP Memberships!
Membership options will allow pottery students more access and less hassle! No one wants to feel rushed, and memberships will take away the restraints of current Open Studio time restrictions. Plus, with the a variety of membership levels you can cut down the hassle of calculating firing fees!! We offer four tiers of memberships. Text us at (817) 705-4685 or email at [email protected] to purchase your membership! Your confirmation email will allow you to start booking!!
Greenware Memberships:
Time restraints just went out the window! You can now book one or more hours as needed to work without getting charged by the hour! Greenware members get half a studio shelf space each month to store their work in progress. They can buy clay on site for by the 25lbs bag for $25. You may use studio glazes and bring in your own pre approved glazes. Each month, kin firings up to a 5″ tall x 26″ wide x 13″ deep half circle shelf space is included! Options to add more work beyond your allotted kiln space is available. $65/mo (fees are automatically deducted monthly) PRICE UPDATE JAN 1 2025
Leather-hard Memberships:
Allow the freedom of working in a creative studio environment work on YOUR schedule! You can now book multiple working hours and not get charged by the hour! Leather-hard members get a full studio shelf space for works in progress. You can buy clay conveniently onsite for a discount. Studio glazes are available to you. You can bring in your own pre approved glazes as well. This allows you to experiment with over 20 colors to hone in your artistic palette. Each month, kiln firings include two 6″ tall x 26″ wide x 13″ deep half circle shelves! $125/mo (fees are automatically deducted monthly)
Bisque-ware Memberships:
Want to spend more time working and getting to know more clay enthusiast? Garret Pendergrass Pottery provides a great place for you to join a culture of clay. Bisque-ware members get two studio shelves to put their work, clay and tools! Kiln firings include four 6″ tall x 26″ wide x 13″ deep half circle shelves each month! $250/mo (fees are automatically deducted monthly)
Glaze-ware Memberships:
Glaze-ware members get unlimited 24/7 access to the studio. This gives you total flexibility over your schedule. You get up to four studio shelfs to store work, clay and tools. Each month, you get an entire kiln load included with your membership!! If you enjoy unlimited flexibility and being around a community that will support you, this membership is made for you. $500/mo (fees are automatically deducted monthly)
Friends, Family, and Co-Workers
Want to host a small group of your personal friends, family, or a small office event? Send Garret Pendergrass Pottery a text at (817) 705-4685 or email at [email protected]. We can work together to find dates and times that work for you. This is a great excuse to get messy and bond with those in your life or have an experience your work crew will never forget!
Kiln Rentals
Kiln rentals are here! You need a place to fire your work? We’ve got your back! We fire electric kilns to bisque firing temperatures from ^06-^04 and glaze temperatures to ^5/6. You can rent space from one piece to an entire kiln load. Firing fees vary from the amount of work you need to fire. We have one 6 cu ft kiln and two 10 cu ft kilns to choose from. Please know the brand and firing temperature of your clay and glazes. Text GPP at (817) 705-4685 or email at [email protected] to get details.