Terrestrial Forming Pottery Studio

Terrestrial Forming Pottery Studio A historic pottery studio open to the public to enjoy our galleries, retail spaces, sculpture garden ,education and firing opportunities! See potters at work.

In the woods near Lake Michigan and Duck Lake State Park is the pottery studio of Peter F. Johnson, known locally as "Peter the Potter." For over forty years he has created pottery, which is lead-free and ready for the dishwasher and the microwave. Peter is a native of Amherst, Massachusetts. He spent his youth in coastal Maine and northern Vermont and relocated to Whitehall, Michigan, in the earl

y seventies. He is a graduate of Albion College, Albion, Michigan, where he studied ceramic arts with Richard Leach. He taught pottery in the Albion College adult education program and at Alfred University, New York, where he obtained his masters in fine arts. Besides sculptural, outdoor pieces, some on a large scale, he creates functional forms from dinnerware to large bowls, birdbaths to lamps and sinks. His pottery can be found at his studio showroom, the Gallery Uptown in Grand Haven, and the White River Gallery in Montague. Come for a visit and a tour. Open daily 10-5pm

Sunday 1-5pm

Fall Workshop Schedule!! 😊🤘🏼Join us in the next few months to create one of a kind ceramic pieces and flex your creativi...
08/19/2026

Fall Workshop Schedule!! 😊🤘🏼

Join us in the next few months to create one of a kind ceramic pieces and flex your creativity.

Link in bio for tickets or visit our website for all things available this upcoming season at the studio.

07/25/2026

August workshop - Custom tic-tac-toe boards ✨

Want a rustic square board with X’s and O’s, or a round board with hand-carved stars and moons? This is your chance to make a game you’ll actually want to display.

Link in bio or visit our website for tickets!

Join us for a playful workshop where you’ll design and build your own custom tic-tac-toe game board, all handmade and to...
07/16/2026

Join us for a playful workshop where you’ll design and build your own custom tic-tac-toe game board, all handmade and totally one-of-a-kind and something you’ll actually want to use and display 😊.

We have templates to provide or we encourage you to get creative and run with your own ideas ✨

What we will cover:
-design and layout of game boards
-working with slab hand building techniques
-under glazing (decorating) finished boards

No experience necessary, tickets available now through link in bio or on our website!

The July workshop is here! Join us to make custom wind chimes for your yard. This workshop will explore form, texture an...
06/24/2026

The July workshop is here! Join us to make custom wind chimes for your yard.

This workshop will explore form, texture and balance while you build pieces to assemble a one-of-a-kind piece of outdoor art 🍃✨

Link in bio - or visit our website for tickets!

Peter sculptures in the wild 🌞
05/28/2026

Peter sculptures in the wild 🌞

Life at the studio lately - Peter working a new sculpture- spring workshops are in full swing- Randi cat is very happy a...
05/14/2026

Life at the studio lately
- Peter working a new sculpture
- spring workshops are in full swing
- Randi cat is very happy about warmer weather
- testing new glazes gearing up for our big summer reduction firing 🤘🏼🔥

Stop in to say hi and see what’s going on!

Come play with us and get your mom something she actually wants for Mother’s Day 🌷 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
04/28/2026

Come play with us and get your mom something she actually wants for Mother’s Day 🌷
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Join us for a lovely Mother’s Day workshop 🌿 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We’ll start with a guided hike around the studio to gather fo...
04/16/2026

Join us for a lovely Mother’s Day workshop 🌿
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We’ll start with a guided hike around the studio to gather foliage, then impress your finds into clay to create a one of kind keepsake.

Two sessions available 10 - 1PM & 3 - 6PM
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Not up for a hike, but still want to create with us? You can bring your own leaves, flowers & beautiful finds from your own garden!

For tickets and more information visit our website or the link in our bio!
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Our first workshop is coming up fast and we only have 2 spots left in our rolling trays session, grab em while you can! ...
03/29/2026

Our first workshop is coming up fast and we only have 2 spots left in our rolling trays session, grab em while you can!

Join us for a laid-back ceramic workshop where you’ll design and craft your own custom rolling tray from clay. Link in our bio for tickets or check out our workshop page on our website!

Good Clay, good company, great vibes✨Our workshop series is back this spring and we'd love to have you! Come build, play...
03/20/2026

Good Clay, good company, great vibes✨

Our workshop series is back this spring and we'd love to have you! Come build, play and create alongside fellow makers this season.

Registration now open on our website - Link in bio

Address

5385 Lamos Road
Whitehall, MI
49461

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

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