Host a Screen Printing Event in Your Studio
Make this the winter you bring screen printing into your studio.
Give guests a fresh reason to gather, paint and make something personal. A print-your-own pottery event pairs the projects your studio already loves with holiday messages and artwork guests can personalize with color.
Our new winter bundle brings the seasonal designs and a downloadable event guide together, giving your team a practical place to start this year.
Start with the winter event bundle
Holiday designs + a digital event guide
A new event built around pottery you already stock.
Screen printing gives guests a way to add detailed artwork and lettering without drawing everything freehand. A seasonal selection makes familiar pottery feel like a new project.
- Keep working with your existing bisque suppliers. Build your event around suitable mugs, plates and other pieces you already stock or order from your usual suppliers. Choose a smooth printing area that fits the design. You do not need a whole new range of holiday shapes.
- Make choosing easy. Offer a small featured selection and a tested print palette so guests can spend more time creating.
- Build a repeatable event. Keep your setup notes and care for your screens so the team can build on what works next time.
Shown: examples of screen-printed pottery.
The designs start the idea. The guide helps you host it.
The included digital event guide and instructions help your team work through the decisions that make a first print night easier to run:
- Plan: choose your pottery and featured designs, set the event details and decide how many guests your team can support.
- Prepare: test your materials, create a sample, organize the print station and give staff hands-on practice.
- Host: introduce the project, demonstrate printing, allow for drying time and keep screen returns and cleanup clear.
- Improve: record popular designs, timing and staff notes so your next event is easier to prepare.
You will also have a station checklist, a staff demonstration script and adaptable wording for an event listing, social post and reservation reminder.
Keep your first winter print night simple.
- Pick a few projects. Match your holiday designs to pottery with a suitable printing area. Test your exact pottery, glaze or underglaze, printing medium and firing process before taking reservations.
- Show the possibilities. Make a sample that helps guests see the design size, placement and color choices.
- Practice as a team. Run through the project together. Decide who demonstrates, who helps guests and who handles screen cleaning.
- Give guests a clear sequence. For printing over a painted background, let the printing area dry completely before adding the screen design. Build that waiting time into the event.
- Make cleanup part of the plan. Mark a return basket near the sink, rinse screens promptly and keep them organized for reuse.
Start with one manageable event. Once your team knows the process, you can adapt the same approach to another season, a private group or a studio theme night.
Before you put it on the calendar
Practical answers for your first studio print night.
Is this a good first screen-printing event?
Yes. A focused winter theme gives you a clear starting point for the designs and promotion, while the guide helps your team prepare the event. Start with a small selection of tested projects and a group size your staff can comfortably support.
Do guests need drawing or screen-printing experience?
They do not need to draw the design freehand. Show a finished sample, give a short printing demonstration and offer help with placement. Guests can make the project their own through their pottery and color choices.
What should our studio have ready?
Plan for pottery, your tested glaze or underglaze and screen-printing medium, application tools, a sample and test pieces, water, cleanup supplies and a drying area. The bundle focuses on seasonal designs and a digital guide; final product details will confirm its exact contents.
What is the digital download for?
It is an event guide and printing instructions for the studio team. Use it to plan the session, prepare the station, practice the demonstration and adapt promotional wording for your event. The guide supports your preparation; your studio provides the guest instruction and event hosting.
Will it work with our ceramic materials?
Test your exact pottery surface, glaze or underglaze, printing medium and firing process before offering the project to guests. Follow the current instructions for each material. When printing over a painted background, the printing area needs to be completely dry.
Can we get help planning the first event?
Yes. Contact EZScreenPrint with your project idea, materials, expected group size and event timing. You can also see how printing on clay works and review our care and troubleshooting resources.
Give your guests something new to make this winter.
Start with a holiday theme, a few well-chosen pottery projects and a plan your team can practice. The winter bundle is being prepared to help you bring those pieces together.
Tell us what you would like to host, and we can help you think through your first event.
- Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.