$110 ($105 members) + $5 m…Workshops & Classes · Sunday, November 8, 2026
Autumn Mugs
About
Handbuild, texture and decorate two functional mugs, which the studio then fires and glazes in your choice of four glazes. Lizzie Fowler teaches it from 2 to 4:30pm on Sunday, November 8, at Lillstreet Art Center, 4401 N Ravenswood Ave near the Montrose Brown Line. The fee is $110 ($105 members) plus $5 for materials.
Good to know
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How it compares
- Weekend
At $105, this sits about the middle of the 31 single-session pottery classes we list in Chicago. They run from $25 to $300, and the typical price is $83.
That works out to about $42 an hour for a 2.5-hour session.
If one session leaves you wanting more, 1 studio we list runs multi-week pottery courses, from $225.
Other pottery classes in Chicago
- Intro to Wheel ThrowingLincoln Square Pottery Studio and Learning Center · North SideSAT, OCT 31 · $60 + $15 firing fee
- Made at Night: WheelthrowingMADE Chicago · Northwest SideFRIDAYS & SATURDAYS · 6 PM · $85.00
- Friday Night Wine-o-ramaViaClay · Oak Park & West SuburbsFRIDAYS · 6 PM · $95; $75 each for groups (2+)
- Date Night Pottery on the WheelColor Cocktail Factory · West Loop & Near WestFRI, OCT 23 · $80 for two / $55 for two
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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