$395Workshops & Classes · Saturday, November 7, 2026
Intro 2.0: Intermediate Wheel
About
A six-week next step for students with two or three intro courses behind them: a wedging and throwing refresher, then taller forms, surface design and glazing, ending with a potluck and glaze party; 25 lb of clay, open studio, glazes and firing are included. Saturdays 11am to 1:30pm from Nov 7 to Dec 19 with David Kelly (a Sunday 2pm section with Nancy Duong starts Nov 8) at Clayroom San Mateo, 3050 S Delaware St, near Hayward Park Caltrain. $395.
Good to know
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What the class includes
Summarised in our words from Clayroom’s booking page, Oct 23, 2026. If the page says otherwise, it wins.
How it compares
- Weekend
At $395, 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.
It is on a weekend, which only 37% of the pottery classes on our calendar are.
Other pottery classes in the Bay Area
- Studio Holiday SalePalo Alto Art Center · PeninsulaSAT, DEC 5 · Admission not published on listing
- 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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