$235Workshops & Classes · Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Slab-built Vessels (november Wednesdays)
About
A four-session handbuilding class focused on slab construction for vessels and dinnerware, open to beginners and returning students, with clay, tools and supplies included. Wednesdays 3 to 5pm on Nov 4, 11, 18 and 25 at The Pottery Studio, 2394 Folsom St in the Mission (16th St and 24th St Mission BART are each about 10 minutes away). $235; the class repeats on December Wednesdays.
Good to know
Pick a date and tell us how many. We arrange it with The Pottery Studio for you. Free to ask; nothing is charged today.
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How it compares
At $235, this sits about the middle 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 $118 an hour for a 2-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
- 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
- Intro to Throwing & Glazing (mondays)Hickory Clay · SF Mission & SouthMON, NOV 2 · $375
- 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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