When the Clay Feels Like Home

Some people create pottery. Others create *themselves* through pottery. If that’s you—you’ve found the right place.

At The Clay Hole in Draper, Utah, we don’t just teach pottery. We hold space for people to reclaim identity, discover expression, and find a home in their creativity. Whether you’re exploring gender, spirituality, neurodivergence, queerness, or just want to express the inner world you’ve never had words for—clay doesn’t judge. It listens.

Here, pottery becomes more than a craft. It becomes a mirror. A voice. A declaration. And sometimes, a much-needed quiet place to finally feel safe being fully you.

How Pottery Helps Express Identity

  • 🎭 No rules, no labels—just a blank canvas and your hands
  • 🧘 Pottery allows processing without needing to explain
  • 🌱 You can build forms that feel like your story, your shape, your truth
  • 🎨 Glaze choices become emotional language
  • 💬 Community here embraces your uniqueness without expectation

Whether you’ve felt like too much, not enough, or totally unseen—this studio exists to shift that narrative. You are welcome. You are celebrated. And you are never too weird, too soft, too loud, too colorful, or too complex for this space.

“Pottery gave me a language when I didn’t have words. I built my queerness, my rage, my softness—all in clay. It’s the first time a place has felt safe *and* expressive at the same time.”
—Clay Hole Member

What You'll Find at The Clay Hole

  • 🏳️‍🌈 A radically inclusive space for LGBTQ+ and trans creators
  • 🧠 Deep emotional support and respect for neurodivergence
  • 🎨 A wall of 500+ glazes that invite exploration and emotion
  • 🛋 Flexible seating, cozy lighting, and open creative rituals
  • 📍 A central Utah location for people seeking authentic community

Conclusion

Pottery is healing. Pottery is personal. And pottery might be the most honest self-portrait you’ve ever made. If you’re ready to be fully you—in a studio that sees and celebrates that—you belong at The Clay Hole in Draper, Utah.

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Dan Pearce and The Clay Hole have nearly 3 million followers. Since 2010, Dan’s been creating often hilarious, often very helpful pottery videos you'll love.

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Written by Dan Pearce, studio owner and creative director of The Clay Hole.