A New Orleans ceramics gallery and pottery teaching school.
Summer Showroom hours: Thursday through Saturday 10-4 or by appointment. Or by chance!
Call 504-450-5186 or go to the contact us section.
Day and evening pottery lessons are available. Pottery classes are geared toward beginning and intermediate ceramic students.
Owned and operated by Martin Lill, Potter and instructor.
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Cool bowl from Cherie in the Tuesday night class. Great job Cherie!
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Clay and Churro(The Dog) in the Tuesday night class at Hands In Clay!
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Too Hot to Raku! Tried to best the heat at 6 in the morning-didn’t work! But the pots…
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Nice bowl from Hanna J. In the Thursday night class. Aventurine base with Seaweed and Honey Flux. Sweet!
New Spring bud vases at Hands In Clay by Martin Lill.
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2000 year old abandoned student pot shelf. Volterra Etruscan Museum. We hold them for 60 days!
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Kathleen’s unique glaze application in the Thursday night class! It happens!
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Astounding 15 inch vase by Rosali R in the Thursday night class. Black underglaze with Lichen glaze and…
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Kayla’s Cool lamps in the Saturday morning class!
Ann’s mixed media large bowl. Super Cool! Great job Ann!
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Hands In Clay will be open for First Saturday Art Walk this Saturday night, 5-8 on Magazine Street…
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Russel’s ceramic Doubloons spreading the Love - All on a Mardi Gras day!
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Daryl’s excellent Floating Pond pots in the Friday morning class. Great job Daryl!
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Firing the last of the 2025 vases. Kilns were firing Sweetly! 4 more tomorrow , then moving on…
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Hands In Clay is open for Christmas shopping today 11-6. Come on out to Magazine Street, Uptown -…
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Hands In Clay showroom will be open Monday and Tuesday 11-5 for Christmas shopping. Gifts in all prices!
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Garlic Jars, Berry Bowls and Pitchers for Christmas shopping at Hands In Clay today 10-5 Uptown on Magazine…
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Santa’s Champagne Stroll tonight 5-8 on Magazine Street, Uptown! Come on out for Holiday shopping and sipping! New…
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Teapots and Sake Sets by Martin Lill at Hands In Clay for Champagne Stroll Saturday night 5-8. Come…
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New Raku vases from the latest firing. 12 inch Vases by Martin Lill in Turquoise Luster glaze. Available…
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Latest teapot by Martin Lill. 8 inches tall in Earth’s Crust glaze, with Bamboo handles. Now available in…
10 inch pitcher by Leila in the Thursday night class. Great job!
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Erica’s bud vases! Sweet!
Inta’s large Latvian Amulet bringing good luck and good fortune! Great job!
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Great work by the students in The Summer Teapot Workshop!
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New work by Eliza in the Thursday night class! Cool!
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Cool Lichen Ghost from Emily H in the Saturday morning class. Black underglaze with Lichen glaze.
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Nevada’s Dragon takes flight!
Puppies and Pots in the Thursday night class! Kandicorn is a 7 week old Australian Shepherd available to…
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Nevada B will have her playful Dragon Ceramic sculptures here at Hands In Clay on Magazine Street. Come…
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Cool vase by Denise F in the Thursday night class. Ice Blue glaze, with transfers by Hanna J.
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Heather M rockin the Peacock glaze in the Thursday night class! Great job!
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Dragon Fruit Clay is back! Mini bud vases!
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Stephanie H rockin the wild glazed Chip and Dip bowl in the Friday morning class. Good job!
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The Piggy Banks are breeding!
Excellant work by Andrew H in Jacqui’s Friday night class!
Clay Fails in the Friday morning class. Please screw the lid back on!
Jess’s Gator is on the loose! Go Little Jess!
Vase and flower arrangement by Emma in the Tuesday night class. Stuff doing Stuff. Nice!
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Sake set by Martin Lill at Hands In Clay. Mint Speck with Hot Tamale liner.
3rd Annual Clay Fest coming up November 8th. Seeking individual artists and studios to vend.
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New line of teapots from Martin Lill at Hands In Clay. Getting ready for Art For Art’s Sake…
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Cute little Raccoon coffee mugs from Natalie in the Friday night class! After all these years I still…
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Summer Teapot Project at Hands In Clay.
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Emily’s first lidded vessel in the Saturday morning class. Yeah!!! Black with Sloan’s Green and Old Crystal on…
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Festive coffee set by Martin Lill @ at Hands In Clay on Magazine Street. New Summer hours -…
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More pots from the Summer Extruder Project at Hands In Clay. Teapots are next!
Nevada working her Magic on Louie The Dragon in the Thursday morning class. 10:00-12:30. Spots available now!