Renée Zellweger Crafts Pottery With Boyfriend Ant Anstead at Art Festival

Renée Zellweger‘s used to crafting a character … but it looks like she’s a master at crafting pottery, too!

We’ve obtained pics of the actress — clad in a white shirt and baseball cap — hanging out Thursday with her boyfriend, Ant Anstead, at the Sawdust Festival in Long Beach … and she got hands-on with some arts and crafts.

The annual summer art festival brought out Renée’s creative side … because she grabbed an apron and sat down to throw some pottery — while her man cheered her.

It’s not exactly a Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore moment from “Ghost” … but Ant lets Renée take control of the pottery wheel while he stands by and watches her give it her all.

The two were later spotted chatting with a pal … enjoying a few hours out in the SoCal sun.

If you don’t know … Renée and Ant have been together for a long time now — they met on “Celebrity IOU: Joyride,” and a romance was born.

While the relationship is going well, it’s had some external challenges … including a lawsuit recently filed by a woman who claims she was injured at the couple’s rental home.