06/10/2026 + 06/17/2026 Two Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm Ceramics Workshop: Make a Goo with Melissa Dettloff

Two-Day Ceramics Workshop: Making Goos with Melissa Dettloff

Part One: Wednesday June 10th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm 

Part Two: Wednesday June 17th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Entry Level Class—No experience necessary

Age 10+

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In this two part workshop, you'll learn ceramic hand building basics while creating a unique Goo of your own! 

Your instructor, Melissa will guide you through pinching and coiling, score and slip, and surface decoration via glazing by dipping and painting. No experience is necessary and all tools and materials are provided. 

Please note, your Goos will be ready to pick up in 1-2 weeks after the second session, when the kiln firing is complete. POST staff will call when the projects are ready for pick up.

About the Instructor:

Melissa Dettloff is a teaching artist in Detroit, making drawings, screen prints, and ceramics at POST and in her home studio. She is the creator of the Goo, a special, squishy being with part of it missing trying to make the world a better place for everyone. First introduced to printmaking as an art student at Wayne State University, Melissa co-owned Ocelot Print Shop, a community screen printing shop in Detroit’s Cass Corridor. In 2020 she co-founded POMPOM (Printmakers of Michigan Printing on Materials), a networking group for printmakers.