Dowd House Studios is joining the Farmington Farmers Market part-time! Find our pottery (and maybe some things from the garden) amongst this great group of local makers & growers!

This one day workshop will cover the basics of decoration techniques for bisque fired clay as well as how to transfer imagery from paper (or your imagination) to the side of a pot.

We will cover:

What is glaze? What is underglaze?

Creating and layering imagery

Painting with underglaze – a layered watercolor effect

Underglaze pencils and applicators

Applying stain and glaze to texture

Underglaze transfers

Glaze application including wax resist designs

Troubleshooting glaze application

How to make your own waterslide decals

Students are encouraged to bring bisque pots and test tiles of their favorite clay. Bisque tiles and small cups or bowls made of porcelain and stoneware will also be provided.

We will start with a quick discussion of issues students have had with glazing and decorating – this will inform the order and direction of the rest of the class.

Before lunch break:

All the ways to use underglaze and underglaze products on your bisque. How to make stencils for underglaze and glaze.

After lunch break:

Glazing! Wax resist designs and stencils, different ways to apply glazes. How to layer glaze with decoration. Applying glaze and stains to texture (textured tiles will be available.) Demonstrate and discuss decals (after glaze.)

Sign up at the Community Creative Center

Dowd House Studios is joining the Farmington Farmers Market part-time! Find our pottery (and maybe some things from the garden) amongst this great group of local makers & growers!

Find Dowd House Studios with a group of awesome local makers at this 1-day market in Fayetteville! Artists, bakers, makers… all on the patio at Ozark Natural Foods. Be sure to stop by!

Spring Studio Sale!

Save the date!

Come by and see what we’ve been making all winter! New pots will be available as well as 2nds and misfits. Check out our studio and kilns and get a sneak peek into our garden!

Neighborhood parking is interesting, please be courteous! You can also park in our driveway in front of our house… the studio is right next door.

Jenny will be teaching a plant pot workshop at Pink Fern!

Make and decorate your own ceramic pot and saucer with Jenny of Dowd House Studios! From formation to techniques in carving and decorating, you'll have expert guidance every step of the way. You'll personalize your creation with bright slip and underglaze decorations. All materials are provided, and no clay or art experience needed!

After the workshop, Jenny will take your work to the studio for firing and you'll be able to pick up your personalized creation in about 3 weeks!

This workshop will be held at Pink Fern, and classes usually last 1.5-2 hours.

As our class sizes are small we are unable to offer refunds for no shows or cancellations within 48 hours.  

Sign up online here!

Visit Dowd House Studios and get a peek into the place where all the pottery comes from!

Munch on cookies and snacks while browsing all our pottery 2nds as well as anything left from our inventory… it’s the last sale of the year!

108 W Graham St

Prairie Grove, AR, 72753

Parking is interesting! We live in a neighborhood so please be considerate when parking, there are side street options and our small driveway will be available.

Join us and other local makers for a pop-up craft sale in the tasting room at Fossil Cove Brewery. Sip some brews while browsing our new pottery!

Just in time for holiday shopping! Find us at the Fayetteville Town Center with lots of local and regional makers.

Learn how to make your own paper! This workshop will cover the basic methods of Traditional Western Style papermaking. We will use abaca and sisal fibers, and discuss other fibers that could be used. Learn how to prepare the fiber, the basics of sizing, and other optional add-ins. Students will be included in every step of the process, making for a truly hands-on learning experience.

We will add another step once the sheets have been formed by adding pressed flowers and leaves into the paper. Making paper is a reminder to slow down, it is a surprisingly simple yet magical process.

This paper can be used in bookmaking, as stationary, part of a collage, or simply as art.
Expect a wet environment, please dress appropriately.

Sign up at Ozark Folkways - https://www.ozarkfolkways.org/upcoming-events/paper-making-w-jenny-dowd

We will be joining a great group of makers for a Bad Bunny themed night market!

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BAD BUNNY BLOCK PARTY

To celebrate Bad Bunny’s upcoming Super Bowl performance, SonrisaFest Night Market is going full Benito mode THIS THURSDAY

Get excited for:
 Bad Bunny playlist all night
 FREE mocktail and dirty soda bar with specialty Bad Bunny themed mocktail: Mango Malo

mango, pineapple, coconut + a spicy rim to bring the heat so you can be as bad as Benny!

COMEDY SHOW at 8PM (Presented by Bedhead Productions)

Games to win BIG prizes & discounts

Bad Bunny themed photo-op

Food trucks
 Local art, vintage gems, global fashion, & more, all under dreamy string lights


Come sip, shop, vibe, and support a good cause. Whether you’re rolling in with friends, family, your boo, or your pup, SonrisaFest is the place to be!

(byob allowed)

WHEN:

- Thursday, October 23rd

- Market & Festivities: 6–10PM (free entry)

- Comedy show: 8-9PM (donation based ticket fee at the door)

WHERE:

Outdoors at 428 S. Government Ave, Fayetteville AR

In the spirit of good music, a portion of proceeds will go to Fundación Música y País, supporting music education and social change for Puerto Rican youth.

