$399 ($80 studio members)Workshops & Classes · Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Tuesday Evening Wheel Projects
About
A six-week project class for advanced beginners who can already center and pull four to six pounds of clay: early weeks drill throwing and move on to tumblers, big bowls, vases and platters, later weeks tackle lidded forms such as a large cookie jar plus spray-glazing. Tuesdays 7 to 10pm, Oct 27 to Dec 8, with instructor Joey at Higher Fire, 499 S Market St, downtown San Jose (near VTA light rail). $399 for regular students, $80 for studio members; open studio time, glazes and gas-kiln firings are included, while clay for finished pieces is bought separately.
Good to know
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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 23 multi-week pottery courses we list in the Bay Area. They run from $65 to $445, and the typical price is $340.
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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