Workshops & Classes · Monday, November 9, 2026
Animal Sculpting: 4-day Intensive
About
Jem Tong leads a four-evening intensive on sculpting animals in clay, meeting November 9, 12, 16 and 19 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Sessions are at Saltstone Ceramics, 2206 N 45th St in Wallingford, near Metro route 44. Tuition is $350. Tong also teaches a four-day mug intensive starting November 30.
Good to know
Pick a date and tell us how many. We arrange it with Saltstone for you. Free to ask; nothing is charged today.
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How it compares
- After work
At $350, this sits about the middle of the 11 multi-week pottery courses we list in Seattle. They run from $140 to $1,200, and the typical price is $353.
Not ready to commit to a course? 12 studios offer one-time pottery classes from $25, a cheaper way to find out if you like it.
It starts after work, which only 40% of the pottery classes on our calendar do.
Other pottery classes in Seattle
- Gesture Sculpting in ClayGage Academy of Art · Ballard, Fremont & Queen AnneSUN, OCT 25 · $430
- Beginner Wheel Throwing CourseWet Clay Cafe · Ballard, Fremont & Queen AnneSUN, NOV 1 · $450
- Moon Do Bang Three-day WorkshopBallard Clay · Ballard, Fremont & Queen AnneSUN, NOV 8 · $1,100 (non-members); $980 (members)
- Clay DayPottery Northwest · Ballard, Fremont & Queen AnneSAT, NOV 14 · $95.00
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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