Clay Dreaming Pottery Studio

Specialties

Clay classes for adults, kids and teens (wheelthrowing, handbuilding and more!)

Paint Your Own Pottery

Parties & Special Events

Retail Gallery

History

Established in 2007.

In June 2007, Clay Dreaming Pottery Studio acquired the ceramics studio at the Redbrick Arts Center. With the strong support of students, Clay Dreaming quickly developed into a healthy and growing community of potters.

In March 2010, Clay Dreaming moved from the old Redbrick Arts building into a brand-​new, state of the art facility in the heart of downtown Beverly. With Tracie’s husband, Peter Koeplin, serving as General Contractor, Clay Dreaming revitalized the building that once housed the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

Clay Dreaming Pottery Studio is continuously expanding, offering intimate class sessions, use of community tools, a vast glaze library, and considerable equipment – including 10 potter’s wheels, 3 electric kilns, slab roller, and extruders.

The studio provides classes for adults and children of all skill levels. Students learn hand building, wheel throwing, tile and mold making, as well as glaze techniques. Workshops are also held on a regular basis.

Meet the Business Owner

Tracie K.

Business Owner

Clay Dreaming is independently owned and operated by Tracie Koeplin. A native of Cape Ann, she has been working and teaching in clay for over 15 years. Tracie spent several years in Western Massachusetts earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts, as well as apprenticing under master potters, Michael Cohen and Angela Fina.

It was her one year spent in Aboriginal Australia however, where Tracie found her most significant inspiration, which can be easily detected in her works today. Working in a red stoneware body, minimalistic forms are painted onto large-​scaled coiled and wheel thrown vessels. Simplistic geometric shapes and totemic images are reinterpreted in order to recognize and celebrate Indigenous Australian culture.

Tracie’s work is on display and for sale at her own studio, as well as other surrounding galleries, shops, and craft events. All pieces are made from durable, high-​fired stoneware which are food-​friendly, microwave and dishwasher-​safe.