The Pottery Studio – Costa Mesa

A membership pottery studio running four-week wheel-throwing and hand-building courses, from first-time intro classes to intermediate wheel, with cone 10 gas reduction firing.

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Oct22Handbuilding Exploration (Thursday Evenings)THURSDAYS · 7:00 PM · next Thu, Oct 22, 7:00 PMAn evening version of the studio's four-week hand-building course, working through slab construction, coiling, slump molds and other no-wheel techniques with all clay and tools supplied. It meets Thursdays 7 to 9pm at The Pottery Studio, 2972 Century Place, Costa Mesa: Nov 5, 12 and 19, with the fourth class shifted to Nov 29 for Thanksgiving, and a December session follows. The course costs $195. A Sunday-morning hand-building section is also offered.$195.00
Oct22Introduction to Wheelthrowing (Thursday Evenings)THURSDAYS · 7:00 PM · next Thu, Oct 22, 7:00 PMFour evening sessions that take beginners from centering clay through trimming and glazing their first wheel-thrown pots, with materials included. The Thursday 7 to 9pm section at The Pottery Studio, 2972 Century Place, Costa Mesa, meets Nov 5, 12 and 19, with the fourth class moved to Sunday, Nov 29 for Thanksgiving; a December session is also listed. The course is $195.$195.00
Oct24Introduction to Wheelthrowing (Saturday Mornings)SATURDAYS · 11:00 AM · next Sat, Oct 24, 11:00 AMA four-week beginner wheel course covering centering, opening, pulling walls, trimming and glazing, with clay, tools and supplies included plus practice access to the studio between classes. It meets Saturdays 11am to 1pm at The Pottery Studio, 2972 Century Place, Costa Mesa: the November run is Nov 7, 14, 21 and 28 and the December run is Dec 5, 12, 19 and 26. Each four-week session is $195. The studio also schedules intro wheel sections on weekday mornings and evenings and a Saturday 3pm slot.$195.00
Oct24Introduction to Wheelthrowing (Saturday Afternoons)SATURDAYS · 3:00 PM · next Sat, Oct 24, 3:00 PMA weekend-afternoon beginner wheel course: four two-hour sessions covering centering, opening, pulling walls, trimming and glazing, with clay, tools and supplies included. It runs Saturdays 3 to 5pm at The Pottery Studio, 2972 Century Place, Costa Mesa, with the November block on Nov 7, 14, 21 and 28 and a December block after it. Each four-week session is $195. The same course also runs Saturday mornings at 11am.$195.00
Oct25Handbuilding Exploration (Sunday Mornings)SUNDAYS · 11:00 AM · next Sun, Oct 25, 11:00 AMA project-based hand-building course that works through slabs, coils, slump molds and other techniques without the wheel, with clay, tools and supplies provided. It meets Sundays 11am to 1pm at The Pottery Studio, 2972 Century Place, Costa Mesa: Nov 1, 8, 15 and 22, followed by a December session. Each four-week session costs $195. Tuesday-afternoon and Thursday-evening hand-building sections are also on the studio's schedule.$195.00
Oct25Returning Wheelthrowing (Sunday Afternoons)SUNDAYS · 3:00 PM · next Sun, Oct 25, 3:00 PMA next-step wheel course for people who have taken a beginner class in the past year, with weekly demos on centering more clay, throwing off the hump, wider forms, sets and collaring. It runs Sundays 3 to 5pm at The Pottery Studio, 2972 Century Place, Costa Mesa, with the November block on Nov 1, 8, 15 and 22 and another block in December. Four sessions cost $195.$195.00
Oct27Intermediate Wheel (Tuesday Evenings)TUESDAYS · 7:00 PM · next Tue, Oct 27, 7:00 PMFor throwers who can already wedge, center 2 to 3 lbs of clay, trim and glaze, this four-week course moves into larger and more complex forms such as lidded pieces, teapots, two-part forms, altered shapes and colored-slip surfaces. It meets Tuesdays 7 to 9pm at The Pottery Studio, 2972 Century Place, Costa Mesa: Nov 3, 10, 17 and 24, with a December session after that. The price is $195 per four-week session.$195.00
Oct28Introduction to Wheelthrowing (Wednesday Evenings)WEDNESDAYS · 7:00 PM · next Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 PMAn after-work beginner course on the potter's wheel, sold as four consecutive weekly sessions with all clay, tools and supplies provided. Classes run Wednesdays from 7 to 9pm at The Pottery Studio, 2972 Century Place, Costa Mesa; the November session meets Nov 4, 11, 18 and 25, and a December session follows. Each four-week block costs $195.$195.00

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