We’ve been hard at work in the studio creating a beautiful collection of ceramic wares for all the moms and mom-like people out there. We’ll have tons of planters, and small collections of mugs, tumblers, stash jars, vases, salt cellars, bowls, etc… There will be crystal pieces, hand painted work, and various colors available. We’ll start peeping items available on our website in the days leading up to the sale.

It’ll be a great one - you won’t want to miss it!

Sale goes live on our website at 7pm CST on Sunday April, 27th. As a special thanks - newsletter subscribers will receive a special email the morning of the sale to access the sale 30 minutes early. Make sure you’re signed up! If you’re not, head to our home page, and scroll to the bottom. :)

Mother's Day is a time to honor not only mothers but also all maternal figures who have shaped our lives. This includes grandmothers, aunts, stepmothers, and mentors who have provided guidance and support. It is also an opportunity to celebrate those who have nurtured others, such as guardians or close friends who have stepped into maternal roles. Recognizing the diverse expressions of motherhood helps us appreciate the unconditional love and care that exists in many forms.

Join us this Saturday with a special someone, and spend some time relaxing and getting creative together.

Each guest will have a brown speckled stoneware planter to decorate with vibrant underglaze colors. Milissa Beale will provide instruction, and continued guidance throughout the process as well as inspiration for decorating. We'll walk through a guided floral painting, and then you'll be given the choice to follow the guides provided, or veer off with your own creativity.

Planters are all individually handmade, and thrown on the potters wheel by Eric Beale. Sizes will vary slightly, but he's pretty good - so not much. :) Sizes are approx. 6x6"

If you have specific flowers that you’re interested in painting, please bring pictures for reference. There will be pictures, real flowers, and books on hand for reference here at the studio.

*As an added Mother’s Day Bonus, you’ll have the choice of a plant for your planter when you come to pick up. We thought this would be a wonderful ready-to-gift item, or a nice way to treat yourself.

This is a family friendly event - all ages welcome. Children under 12 must be accompanied with an adult to help them with their painting. Each participant painting a planter must purchase a spot.

Length of Event: 3 hours / Price per person: $75 / Max capacity: Up to 24 guests

*Participants can pick up mugs on the following Friday - the 9th.

Mom’s Day Shop + Hop
Sunday, May, 4th 2025

We have collaborated once again with a team of our local business friends to bring you a fantastic event, and a fun way to spend a Sunday! You will find handcrafted pottery and art, plants and flowers, vintage treasures, tasty bites paired with great wines, and so much more at our Shop + Hop Event. This is a great way to celebrate Mother's Day together, gather sweet thoughtful gifts for mom, or just grab some loved ones for a fun day out, and explore our three unique country spaces.

Beale Pottery: 10-4pm
1038 N 550 E Westville, IN 46391

We operate a small batch production pottery shop that offers various classes, workshops, and memberships. We love hosting events to bring together the community, and hope you’ll join us in our studio on the 4th of May for an open house style sale in light of Mother’s Day. New this year is a fun addition - we’ve recently added a small greenhouse to our property and plan to celebrate our first season of selling flowering baskets, native plants and flowers, and a small variety of veggies and herbs! Our shelves and tables will be bursting with not only flowers, but our handcrafted Mother's Day stock including our beloved Dunes inspired collection, hand painted florals and birds, candles, crystals and more. Friends joining us on the 4th:

• Sugarfield Flowers | Kris will have us stocked with beautifully curated grab + go flower bouquets

• Pottery Vendors | Some of our talented local pottery friends and members we will be showcasing and selling their own artwork. Here’s a list of people you can expect to see:.

  • Modus Pottery, Ryan Greene

  • KT&ME Pottery, Katie Clark

  • Art By Felicia, Felicia Meyer

  • PS Pottery, Pam Strudus

  • Heidi Pampalone

  • Unhinged Pottery, Sydney Raynor

  • Erin Roark

  • Purple Heather Pottery, Heather Connors

  • Dainey Vaco

Blue Moon Vintage Market: 10-4pm
11193 W Division Rd Westville, IN 46391

Vicki and Jen Kerr are a dynamic mother daughter duo passionate about the vintage market and small event space they curate together, as well as their 88 acre animal recuse, Elsa's Acres. Visit their beautiful barn and sprawling property for some of the best vintage finds, and say hello to their many furry friends. Vic and Jen will be hosting the following vendors on the 4th:

• Olga's Food Truck and Catering | charcuterie boxes for sale, as well as ordering available for Mother's Day the following weekend.

• Creekside Betty | An impressive collection of all things vintage, antique, old, repurposed, primitive, rustic.

