From $425Workshops & Classes · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Level up with Tableware
About
A six-week wheel course for people who can already throw a cylinder, working toward a matching dinnerware set of plates, bowls and cups while refining proportion and balance. Tuesdays 6:30 to 9pm on Nov 3, 10 and 17 and Dec 1, 8 and 15 with Yuki Wakanabe at Dusted and Blue, 1242 Mason St, San Francisco (Powell–Mason cable car outside). From $425, with an optional clay upgrade.
Good to know
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How it compares
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At $425, this sits toward the top of the 65 single-session pottery classes we list in the Bay Area. They run from $10 to $499, and the typical price is $120.
That works out to about $170 an hour for a 2.5-hour session.
If one session leaves you wanting more, 7 studios we list run multi-week pottery courses, from $65.
Other pottery classes in the Bay Area
- Holiday Makers MarketSFMOMA · SF Downtown & WaterfrontSUN, DEC 6 · Free and open to the public; museum admission is not required
- 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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