GnarWare Workshop

A ceramics studio in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. GnarWare Workshop provides space for adults and children to work with clay at all skill levels. Offerings include six-week classes, single-day workshops, drop-in tutorials, monthly memberships, and day passes during open studio time. The studio supports wheel throwing with 12 pottery wheels and hand building at five large work tables equipped with an extruder, slab roller, molds, stamps, and forms. Its facilities include three electric kilns for cone 6 firing, along with dip glazes, underglazes, wax resist, brushes, and glaze application tools. Summer programming includes Raku classes, while the workshop also serves as a gathering place for artists and hobbyists.