• Maxwell’s | Presenting The Blue Moon Bling Bar! Founder and owner Deb Maxwell has found her way back to Valparaiso, Indiana after 38 years. Deb, a former international luxury goods executive turned vintage jewelry addict decided it was time to close up shop in NY/NJ and circled back to where life started. Her costume jewelry collection encompasses vintage and niche artisans ranging from timeless classic to glam to off-beat statement pieces.

Anderson’s Winery | 12-6pm
430 East US Highway 6 Valparaiso, Indiana

Anderson's Winery in Valparaiso, Indiana, is a beloved local institution. Nestled on the Valparaiso Moraine, a glacial ridge offering the highest point in Northwest Indiana, Anderson's Winery is an absolute hidden gem. Visit their tasting room to sample wines, enjoy a delicious meal from the menu, shop from a collection of local makers, and relax by the cozy fireplace.

• Live Music | For Pete’s Sake, an Americana band will play from 2-5pm

Each stop offers its uniqueness, inviting you to linger, discover, and celebrate together. Collect moments of joy and wonderment as you weave your way between these spaces within our community. It's not just an event, it's an experience!

Dates: May 5th + May 12th

5-8pm pm each Monday Evening

Are you a bird nerd like we are over here? You’re gonna love this one - especially with migration right around the corner!

In this 2 day workshop guests will be constructing a birdhouse from clay slabs. On the first evening we’ll be designing and building our houses with texture and patterns to create sweet little details on this three dimensional tiny home. This is an instructed build, and meant for a real bird to nest in. We will have a list of local birds to talk about, and dimensions that specific birds look for to build their homes and feel comfortable.

On the second Monday you’ll be hand painting your creations with a combination of glazes for a piece that is truly one of a kind. We’ll also take into consideration colors that may entice your bird to come cozy up in the new home that you’ve created.

Instructor: Milissa Beale

All materials provided.

Ages: 8 - 108
* Kids 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult

Price: $95

Spots available: 12

In this 5 week course beginner and intermediate students will be invited to spend time exploring what’s possible with clay through hand building. Classes will consist of 3 structured lessons using different build methods including coils and slabs, with a focus on making functional wares. In the 5th class you’ll get to explore what you’ve learned, and work on your own planned project - with guidance if needed. We’ll also discuss designs for your projects using various textures, cut outs, and glazes.

*We look forward spring around here, so some of the projects may be garden related. We will discuss projects as a group when the class begins.

In class you can expect to discuss various clay artists in the industry to be used as examples and inspiration while creating your own works.

Students will gain knowledge about the ceramic process, and will have created a handful of pieces by the end of the 5 weeks.

We’ll fire all pottery after the last class ends, and pick up will be scheduled for the following week at the same class time unless otherwise arranged.

Milissa Beale is the instructor for this workshop. She brings 20+ years of clay experience and creativity to the tables with her. She believes that there is an artist in everyone, and that carving out time to let your creative self flow is essential.

Class size is limited to 12.

All materials included.

This event is perfect for a group friends, moms and daughters, sisters and aunts… Gather your people - let’s celebrate, and get creative together! This will be a relaxed beginner friendly workshop where we’ll work with raw clay to make some beautiful ceramic flowers.

Each guest will be working with a smooth white stoneware. We’ll be creating from slabs, and shaping petals to create decorative flowers. Milissa Beale will provide instruction, and continued guidance throughout the process as well as inspiration for your creations. Wires to fire into the backsides of your flowers will be provided. This will allow you to hang your pieces once finished.

We will have a variety of flower petal shapes that you can choose from, and cutters to help you through this process.

Flowers created will be glazed by the staff here at Beale Pottery with your choice of available colors. Examples will be on hand for reference - Eric has been a real wizard when it comes to glazes lately… we’ll have some beautiful colors for you to choose from!

This is a family friendly event - all ages welcome. Children under 7 must be accompanied with an adult to help them with their project. Each participant must purchase a spot.

Length of Event: 3 hours | Price per person: $65

Max capacity: Up to 24 guests in each session

*Participants can pick up their flowers on the following Saturday, or pay for shipping and have your pottery mailed to your home!

Please note: There are no refunds or credits for cancelations

Join us here in the pottery studio, and shake up date night! You’ll have a ton of fun - we promise.

We revamped date night to include beginner friendly clay challenges for couples to compete in. We keep the night moving, and we always have a good time. After introductions, we will split into two groups for some fun clay games. One group will work on the wheel with Eric while the other hand builds with Milissa. We'll break for dinner, and swap places afterwards. The night will be set up so that each couple will have challenges to accomplish together at the wheel (yes, one wheel per couple - we're creating some real ghost moments, and on the hand building tables. Here’s how the night’s schedule will look:

5-5:15pm: Hellos + Intros

5:15-6:15pm: 6 couples on the wheels + 6 couple on the tables for clay games

6:15 - 7pm: Break for a dinner

7 - 8pm: We Swap! Hand building couples head to the wheels + wheel couples head to the tables for more clay games.

