$140-$160-$180 sliding scaleWorkshops & Classes · Saturday, December 5, 2026
Throwing Hands: an Intro to Figure on the Wheel
About
A two-day beginner workshop on throwing figurative sculpture: students break a hand down into simple wheel-thrown shapes, throw the parts off the hump, assemble them and then carve in the details, leaving with one finished hand and the approach for a full figure. Saturday and Sunday, December 5–6, 12–4 pm both days, at Reclaim Clay Collective, 800 S Weller St #201, about five minutes from International District/Chinatown Station (1 Line). Sliding scale $140-$160-$180.
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How it compares
- Beginner-friendly
- Weekend
At $140, this is the cheapest 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.
Other pottery classes in Seattle
- Sculptural Bud VasesSaltstone Ceramics · Ballard, Fremont & Queen AnneSUN, OCT 25 · $150.00
- Make a Travel Tumbler WorkshopPotterings · West SeattleSUN, OCT 25 · $50
- Gesture Sculpting in ClayGage Academy of Art · Ballard, Fremont & Queen AnneSUN, OCT 25 · $430
- Drop-in Studio: Clay BasketsFrye Art Museum · Capitol Hill & Central DistrictTHU, OCT 29 · Free
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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