Included with admission. R…Workshops & Classes · Saturday, December 12, 2026
Saturday University Lab: Clay
About
Artists from the Reclaim Clay Collective guide a hands-on clay session drawing on The Kondō Family: Storytellers in Clay, with pieces fired afterward and ready for pickup within about a month. It runs Saturday, December 12 from 10 am to 1 pm at the Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E Prospect St (Metro Route 10). It is included with admission; RSVP at checkout. A lecture on Buddhist hell paintings follows that afternoon.
Good to know
Pick a date and tell us how many. We arrange it with Asian Art Museum for you. Free to ask; nothing is charged today.
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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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