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Rat City Studios Rat City Studios is an open creative clay studio that provides a supportive environment for makers w Here we engage and build community through clay.

Rat City Studios & Rain City Clay are sister studios located in White Center & West Seattle. They are vibrant, creative communities that offer everything from beginning pottery classes to firing services for local potters. RCS & RCC bring people together through shared experiences in clay. Explore our community by taking a class or browsing the gallery! Rat City Studios is an open creative clay studio that provides a supportive environment for makers working independently in clay and artists who seek to take the next step down their paths as potters. This welcoming studio, located in White Center, is home to founder-potter-instructor-author Deb Schwartzkopf. RCS offers monthly studio access to independent study participants, skill building online clay workshops, and guidance for emerging artists through studio assistant positions. We support artists at many levels through shared experiential learning. We also have an array of events where we sell our handmade ceramic ware.

Our sister studio Rain City Clay's Winter classes and workshops are open for registration! Among the classes is one taug...
10/14/2026

Our sister studio Rain City Clay's Winter classes and workshops are open for registration! Among the classes is one taught by RCS founder , focusing on making for our soda kiln.🔥

Also check out the sculpture workshop coming in December - the registration deadline is Oct. 31st! 👀

https://raincityclay.com/classes-at-rcc
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Are you a ceramics artist looking for a community studio? Rat City Studios allows members to work independently in a coz...
10/11/2026

Are you a ceramics artist looking for a community studio? Rat City Studios allows members to work independently in a cozy studio with excellent flow. Learn more about us on our website, https://ratcitystudios.com/participate

Dax cleaning up shelves in our last studio purge! 🧽 A couple times of year we have a purge, where bags of clay are sorte...
10/04/2026

Dax cleaning up shelves in our last studio purge! 🧽 A couple times of year we have a purge, where bags of clay are sorted through and forgotten items are removed. These occasional deep cleans are part of what keeps the studio nice and functional for all our members.

There's a beautiful shared color story between this gate (a gorgeous collab between RCS resident and RCS founder !) and...
10/01/2026

There's a beautiful shared color story between this gate (a gorgeous collab between RCS resident and RCS founder !) and this peek into a past firing in our soda kiln. ✨

RCS member Leslie takes advantage of the studio's tuxedo cat visitation perk. 🖤🤍Are you a ceramics artist looking for a ...
09/28/2026

RCS member Leslie takes advantage of the studio's tuxedo cat visitation perk. 🖤🤍

Are you a ceramics artist looking for a community studio? Rat City Studios allows members to work independently in a cozy studio with excellent flow. Learn more about us on our website, https://ratcitystudios.com/participate
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What if your still life wasn’t still at all? 👀Rain City Clay (our sister studio) thrilled to welcome ceramic sculptor Al...
09/24/2026

What if your still life wasn’t still at all? 👀

Rain City Clay (our sister studio) thrilled to welcome ceramic sculptor Alanna DeRocchi to Rain City Clay this December for A Curious Collection—a two-day hands-on workshop exploring contemporary still life, sculpture, scale, composition, and storytelling.

Alanna’s work takes familiar things—food, objects, animals, the stuff we encounter every day—and gives them a strange, playful, sometimes unexpected new life. Her sculptures are full of humor and curiosity, while also digging into ideas of memory, desire, accumulation, care, and what we choose to pay attention to.

And this is a chance to work alongside her, not just watch a demo. Alanna will break down her approach to building larger handbuilt forms, talk through structure and support, and help you think about how individual objects come together to create a story.

You might make something funny.
Something weird.
Something beautiful.
Maybe all three.

✨ A Curious Collection with Alanna DeRocchi
📅 December 19 & 20
⏰ 10am–5pm both days
👐 All levels welcome
📍 Rain City Clay, West Seattle

Alanna recently exhibited her work internationally, including at the Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale in Korea, and we’re excited to have her here in Seattle sharing her process and ideas with our clay community.

Come make something curious.

Registration is open—bring your ideas, your questions, and your willingness to play.

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Rain City Clay (our sister studio) is thrilled to welcome ceramic sculptor, Alaskan adventurer, and professor >>> Alann...
09/24/2026

Rain City Clay (our sister studio) is thrilled to welcome ceramic sculptor, Alaskan adventurer, and professor >>> Alanna DeRocchi to Rain City Clay this December for “A Curious Collection” —a two-day hands-on workshop exploring contemporary still life, sculpture, scale, composition, and storytelling.

Alanna’s work takes familiar things—food, objects, animals, the stuff we encounter every day—and gives them a strange, playful, sometimes unexpected new life. Her sculptures are full of humor and curiosity, while also digging into ideas of memory, desire, accumulation, care, and what we choose to pay attention to.
And this is a chance to work alongside her, not just watch a demo. Alanna will break down her approach to building handbuilt forms, talk through structure and support, and help you think about how individual objects come together to create a story.

You might make something funny.
Something weird.
Something beautiful.
Maybe all three.

✨ A Curious Collection with Alanna DeRocchi
📅 December 19 & 20
⏰ 10am–5pm both days
👐 All levels welcome
📍 Rain City Clay, West Seattle
Alanna recently exhibited her work - Rigor/ Mortis - internationally at the Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale in Korea, and we’re excited to have her here in Seattle sharing her process and ideas with our clay community.

Come make something curious.
https://raincityclay.com/clas.../alanna-workshop-spring-2026
Registration is open—bring your ideas, your questions, and your willingness to play.

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RCS member Cameron making a plate - or is it a blate?! - on a bisque mold.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
09/21/2026

RCS member Cameron making a plate - or is it a blate?! - on a bisque mold.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Throwback to the bee swarm that RCS founder found in the garden earlier this year! 🐝 Deb is a beekeeper and maintains s...
09/19/2026

Throwback to the bee swarm that RCS founder found in the garden earlier this year! 🐝 Deb is a beekeeper and maintains several hives here at RCS, so moving them into a new home was a quick journey.

Rat City Studios is a community ceramics studio in White Center. Over 60 members work independently in a lovely garden setting. Learn more or join our membership waitlist at https://ratcitystudios.com/participate

This colander made by RCS member Brittany shows off a bubble underglaze technique! 🫧Rat City Studios is a community cer...
09/14/2026

This colander made by RCS member Brittany shows off a bubble underglaze technique! 🫧

Rat City Studios is a community ceramics studio in White Center. Over 60 members work independently in a lovely garden setting. Learn more or join our membership waitlist at https://ratcitystudios.com/participate

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2410 SW 106th Street
Seattle, WA
98146

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(206) 653-4490

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