8-8:15 Ghost pictures if you choose/clean up

Most everything you need is provided for the night, you will receive an email with all the information you will need a day or two before the event.

You will be able to keep one item that you create together, and you’ll have the opportunity to win pottery prizes.

We are not able to provide beer or wine, but you are welcome to bring your own and consume responsibly. We have a small fridge here to keep your drinks cold, but most couples come prepared with their own small coolers.

Due to diet restrictions, the easiest meal to accommodate everyone is pizza. We will be ordering a variety of pies, wings, and some extras from AJ's Pizza in Chesterton. There will be gluten free options upon request.

Our pottery barn is located on our residential property. The address is:

1038 N 550 E in Westville, IN 46391

We have a fairly large driveway, but there is a rhythm to the parking. One of us should be outside to help direct the first few where to go. 

Please try to arrive at least 15 minutes early so that we can get everyone parked and settled before starting our demos. 

Ages 21+ / Beginner Friendly

Length of Event: 3+ hours/ Price per couple: $155 / Max capacity: 12 couples

Join us here in the pottery studio, and shake up date night! You’ll have a ton of fun - we promise.

We revamped date night to include beginner friendly clay challenges for couples to compete in. We keep the night moving, and we always have a good time. After introductions, we will split into two groups for some fun clay games. One group will work on the wheel with Eric while the other hand builds with Milissa. We'll break for dinner, and swap places afterwards. The night will be set up so that each couple will have challenges to accomplish together at the wheel (yes, one wheel per couple - we're creating some real ghost moments, and on the hand building tables. Here’s how the night’s schedule will look:

5-5:15pm: Hellos + Intros

5:15-6:15pm: 6 couples on the wheels + 6 couple on the tables for clay games

6:15 - 7pm: Break for a dinner

7 - 8pm: We Swap! Hand building couples head to the wheels + wheel couples head to the tables for more clay games.

8-8:15 Ghost pictures if you choose/clean up

Most everything you need is provided for the night, you will receive an email with all the information you will need a day or two before the event.

You will be able to keep one item that you create together, and you’ll have the opportunity to win pottery prizes.

We are not able to provide beer or wine, but you are welcome to bring your own and consume responsibly. We have a small fridge here to keep your drinks cold, but most couples come prepared with their own small coolers.

Due to diet restrictions, the easiest meal to accommodate everyone is pizza. We will be ordering a variety of pies, wings, and some extras from AJ's Pizza in Chesterton. There will be gluten free options upon request.

Our pottery barn is located on our residential property. The address is:

1038 N 550 E in Westville, IN 46391

We have a fairly large driveway, but there is a rhythm to the parking. One of us should be outside to help direct the first few where to go. 

Please try to arrive at least 15 minutes early so that we can get everyone parked and settled before starting our demos. 

Ages 21+ / Beginner Friendly

Length of Event: 3+ hours/ Price per couple: $155 / Max capacity: 12 couples

Join us for a fun, creative journey into the world of sgraffito surface designs! In this workshop, you’ll learn the fundamentals of sgraffito techniques and practice transforming two-dimensional designs onto three-dimensional clay surfaces. We’ll explore the principles of art, experimenting with color, texture, movement, and understanding how to use positive and negative space to create depth and visual interest. We’ll start with simple sgraffito exercises on clay tiles and paper to collage imagery and develop a strong composition.

About the Instructor:

Sarah Anderson is a full time ceramic artist that creates illustrative characters on the surface of clay through the use of sgraffito. Bright colors and exaggerated creatures are obvious statements in her work, creating a uniquely identifiable brand for herself. She graduated from Ball State University as a sculpture major, using multiple mediums to create large scale work. She was the ceramic department chair at the Indianapolis Art Center for three years before leaving to pursue her own work full time. Her work has been featured across the nation at multiple galleries and studios, winning awards like the Best Teapot for the Strictly Functional Pottery National at the Lancaster, PA Museum in 2021. Sarah has been featured in many articles and publishers like Ceramics Monthly and Indianapolis Monthly, as well as featured as a demo artist at the Amaco booth during NCECA 2023.

What To Bring ***

Each student will be provided with a leather hard clay tile, and has the option to bring at least one leather hard piece of their own to this workshop. Beale pottery will have leather hard vases and planters available for an additional cost.

Post Workshop: Glazing

• If students choose to finish their workshop pieces, they will be slowly dried, after which they will be bisque-fired.