Postponed 1 day for rain…. We will join a magical group of makers on Sunday October 19th! Browse our pottery (amongst the favorites we will have lots of jack-o-lanterns, ghost cups, and other spooky items) enjoy live music, snacks, blacksmith demonstrations, and even a costume contest, and raffle!

We are so excited to join the fall festivities in this year’s Falltoberfest! Find us amongst the fun, with a selection of pottery, ceramic jack-o-lanterns, and more.

The 3rd Annual Fayetteville Falltoberfest is coming back to Dickson Street on Sunday, October 5th from 12-6pm.

This fall festival favorite is taking over the Upper Ramble and 7 blocks of Dickson Street.

Free and open to all ages.

This is Fayetteville’s fall block party you don’t want to miss!

We are excited to participate in the Homegrown Festival again this year!

 Located in historic downtown Siloam Springs, the Homegrown Festival showcases locally handmade goods, curated vintage, food trucks, and live music. Vendors offer an array of original, one-of-a-kind, and limited-run items including illustration, printmaking, music, jewelry and accessories, handmade goods, salvaged and repurposed goods, and hand-picked vintage.

Saturday, October 4th

9am – 5pm 

Join us with other local makers outside of Hey! It’s a Shop! on Holcomb St.

This event features a free self-guided tour showcasing visual art, clothing, and interactive art along with a special ticketed event.

It’s an incredible display of local art with our galleries, museums and businesses opening their doors for exhibitions and entertainment.
Save the date! More info soon.

Join us for a fun Sunday afternoon on the Square in Fayetteville! Music, entertainment, makers, local businesses… a perfect way to spend the day!

Find us with our pottery on the square, and check out Experience Fayetteville’s FB event for a complete lineup of they day’s activities: https://www.facebook.com/events/1124365922938926

Bring your lawn chairs and stay a while as you enjoy more art, food, and local shopping in Experience Fayetteville.

This is a free event produced by Experience Fayetteville and organized by Downtown Fayetteville. To keep up with the many events happening this spring, be sure to check out EF’s community calendar at experiencefayetteville.com!

This one day workshop will cover the basics of decoration techniques for leather-hard greenware as well as how to transfer imagery from paper (or your imagination) to the side of a pot. We will cover: water etching, sgraffito, inlay, and mishima techniques as well as monotype, and slip transfers. 

Students are encouraged to bring damp pots and test tiles of their favorite clay. Damp test tiles of porcelain and stoneware will also be provided and we will use underglaze and slip for these techniques. 

Bring your lunch, we will take a short break for lunch and to give ourselves a little time to ponder ideas!

Taught by Jenny, this workshop will meet at the Community Creative Center in Fayetteville from 10am - 4pm

Sign up at the Community Creative Center

Participants will make their own custom paint palette set, perfect for watercolor painting and a sweet gift for the artist in your life or for yourself. Learn the basics of hand-building with clay to make a palette with up to 6 pools for paint, a brush holder, and a small cup for water. The pieces will be personalized using stamps and colored slips; then Jenny will fire the pieces and coat them with a white glaze so they are ready for paint. Finished pieces will be ready to pick up about 2 weeks after the workshop.

$45 Workshop fee includes instruction and all materials. 

Sign up at Ozark Folkways

Find us on the Town Square during Fayetteville’s Strawberry Festival!

Strawberry themed pottery, new spring items, and all your favorites! Join us in this celebration of all things summer and strawberry!

This FREE and fun-filled kickoff to summer will keep you busy all afternoon with multiple stages with live performances, pie competitions, seasonal menu items and specialty cocktails, and so much more. You can purchase fresh strawberries from local farms, try a variety of mouthwatering strawberry desserts, learn something new at food demonstration stations, and embrace your creative side with make-and-take art activities led by talented artists.

Join us with other local makers outside of Hey! It’s a Shop!

This event features a free self-guided tour showcasing visual art, clothing, and interactive art along with a special ticketed event.

It’s an incredible display of local art with our galleries, museums and businesses opening their doors for exhibitions and entertainment.
Save the date! More info soon.

Visit Dowd House Studios and get a peek into the place where all the pottery comes from!

Munch on cookies and snacks while browsing all our pottery. New inventory as well as those “gems” we call seconds.

Meet the kilns that do all the work… Crumpet, Muffin, Toast, Benedict, and help us name the newest one!

Parking is interesting! We live in a neighborhood so please be considerate when parking, there are side street options and our small driveway will be available.

Join us for a fun Sunday afternoon on the Square in Fayetteville! Music, entertainment, makers, local businesses… a perfect way to spend the day!

Music from Sicard Hollow

Bring your lawn chairs and stay a while as you enjoy more art, food, and local shopping in Experience Fayetteville.

More Sunday on the Square dates: April 27, August 24, and September 14

This is a free event produced by Experience Fayetteville and organized by Downtown Fayetteville. To keep up with the many events happening this spring, be sure to check out EF’s community calendar at experiencefayetteville.com!