$375Workshops & Classes · Monday, November 2, 2026
Intro to Throwing & Glazing (mondays)
About
A seven-week beginner course on the wheel that carries students from first centering through glazing, taught by Cathy on Monday evenings. Starts Nov 2 at 6:30pm at Hickory Clay, 2710 16th St in the Mission, about a 10-minute walk from 16th St Mission BART. $375; a six-week Tuesday version with Theresa starts the next day.
Good to know
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What the class includes
Summarised in our words from Hickory Clay’s booking page, Oct 23, 2026. If the page says otherwise, it wins.
How it compares
- Beginner-friendly
- After work
At $375, 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
- Planter Pots or Vases Hand-building WorkshopArtillery Ceramics · SF Mission & SouthSUN, OCT 25 · $75
- Kintsugi Paper Craft with Louise DiskerudEureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library · SF Mission & SouthFRI, OCT 30 · Drop-in · no price listed
- Handbuilding Exploration (november Sundays)The Pottery Studio San Francisco · SF Mission & SouthSUN, NOV 1 · $235
- Clay Pinch PotPortola Branch Library · SF Mission & SouthSAT, NOV 14 · First come, first served · no price listed
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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