Queens’ Pottery Workshop Shapes in Astoria

Astoria spun last night with Queens’ Pottery Workshop, molding NYC’s spring at a 30th Avenue studio. Potter Tariq Evans threw clay as 40 shaped, a $20 class for muddy hands. It’s borough pots—pure Queens vibe, wheels hot. A kid pinched a bowl; a pro glazed a vase. ‘Queens crafts—this is it,’ Evans says, centering lumps. The room turned kiln.

The shop’s fresh—March 16’s start, it doubled since RSVPs, packing wheels by 6 p.m. Evans, a LIC clayhead; last night’s crowd hit max—mud flew. A latecomer nabbed a slab; kilns hummed—NYC grit glowed. Works hit the shelf—craft ruled. #QueensPottery trended; Brooklyn wants a wheel.

Some griped—’Too messy,’ sniped a newbie, dodging slop. Space pinched—latecomers stood; art held. A wheel wobbled—fixed quick; clay rolled. Staten wants a turn, but Astoria owns it—pots rule. The studio’s never shaped so bold.

Evans hints at a firing day, maybe a market if spring bites. ‘NYC’s hands—this molds ‘em,’ he says, packing tools. The shop’s a Queens win—grit meets grit. It’s a pottery rush; join the next. Bring an apron—clay calls.