Mara Ellison
Founder and hand-building teacher
Mara brings a background in furniture design and a fondness for quiet, useful forms.
Our studio
A slower, clearer way to learn clay.
A practical beginning
Warmhaven began as a shared table for makers who wanted more time to understand material behavior. Today, our studio welcomes beginners and experienced artists into focused sessions built around process rather than pressure.
We teach hand building because it makes every decision visible: the pressure of a thumb, the honesty of a seam, and the balance between structure and softness.
Our mission
To make clay education attentive, accessible, and useful, while respecting the time, materials, and individual voice of every learner.
The people at the table
Jonah Reed
Sculpture instructor
Jonah helps students translate observation, gesture, and movement into compact clay studies.
Sana Brooks
Studio coordinator
Sana keeps sessions welcoming, well prepared, and easy to navigate for new makers.