Donovan Ceramics - Pottery & Tile

Donovan Ceramics - Pottery & Tile Small and medium batch pottery and tile for restaurants and homes. Handmade in new Orleans by Joseph & John Donovan.

A recent commission piece we're excited about! Always feels good to see the work in its home. Thanks for the picture Les...
04/07/2026

A recent commission piece we're excited about! Always feels good to see the work in its home. Thanks for the picture Leslie!

Working with small groups of students has been a refreshing change of pace, and our first couple wheel throwing groups h...
04/06/2026

Working with small groups of students has been a refreshing change of pace, and our first couple wheel throwing groups have been great to work with! We're excited to meet some new faces over this next five week session!

Our next round of wheel throwing classes is now available for sign-ups! These classes meet once a week for 5 weeks, and ...
04/03/2026

Our next round of wheel throwing classes is now available for sign-ups! These classes meet once a week for 5 weeks, and are open to students of any experience level.

Join us on the production side of things in our Oak Street studio for a unique, personalized learning experience!

We've got some fun new pieces in the works for our neighbor ! Including matcha bowls, rice bowls, trays, and more. These...
03/24/2026

We've got some fun new pieces in the works for our neighbor ! Including matcha bowls, rice bowls, trays, and more.

These will all be available exclusively next door at Coutelier, keep an eye out!

Sign ups are open for our Easter egg and bud vase painting sessions! These are open sessions, so you can stop by any tim...
03/20/2026

Sign ups are open for our Easter egg and bud vase painting sessions! These are open sessions, so you can stop by any time during the sessions and have some fun painting handmade eggs with us! All work will be available for pickup before Easter Sunday.

Our first round of classes starts later this week, including wheel throwing and a Saturday hand building workshop! We're...
03/10/2026

Our first round of classes starts later this week, including wheel throwing and a Saturday hand building workshop! We're so excited to begin welcoming students into our studio, which we've had a blast setting up and working in over this last year.

We still have a couple spots and sign ups are still open, so jump on it if you're interested.

New batch of decorative tile panels on deck!
02/26/2026

New batch of decorative tile panels on deck!

At Donovan Ceramics, we are opening our studio this spring for private and semi-private experiences on wheel techniques ...
02/24/2026

At Donovan Ceramics, we are opening our studio this spring for private and semi-private experiences on wheel techniques and methods!

These classes are built specifically for those interested in expanding and developing skills and understanding of the ceramic process. We are excited to welcome a small group of students of any experience level to learn alongside John Donovan in an intimately scaled and personal setting.

John has twenty-five years of teaching experience in higher education and fifty years of experience with his hands in clay (he got started very, very early). John firmly believes that personal creative expression is at the core of the human experience, and holds an insatiable drive for sharing the joy of making well-crafted, thoughtful forms in clay and building community through education.

During these five week sessions, John will share techniques for pottery on the wheel and explore other facets of pottery/tableware production, including clay and glaze mixing and chemistry, glaze application and kiln loading and firing. The classes are small by design, capped at two people per class. It’s a great chance for a semi-private instruction experience, or for a dynamic learning experience with a friend or partner.

Critical evaluation of works made during the classes will be a capstone event for those who are interested in fostering an academic experience that can carry you forward into a strong practice on your own. Please consider joining us on the production side of things in our Oak Street studio for a unique, personalized learning experience from one of the best in the biz!

At Donovan Ceramics, we are opening our studio this spring for private and semi-private experiences on wheel techniques ...
02/24/2026

At Donovan Ceramics, we are opening our studio this spring for private and semi-private experiences on wheel techniques and methods!

These classes are built specifically with those interested in expanding and developing skills and understanding of the ceramic process, from any experience level. We are excited to welcome a small group of students over a five week period of time to learn alongside John Donovan in an intimately scaled and personal setting that is based on individual experience and goals.

John has twenty-five years of teaching experience in higher education and fifty years of experience with his hands in clay (he got started very, very early). John firmly believes that personal creative expression is at the core of the human experience, and holds an insatiable drive for sharing the joy of making well-crafted, thoughtful forms in clay and building community through education.

During these five week sessions, John will share techniques for pottery on the wheel and explore other facets of pottery/tableware production, including clay and glaze mixing and chemistry, glaze application and kiln loading and firing. The classes are small by design, capped at two people per class. It’s a great chance for a semi-private instruction experience, or for a dynamic learning experience with a friend or partner.

Critical evaluation of works made during the classes will be a capstone event for those who are interested in fostering an academic experience that can carry you forward into a strong practice on your own. Please consider joining us on the production side of things in our Oak Street studio for a unique, personalized learning experience from one of the best in the biz!

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8600 Oak Street
New Orleans, LA
70118

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm

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