Pottery Classes in NYC, New York

Join us for semi private wheel throwing serious fun! With a maximum of 10 participants, this 15 hours program is the perfect class for beginners and intermediate level students who would like to learn or perfect their skills on the potter’s wheel, in a short time period.Evening classes will meet twice a week for 2 weeks. An additional 3 hours glazing...

Students will explore the techniques of coiling, exploring box construction and how to use household items as molds for making functional and sculptural forms. Information will be useful and helpful once back in the studio. In addition to clay, students will need basic materials found at home. Prerequisite: two semesters of Handbuilding and Wheel...

Develop your skills in depicting the human form in clay.  This in-person studio class will explore sculpting a highly accurate nude figure or portraiture from photographic reference and templates. Student will learn the process of sculpting a full figure piece with an emphasis on achieving correct anatomical structure. Some pieces created as...

Master the art of working on the potter’s wheel. In intermediate/advanced classes, fine tune your throwing skills and explore a variety of vessel forms. Investigate complex surface decorating techniques, and foster a personal style. Prerequisite: Two semesters of Handbuilding and Wheel Beginner. For the Supply List, please CLICK HERE All classes...

A great introduction to ceramics and the place to start. If you've always wanted to roll up your sleeves to have some fun working with clay, this is your opportunity. In this 2 1/2 hour Introductory Hand-Building workshop with our ceramic artists, you will learn many of the hand-building skills needed to make all kinds of functional and sculptural...

Basic classes introduce fundamental handbuilding techniques, including pinch, coil and slab construction and throwing techniques for creating bowls, vases, cups, plates and more. Intermediate/advanced classes direct you in developing personal work along with advanced handbuilding and wheel techniques. All levels cover use of slips, glazes and surface...

Now that you have at least two semesters of Beginner/Intermediate Handbuilding and Wheel classes under your belt, you’re ready to move on to our more advanced classes. Working with world-class teaching artists, you’ll explore your personal voice through clay and learn how to develop personal work as you build on your skillset with more advanced...

Basic throwing techniques on the electric pottery wheel. Learn or improve your throwing skills on the pottery wheel during this 4-week session. We will also cover trimming and glazing.  Beginners will learn the fundamentals of throwing while more advanced students will review their techniques and focus on improvements and challenging themselves...

Master the art of working on the potter’s wheel. Basic classes begin with fundamentals; new forms and glazing and decorating techniques are demonstrated each week. In intermediate/advanced classes, fine-tune your throwing skills and explore a variety of vessel forms. Investigate complex surface-decorating techniques and foster a personal style. All...

A technique of applying powdered glass to metal and then torch or kiln firing it to it's melting point the enamel cools in brilliant colors to make an amazing decoration on your metalwork. The technique dates back to the time of the ancient Egyptians who used it on pottery and jewelry. Enamel on Copper (3 Hour Private): Learn how to apply enamel...

A technique of applying powdered glass to metal and then torch or kiln firing it to it's melting point the enamel cools in brilliant colors to make an amazing decoration on your metalwork. The technique dates back to the time of the ancient Egyptians who used it on pottery and jewelry. Cloisonne Enamel (6 Hour Private): Learn how to create a design...