Included with admission. R…Workshops & Classes · Saturday, November 14, 2026
Saturday University Lab: Clay
About
A three-hour hands-on clay workshop led by the Reclaim Clay Collective, exploring techniques and tools tied to the exhibition The Kondō Family: Storytellers in Clay; finished pieces are fired afterward and can take up to a month. It runs Saturday, November 14 from 10 am to 1 pm at the Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E Prospect St (Metro Route 10). It is included with museum admission, with an RSVP at checkout. That afternoon's Saturday University lecture covers Noguchi's Black Sun, and the lab repeats December 12.
Good to know
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How it compares
- Weekend
If one session leaves you wanting more, 6 studios we list run multi-week pottery courses, from $140.
Other dates for this class
Other pottery classes in Seattle
- Drop-in Studio: Clay BasketsFrye Art Museum · Capitol Hill & Central DistrictTHU, OCT 29 · Free
- Pinch Pots: MugsRain Ceramic Pottery Studio · Capitol Hill & Central DistrictSAT, OCT 31 · $75.00
- Sculptural Bud VasesSaltstone Ceramics · Ballard, Fremont & Queen AnneSUN, OCT 25 · $150.00
- Make a Travel Tumbler WorkshopPotterings · West SeattleSUN, OCT 25 · $50
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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