Private lessons & parties

Adult lessons & parties

A private lesson for one to five, or a party for six or more: a birthday, a team outing or friends together. Two hours with a teacher, at the wheel or the hand-building table, and no experience needed.

A lesson or a party

One to five people book a private lesson, six or more a party.

The wheel or the table

Your group picks one for the two hours, first-timers and potters alike.

Glazed and fired

One finished piece each, ready for pickup in about three weeks.

Choose your clay

Hand building

A little clay, a little conversation: a mug, a small vase or a dish, made by hand at the table, with room to chat, snack and sip.

Wheel throwing

Energetic, focused and messy: shape clay on the wheel, with demos and help from your teacher. Drinks are welcome; save snacks for after.

How the two hours go

  1. 0:00

    Arrive15 min

    Aprons on, drinks open.

  2. 0:15

    A demo15 min

    The teacher shows the first steps at the wheel or the table.

  3. 0:30

    Make60 min

    An hour with your hands in the clay, the teacher going round.

  4. 1:30

    Pick the glazes15 min

    Everyone picks the colors for their pieces.

  5. 1:45

    Clean up15 min

    Wash up, and a last look at what the group made.

  6. 2:00

    Done

    The pieces follow in about three weeks.

What's included

  • Two hours with a teacher
  • All the clay, tools and materials
  • One finished piece each, glazed and fired

Extra

  • More pieces, $20 each
  • More time after, $150 a half hour

What to bring

  • Clothes that can get messy
  • Drinks, and snacks at hand building

Good to know

Booking

  • Book at least 2 days ahead.
  • Bookings depend on studio and teacher availability.
  • Nothing is charged until we confirm.

Food and drinks

  • Snacks and drinks are welcome at hand building.
  • At the wheel, drinks are welcome; plan food or cake for after.

Pickup

  • Pieces are ready in about three weeks.
  • We email when they're out of the kiln.

In the studio

  • Students laughing at their wheels in a row, their hands in clay
    At the wheel
  • The wheel room: two rows of wheels along a long table, under tall windows and pendant lights
    The wheel room
  • Students centering clay on their wheels, side by side
    Wheel throwing class
  • A glossy blue mug with a face: two eyes, a nose and red lips
    Fresh from the kiln