Maya pottery was technologically simple—they didn’t use pottery wheels or elaborate kilns—but the vibrant and intricate designs they painted on vessels testifies to the skills of Maya artists. The ...

Audrey Winecoff, 16, of St. Louis Park, uses a roller to flatten a piece of clay to make a butter dish at the Workshop in Minneapolis. (Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

“Last season we connected with Mudslingers, so people can come and test their talents — they bring their pottery wheels and have been here once a month and they are doing demos and have ...