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LOCATIon
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Oyster Seed Holdings/The Hatchery. 425 Callis Wharf Rd, Grimstead, VA

Roughly 2 hour painting time slot at our picnic tables from 2 pm - 4pm. Time
 

2pm-4pm
 

registration

Registration levels:

• Individual ticket cost: $65

• Ticket for 2 people: $120 

• 6-person table: $330

Ticket Includes: 
 

• A 2 hour painting time slot (includes set up and clean up)

• One pottery bowl plus all paint, brushes and supplies

• One wine ticket per person

• A complimentary cup of stew

• Free entry into the December Empty Bowls Event at the Bay School Community Arts Center on December 13, 2026 (11AM-1:30PM) where you can pick up your finished bowl and enjoy a warm cup of soup.

• The Bay School will be firing the bowls for you so all you have to do is paint, sip and enjoy! 

Giving back

Proceeds from this event will be split 50/50 and donated to the Bay School Community Arts Center and Hands Across Mathews to support their Empty Bowls event.

A few things to know

After you finish painting your bowl, we will use a glazing pencil to write your name on the bottom. You will leave your bowl with us, and our staff will deliver the bowls to the Bay School Community Arts Center, where they will be glazed for you.
 

Your finished bowl will be available for pickup at the Empty Bowls event on December 13, 2026, or arranged on a date thereafter. You will receive free entry to the Empty Bowls event and a complimentary bowl of soup while you're there!
 

The paint-your-own bowl event will take place outdoors, and we will have heaters nearby to help keep you warm. You will be painting around our picnic tables. Unless you book an entire table for your group, you may share a table with other guests, with up to six people per table.
 

We will take the very best care of your beautiful bowl, but sometimes things happen, and there is always a risk of damage when transporting pottery from The Hatchery to the Bay School Community Arts Center.

If your bowl is damaged, don't worry! You will be able to choose a free replacement bowl of your choice at the Empty Bowls event in December

Click here to register!