From $160Workshops & Classes · Saturday, November 7, 2026
Transforming the Cube with Bill Abright
About
A two-day sculptural workshop with ceramist Bill Abright: students cut six sides from a prepared slab to build a 4-inch cube, join it with scratch-and-slip and stitched seams, reshape it into an organic box, then cut and fit lids on day two. Saturday Nov 7 and Sunday Nov 8, 10:30am to 2:30pm both days, at Clayroom San Mateo, 3050 S Delaware St in Bay Meadows, a short walk from Hayward Park Caltrain. From $160.
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How it compares
- Weekend
At $160, 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 $40 an hour for a 4-hour session.
If one session leaves you wanting more, 7 studios we list run multi-week pottery courses, from $65.
It is on a weekend, which only 37% of the pottery classes on our calendar are.
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- 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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