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Celebrate the creativity of the season during the Vashon Island Holiday Studio Tour, Saturdays and Sundays, December 6-7 & 13-14, 2025, from 10 am to 4 pm each day. The free, self-guided tour is organized by Vashon Island Visual Artists and features 40 studios and galleries, representing more than 140 artists and craftspeople. The organization’s website offers an interactive online map with details about each studio and gallery. Tour locations are spread throughout the island community, from the town center to outlying farms and shores, providing an escape for urban visitors.
Start your tour at the VIVA Tour Info Center & Gallery, located in the heart of town on Vashon Hwy, across from Snapdragon. The center is designed to enhance each visitor’s experience from our knowledgeable tour docents to our large interactive map that lets you explore the tour’s locations. The center offers tour brochures, public restrooms, and a mobile phone charging station. The center’s gallery presents the work of four Island artists including paintings, hand-pulled prints, cast glass, and ceramics. VIVA will hold a First Friday kick-off party at the Tour Center, December 5, from 5-8 pm, featuring a gathering of artists from around the tour.
The VIVA Studio Tour gives visitors the chance to purchase one-of-a-kind gifts in a wide range of price points. You’ll be able to enhance the meaning of the gift by meeting its creator and discovering the story behind the piece. Works range from beautifully functional to decidedly decorative pieces and include oil paintings, ceramics, pastels, blown glass, linocuts, monoprints, acrylics, watercolors, photography, wearable fiber arts, jewelry, basketry, woodwork, stained glass, stonework, mosaics, garden art, sculpture, art cards, etched glass, artisan soap, and more.
Vashon Island offers a green getaway that combines rural charm with sophisticated tastes. Island restaurants serve an array of cuisines from Thai and vegetarian to southern comfort.
For more information on the tour, including an interactive map, visit vivartists.com. You can also search by artist or medium.
Damian Grava’s Westwood Art Studio (} will once again be hosting a Holiday Ceramics Show and Sale on consecutive weekends, December 5th-7th, and December 13th and 14th.
In addition to Damian Grava’s work, guest artists include Jessica Kiessel, Jennifer Kegel, Elena Meshinchi, and Avery Armstrong. Also presenting work for sale are the talented students of Westwood Art Studio.
The opening night Preview Party and Sale will be on Friday, December 5th from 5-9 pm. We hope to see you there.
Open Studio Drop-In
Wednesdays from 6-8 PM $40
Potterings.com
Need creative time? Join our weekly Open Studio—$40 includes everything, guidance, materials, and kiln firings.Join us on Wednesdays from 6 PM to 8 PM for Open Studio at Potterings! This is your chance to explore, create, and experiment with clay in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Whether you’re new to pottery or looking to refine your skills, our open studio time is ideal for practicing techniques or simply having fun with clay.
An experienced instructor will be available to offer guidance and support as you work. Each month, we feature a seasonal piece of pottery we’ll make together. It’s a perfect way to start your pottery practice.
Insider tip: Want to do your own thing? Bring a couple of pottery ideas from the Potterings Pinterest boards for inspiration.
AUGUST – Make a pinch pot mug
SEPTEMBER – Make a kitchen sponge holder
OCTOBER – Make a seasonal pumpkin luminary
NOVEMBER – Make a trio of personalized holiday tree ornaments
DECEMBER – Make a holiday tree luminary
JANUARY – Make a cell phone stand
Just curious about Potterings? Feel free to drop in and take a look around—no charge.
Reserve your spot by paying in advance through Eventbrite.
August 6
August 20
August 27
September 24
October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12
November 19
December 3
December 10
December 17
January 7
January 14
January 21
January 28
Open Studio Drop-In
Wednesdays from 6-8 PM $40
Potterings.com
Need creative time? Join our weekly Open Studio—$40 includes everything, guidance, materials, and kiln firings.Join us on Wednesdays from 6 PM to 8 PM for Open Studio at Potterings! This is your chance to explore, create, and experiment with clay in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Whether you’re new to pottery or looking to refine your skills, our open studio time is ideal for practicing techniques or simply having fun with clay.
An experienced instructor will be available to offer guidance and support as you work. Each month, we feature a seasonal piece of pottery we’ll make together. It’s a perfect way to start your pottery practice.
Insider tip: Want to do your own thing? Bring a couple of pottery ideas from the Potterings Pinterest boards for inspiration.
