Firebox Instructor
Warwick Laing
they/them or he/him · Mixed Media Artist & Educator · Boston, Massachusetts
Warwick's work explores function alongside memory, family heritage, and individual expression. They encourage their students to use a similar philosophy to find the beauty in every day objects.
About The Artist
Objects Memory & Heritage
Warwick is a multi media artist and educator based out of Boston, Massachusetts. They earned their Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2023 and are currently attending The Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s Teacher Preparation Program. Their work has been exhibited in shows such as Queering Archives and Another Kind of Time in Kansas City, Missouri as well as El Camino de Material in San Miguel de Allende, México.
While Warwick's interest in the arts is wide-ranging, their work is primarily based in clay, influenced by their art filled childhood and fond memories of painting with homemade watercolors, sculpting with salt dough, and exploring their mother’s vast art collection in their family home in New Mexico. They create works that represent the human experience; examining clothing, home decor, trinkets, and dishware as it relates to individual expression and family heritage.
Selected Work
From The Studio
In The Classroom
Teaching Approach
As an educator, Warwick encourages their students to explore and push boundaries, while treating creativity as a foundational life skill to continue developing through all walks of life. Their classes include open ended projects, thought provoking questions, positive affirmation, and flexibility.
Learn With Warwick
Fall 2026 Courses
Beginner Wheel Throwing
This 10-week course teaches the foundations of using a pottery wheel and is designed for adults brand new to clay or still early in their pottery journey. Instruction will include demonstrations and personalized feedback through every stage of the ceramic process. Students will be able to make simple forms such as cups, mugs, and bowls and glaze them as desired.
Projects/demos:
Cylinders
Trimming
Mugs
Bowls
Plates
Vases
Sgraffito and Mishima
Glazing
Intermediate Wheel Throwing
This 10-week course builds upon foundational wheel throwing techniques to help students develop better control and ability to throw with intention. Projects will include wheel thrown forms such as dinnerware, platters, and jars alongside surface decoration and glazing techniques. Personalized feedback allows students with a range of backgrounds to build upon their existing skillsets. Some previous wheel throwing experience is required.
Projects/demos:
Bowls
Plates
Serving dishes/platters
Pitchers
Sgraffito and Mishima
Carving
Modifying thrown forms
Jars
Glazing