$235Workshops & Classes · Saturday, December 5, 2026
Introduction to Wheelthrowing (december Saturdays)
About
A December weekend start for beginners: four Saturday-morning lessons on centering, opening, pulling walls, trimming and glazing, with clay, tools and studio practice access included. Saturdays 11am to 1pm on Dec 5, 12, 19 and 26 at The Pottery Studio, 2394 Folsom St in the Mission, roughly 10 minutes on foot from 24th St Mission BART. $235 for the four sessions.
Good to know
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What the class includes
Summarised in our words from The Pottery Studio’s booking page, Oct 23, 2026. If the page says otherwise, it wins.
How it compares
- Beginner-friendly
- Weekend
At $235, this sits toward the low end 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
- 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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