$95–$110 · sold out, waitl…Workshops & Classes · Sunday, December 13, 2026
Saggar Firing and Horsehair Raku Workshop
About
A one-day alternative-firing workshop with Anthony Rollins: participants bring up to four medium, smooth bisque-fired pots in a white clay body and finish them with saggar firing and horsehair raku. It runs Sunday, Dec 13, 10 am–2 pm, at JTown Clay, 520 N 7th St in San Jose's Japantown; materials, firing, instruction and kiln supervision are included. The listing shows $95–$110 with the $110 ticket sold out and a waitlist open.
Good to know
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How it compares
- Weekend
At $95, 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 $143.
That works out to about $24 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.
Other pottery classes in the Bay Area
- Take a Spin: Sunday Pottery Wheel LessonHigher Fire Clayspace & Gallery · South BaySUNDAYS · 3 PM · $110
- 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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