When Chelsea Hirschhorn organized a summer gathering in July at her house in Amagansett, N.Y., she made sure to include one party trick: pottery wheels.
In addition to a pool with a zip-line, an ice cream truck and a pizza truck, there was a ceramic station with pottery wheels.
This summer in the Hamptons, D.J.s aren’t the only ones doing the spinning.
A semi-recent fad has taken ahold of the moneyed elite who spend their summer in the coastal destination: clay camp, in which adults and children alike can try out pottery wheels at home and at parties.
Ms. Bishop started her clay catering service in the summer of 2021, when people were looking for something creative to do outside — partly because of the Covid-19 pandemic — and the business blew up in popularity this year.
Persons:
Chelsea Hirschhorn, Hirschhorn, Frida, Cameron Bishop, Beau, Bishop
Organizations:
Chelsea, Hamptons, D.J.s
Locations:
Amagansett, Montauk, N.Y, Seattle