Pottery Workshops at Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea | Austin, TX

• Coffee Tasting: Kick things off with a 20-minute coffee tasting featuring 3-4 Sweetwater blends.
• Your First Drink: Sip on a freshly made beverage from Sweetwaters to fuel your creativity during the workshop.
• Hands-On Instruction: A relaxed, hands-on pottery workshop guided by an experienced host.
• Pottery 101: Learn foundational hand-building techniques like pinch pots and coils, then turn them into functional pottery with pieces like mugs, bowls, vases, or planters. We’ll also show you how to add fun touches like handles or texture.
• All Supplies Provided: We bring the clay, tools, and materials — you just bring yourself.
• Beginner-Friendly Vibes: Laid-back, no-pressure energy perfect for first-timers, solo guests, and friend groups alike.

Note: After this workshop, you can air-dry your pottery. After a few days, your pottery will be ready to paint! Glazing + Firing (what makes your pottery waterproof and food-safe) is not available at this workshop. Use our Kiln & Ceramic Studio Locator to find a local pro who can glaze and fire your creations for you.

We rotate themes so there’s always something new to create. Join us again and again to grow your pottery skills and try new projects!

Here’s what’s on the schedule:

• Coffee Tasting + Pottery Making: Sip on a curated selection of coffee blends as you dive into a guided pottery-making experience—no prior experience needed. Whether you're sculpting a small dish, bowl, or abstract decor, you’ll leave with a one-of-a-kind piece that reflects your unique style.
• Halloween Edition: Get spooky with seasonal clay creations, think ghost tea light holders, pumpkin pinch pots, and other eerie-sistible designs. Costumes optional. Witchy, playful, and perfectly weird vibes required.
• Holiday Edition: Add a little handmade holiday magic to your season by sculpting functional festive decor or heartfelt gifts from clay. Make ornaments, candle holders, holiday trays, mini trees, or whatever you dream up. Think cozy, joyful, messily creative energy, because the best gifts are always the ones you make yourself.
• Make Your Own Plant Pot: Calling all plant parents: this one’s for you. Sculpt your own custom planter, basic, textured, footed, face-shaped, whatever your vibe. Whether your monstera needs a new home or your cactus wants an upgrade, you'll leave with a pot as unique as your plant baby.
• Sip & Sculpt: Our signature workshop. Unwind with a drink in one hand and clay in the other while you learn the basics of hand-building pottery. Make a planter, ring dish, vase, or whatever your imagination sparks.

P.S.  When you see “On the Patio,” it means we’re taking it outside! Soak up golden hour while you sculpt. If the weather is too rainy or blazing hot, we’ll move indoors, still fun, still clay-filled, just with AC.

Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea

• Address: 316 W 12th St, Austin, TX 78701
• Parking: Nearby streat parking.
• Ages: This is an all-ages venue. Participants must be 18+ to register, minors with a ticket are welcome with a ticketed, supervising adult.
• Food + Drinks: Signature coffee beverages, classics, pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and desserts.
• Vibe: Workshop takes place indoors in a relaxed, cafe setting, unless otherwise noted.
  
  Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea is a welcoming community hub that offers a fantastic spot for a wide variety of coffee, tea, and frozen drinks. With a menu of signature beverages and sweet treats, they keep things fresh, serving a mix of classic sips and new, innovative flavors in a laid-back atmosphere. Check out Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea’s website to learn more!