Every class includes clay, tools, glazes, and firing. No experience is needed for any of them, and class sizes stay small so you get real help at the wheel.
Our beginner wheel class. You learn to center clay, pull walls, and shape simple cups and bowls on the wheel. We keep the class small so everyone gets plenty of wheel time and patient help. Most people throw their first working bowl by week three. Clay, tools, and firing are all included.
Hand-building without the wheel. You work with pinching, coiling, and soft slabs to make bowls, cups, and small sculptural pieces. It is a slower, quieter way to learn clay, and a good first class if the wheel feels intimidating. Every piece is built by hand at the table.
How glaze actually works. You test dipping, pouring, and brushing glazes on small pieces, learn what makes a glaze run or crawl, and build simple test tiles you can read. A good next step once you have a few finished pieces and want more control over color and surface.
Unstructured practice time in the studio with a teacher nearby to answer questions. Bring whatever you are working on: wheel pieces, hand-building, or trimming. No lesson plan, just clay time and company. Open to anyone who has finished a beginner class with us.