• NOTE:  Glazing will not be a part of the workshop, although surface decorating techniques may be discussed throughout. All attendees will be provided with the option of additional self-guided Open Studio time at no cost if they choose to come back to glaze their piece after bisque firing is completed. Special instructions will be provided following the workshop in booking a reservation in the studio.

Materials: All necessary tools will be provided, along with firing services, as well as glazes if students choose to return to finish their pieces. 

Join Eric in the studio for a brand new packed 5 session series - Pottery Wheel Bootcamp! This bootcamp has been designed specifically for beginners, and will provide participants with an introduction to the fundamentals of wheel throwing, guiding you through each step of the process.

Thursday, June, 19th | 5-8pm

Each guest will have a brown speckled stoneware camp mug to decorate with their choice of hand painted design. You are welcome to bring your own artwork, pictures, logos, flowers, or ideas to create your own on-of-a-kind mug. We’ll have some ready to templates for you here in the studio, and wi-fi available to print images if needed.

We cannot provide beer or wine to guests, but you’re welcome to bring your own provided you are 21+ and consume responsibly. We do have a fridge that you’re welcome to use, however bringing your own personal cooler to keep with you is pretty cool. We always have sparkling water, coffee, tea, and a water cooler to fill your water bottles on hand in the studio.

Length of Event: 3 hours | Price per person: $75 | 21+ Event

Max capacity: Up to 24 guests

There are no refunds or credits given for cancelations.

Monday June, 23rd - Thursday June, 26th

1-3pm each day

Week 1 - Kids Clay Camp!

Mrs. Connors is back for summer camp! She will guide your kids in creating one of a kind pieces they will cherish for years to come. You can expect to see things like tic-tac-toe game boards, hand rattles, planters, and more! Each day they will work on fun projects that will spark their individual creativity. Students will have created up to 4 items by the end of camp. We will fire the projects for them, and they will be ready to pick up the following week. We’ll send an email with a date and time for pick up.

Ages: 7-12

18 spots available - first come first serve

Cost: $135 per student

*No refunds or credits for cancelations

Monday July, 7th - Thursday July, 10th

1-3pm each day

Week 2 - Kids Clay Camp!

Mrs. Connors is back for summer camp! She will guide your kids in creating one of a kind pieces they will cherish for years to come. You can expect to see things like tic-tac-toe game boards, hand rattles, planters, and more! Each day they will work on fun projects that will spark their individual creativity. Students will have created up to 4 items by the end of camp. We will fire the projects for them, and they will be ready to pick up the following week. We’ll send an email with a date and time for pick up.

Ages: 7-12

18 spots available - first come first serve

Cost: $135 per student

We’re excited to invite you to visit this year’s Ruthmere Ceramic Showcase on Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 10 AM – 3 PM. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with a variety of talented ceramic artists, and be part of a vibrant arts event in the beautiful setting of the Ruthmere Campus.

The showcase is even more exciting with an expanded beer and wine tasting area!

The Ruthmere staff and board of directors is committed to making this a premier clay event in the midwest as we enter our second year of operation.. Ruthmere has a significant membership that is passionate about supporting the arts.

Rhythm + Raku Fest | A Celebration of Clay + Community

We opened up our pottery studio for classes + workshops in March of 2023. We had no idea how much fun we’d have, and to be honest - we were completely blown away by the community response. Over the past couple of years our student base has grown, and we’ve befriended the most wonderful community of clay enthusiasts.

We want to celebrate! We’ve hosted a handful of big events since we’ve been here, and we’ve got it dialed in. This year’s celebration will focus on a few of our favorite things - Music, Raku, and bringing together the community.

We’ll have the raku kilns firing most of the day - guests will have the opportunity for decorate their own raku pieces and watch them get fired up!

We’ve got four bands scheduled from 2-10:30pm!
2-3pm - Singing Sands String Band
3:30-4:30pm - TBA
5-7pm - Head Honchos
7:30-10:30 Janky Limo

Burn Em Brewery will be back slinging their tasty brews!

Clay Games are back, and we’re going big this year! Get ready to earn those metals!

Camping and accommodation info to be updated soon!

Many more details to come, keep checking back!

Two Dates!

Monday November 20th / 5:30-8:30pm

Wednesday November, 22nd / 5:30-8:30pm

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll engage in the artful confluence of ceramics and floristry.

The workshop will begin with your choosing of a handmade, exclusively designed vessel by Beale Pottery for Sugarfield. Each vessel will be created using our signature brown speckled clay, decorated with interesting textures and warm earth-toned glazes.

Kris will share her knowledge of botany and aesthetics while guiding the group in selections of fresh, locally sourced flowers and foliage. She will teach techniques for arranging the blossoms, achieving visual balance, color harmony, and structural stability within the ceramic vessels.