AUGUST – Make a pinch pot mug
SEPTEMBER – Make a kitchen sponge holder
OCTOBER – Make a seasonal pumpkin luminary
NOVEMBER – Make a trio of personalized holiday tree ornaments
DECEMBER – Make a holiday tree luminary
JANUARY – Make a cell phone stand
Just curious about Potterings? Feel free to drop in and take a look around—no charge.
Reserve your spot by paying in advance through Eventbrite.
August 6
August 20
August 27
September 24
October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12
November 19
December 3
December 10
December 17
January 7
January 14
January 21
January 28
Open Studio Drop-In
Wednesdays from 6-8 PM $40
Potterings.com
Need creative time? Join our weekly Open Studio—$40 includes everything, guidance, materials, and kiln firings.Join us on Wednesdays from 6 PM to 8 PM for Open Studio at Potterings! This is your chance to explore, create, and experiment with clay in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Whether you’re new to pottery or looking to refine your skills, our open studio time is ideal for practicing techniques or simply having fun with clay.
An experienced instructor will be available to offer guidance and support as you work. Each month, we feature a seasonal piece of pottery we’ll make together. It’s a perfect way to start your pottery practice.
Insider tip: Want to do your own thing? Bring a couple of pottery ideas from the Potterings Pinterest boards for inspiration.
AUGUST – Make a pinch pot mug
SEPTEMBER – Make a kitchen sponge holder
OCTOBER – Make a seasonal pumpkin luminary
NOVEMBER – Make a trio of personalized holiday tree ornaments
DECEMBER – Make a holiday tree luminary
JANUARY – Make a cell phone stand
Just curious about Potterings? Feel free to drop in and take a look around—no charge.
Reserve your spot by paying in advance through Eventbrite.
August 6
August 20
August 27
September 24
October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12
November 19
December 3
December 10
December 17
January 7
January 14
January 21
January 28
Open Studio Drop-In
Wednesdays from 6-8 PM $40
Potterings.com
Need creative time? Join our weekly Open Studio—$40 includes everything, guidance, materials, and kiln firings.Join us on Wednesdays from 6 PM to 8 PM for Open Studio at Potterings! This is your chance to explore, create, and experiment with clay in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Whether you’re new to pottery or looking to refine your skills, our open studio time is ideal for practicing techniques or simply having fun with clay.
An experienced instructor will be available to offer guidance and support as you work. Each month, we feature a seasonal piece of pottery we’ll make together. It’s a perfect way to start your pottery practice.
Insider tip: Want to do your own thing? Bring a couple of pottery ideas from the Potterings Pinterest boards for inspiration.
AUGUST – Make a pinch pot mug
SEPTEMBER – Make a kitchen sponge holder
OCTOBER – Make a seasonal pumpkin luminary
NOVEMBER – Make a trio of personalized holiday tree ornaments
DECEMBER – Make a holiday tree luminary
JANUARY – Make a cell phone stand
Just curious about Potterings? Feel free to drop in and take a look around—no charge.
Reserve your spot by paying in advance through Eventbrite.
August 6
August 20
August 27
September 24
October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12
November 19
December 3
December 10
December 17
January 7
January 14
January 21
January 28
Open Studio Drop-In
Wednesdays from 6-8 PM $40
Potterings.com
Need creative time? Join our weekly Open Studio—$40 includes everything, guidance, materials, and kiln firings.Join us on Wednesdays from 6 PM to 8 PM for Open Studio at Potterings! This is your chance to explore, create, and experiment with clay in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Whether you’re new to pottery or looking to refine your skills, our open studio time is ideal for practicing techniques or simply having fun with clay.
An experienced instructor will be available to offer guidance and support as you work. Each month, we feature a seasonal piece of pottery we’ll make together. It’s a perfect way to start your pottery practice.
Insider tip: Want to do your own thing? Bring a couple of pottery ideas from the Potterings Pinterest boards for inspiration.
AUGUST – Make a pinch pot mug
SEPTEMBER – Make a kitchen sponge holder
OCTOBER – Make a seasonal pumpkin luminary
NOVEMBER – Make a trio of personalized holiday tree ornaments
DECEMBER – Make a holiday tree luminary
JANUARY – Make a cell phone stand
Just curious about Potterings? Feel free to drop in and take a look around—no charge.
Reserve your spot by paying in advance through Eventbrite.
August 6
August 20
August 27
September 24
October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12
November 19
December 3
December 10
December 17
January 7
January 14
January 21
January 28