$399 ($100 studio members)Workshops & Classes · Monday, October 26, 2026
Just Try It: Beginner Wheel Course (monday Evenings)
About
A straightforward first course on the pottery wheel: six weekly three-hour classes (Oct 26 to Dec 7, skipping Thanksgiving week) that take beginners through throwing, trimming, handles and glazing, with tools, clay, glazes and firing in the price; ages 14 and up. Mondays 7 to 10pm with instructor Jake at Higher Fire, 499 S Market St in downtown San Jose, a few blocks from VTA light rail. $399, or $100 for studio members; an optional $79 add-on buys extra open-studio time and clay.
Good to know
Pick a date and tell us how many. We arrange it with Higher Fire for you. Free to ask; nothing is charged today.
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What the class includes
Summarised in our words from Higher Fire’s booking page, Oct 23, 2026. If the page says otherwise, it wins.
How it compares
- Beginner-friendly
- After work
At $399, this sits about the middle of the 22 multi-week pottery courses we list in the Bay Area. They run from $65 to $445, and the typical price is $325.
Not ready to commit to a course? 18 studios offer one-time pottery classes from $10, a cheaper way to find out if you like it.
Other pottery classes in the Bay Area
- Tuesday Morning Hand-buildingJTown Clay · South BayTUE, OCT 27 · $399–$419 ($100 studio members) · sold out, waitlist
- Hand Build and Raku FireThe Crucible · Oakland & East BayTHRU SUN, OCT 25 · $325 ($302.50 members)
- Clay Play: WheelWheelhouse Clay · SF West SideSUNDAYS · 11 AM · $98
- Planter Pots or Vases Hand-building WorkshopArtillery Ceramics · SF Mission & SouthSUN, OCT 25 · $75
New to pottery?
Most first classes are either a wheel taster, where you learn to centre clay and pull up a cylinder, or hand-building, where you shape a mug, dish or planter with pinch, coil and slab techniques.
- Wear clothes that can get muddy and keep nails short; rings and bracelets come off before the wheel.
- Expect two to three hours for a single session. Clay, tools and firing are almost always in the price; glazing sometimes costs extra.
- A one-time class is the cheap way to find out whether you want a five- or six-week course, which is where the wheel actually starts to click.
Taking it home: Not on the day. Pieces dry, are fired, glazed and fired again, so studios usually hold them for two to four weeks.
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