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Your hands. Something made.

Flint and Marble brings a fully mobile nerikomi clay workshop to you — for a birthday, a friend gathering, a team offsite, or just a group of curious people who want to try something new with their hands. Your group designs and patterns their own functional pieces in colored clay — food safe, microwave safe, and made to be used every day. No experience needed. Just curiosity, creativity, and a table to work at.

Hands rolling colored nerikomi clay at a Flint and Marble workshop David Jo leading a nerikomi workshop at Slip Studio

The Experience

Birthdays & Celebrations — A hands-on way to mark the occasion. Guests leave with something they made themselves, not just a party favor.

Just for Fun — Gather your friends, your book club, your neighbors — no reason needed beyond wanting to make something together.

Wellness Event — A rare opportunity to slow down, focus, and make something with your hands. Meditative, tactile, and genuinely restorative.

Team Building — Hands-on creative work that levels the playing field. No hierarchy at the clay table, just your team making something together.

Holiday Event — Give your group a gift they made themselves. Pieces are fired, finished, and shipped back — a keepsake that lasts well beyond the day.

Marbled nerikomi clay tiles made during a Flint and Marble workshop

What's Included

All materials + colored clay · Tools + workspace setup · Guided instruction throughout · Firing + finishing · Food safe, microwave safe pieces · Shipped back within 4–6 weeks

What You'll Take Home

A few finished pieces from past workshops — fired, glazed, and shipped back to their makers:

Finished blue and white marbled nerikomi platter from a Flint and Marble workshop Finished nerikomi platter in blue, tan, and cream from a Flint and Marble workshop Finished oval nerikomi platter in navy and cream from a Flint and Marble workshop

Workshop Details

Group size: 5–15 people (minimum 5, maximum 15 participants)
Duration: 2–3 hours per session, including setup
Location: Fully mobile — we come to you, anywhere in NYC and the Hudson Valley, with flexibility beyond that on request
Pricing: Custom quote based on group size and location, contact to discuss

About David

David Jo of Flint and Marble at a maker's market

David Jo is the founder and artist behind Flint and Marble, a ceramics studio based in Beacon, New York.

After more than a decade working in HR, people analytics, and organizational psychology, David stepped away from corporate life to pursue ceramics full time. While traveling through Korea, he discovered nerikomi — a traditional technique of building with colored clay rather than decorating the surface. He was immediately drawn to the idea that pattern and color could exist throughout the material itself, making every piece completely unique.

Today, David creates contemporary nerikomi ceramics that celebrate color, pattern, and the quiet beauty of everyday rituals. Each piece is thoughtfully handcrafted from colored clay, ensuring no two are ever alike.

His background in organizational psychology naturally carries into his teaching. David designs workshops that are welcoming, approachable, and collaborative — helping people of all experience levels feel comfortable creating while enjoying the process together.

David teaches mobile nerikomi workshops throughout New York City and the Hudson Valley, partnering with studios, businesses, libraries, flower shops, and private groups to bring the experience directly to their communities.

As featured in The Highlands Current. Workshop instructor at Silica Studio 845.

Venues we've worked with: Silica Studio 845, Desmond-Fish Public Library, Madam Brett Social Club, Slip Studio, Gather Studio

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