Adult Classes

  • 8 Week Adult Classes

    Session begins Feb 27 and Ends April 29 (each class has one week off)

    Monday AM with Kirsten, 10:30am-1:00pm  No class 4/15
    Monday PM  with Conor, 6:30-9:00pm No class 3/18
    Tuesday AM with Kirsten, 10:am-12:30pm No class 4/16
    Tuesday PM with Elizabeth, 6:30-9:00pm No class 4/16
    Weds AM Erica (Handbuild), 10-12:30pm | Beginners Welcome No class 4/17
    Wednesday PM with Erica, 6:30-9:80 pm  | Beginners Welcome No class 4/17
    Wednesday PM with Kim, 7:00-9:30 pm No Class 3/20
    Thursday AM with Kim, 11:00-1:30 pm No Class 3/21
    Thursday PM with Kim, 7:00-9:30 pm No Class 3/21
    Friday AM
    with Erica, 10:30-1:00 pm  | Beginners Welcome No Class 4/19
    Friday PM with Andi, 6:30-9:00 pm  | Beginners Welcome No Class 3/22
    Saturday AM with Erica, 10:30-1:00 pm  | Beginners Welcome No Class 4/20

  • Registration for the May/June Session will Open on April 14 at 9am

    8 Week Adult Classes
    Session begins April 30 and Ends June 24

    Monday AM with Kirsten, 10:30am-1:00pm 
    Monday PM  with Conor, 6:30-9:00pm 
    Tuesday AM with Kirsten, 10:am-12:30pm
    Tuesday PM with Elizabeth, 6:30-9:00pm
    Weds AM with Erica (Handbuilding), 10:00-12:30pm | Beginners Welcome
    Wednesday PM with Erica, 6:30-9:80 pm  | Beginners Welcome
    Wednesday PM with Kim, 7:00-9:30 pm
    Thursday AM with Kim, 10:30am-1:00pm
    Thursday PM with Kim, 7:00-9:30 pm
    Friday AM with Erica, 10:30-1:00 pm  | Beginners Welcome
    Friday PM with Andi, 6:30-9:00 pm  | Beginners Welcome
    Saturday AM with Erica, 10:30-1:00 pm  | Beginners Welcome

  • 8-Week Adult Classes $335
    4-Week Beginners Sampler $220
    Session begins July 1 and Ends Aug 30

    Monday AM with Erica, 10:30am-1:00pm: July 1-Aug 26 (no class Aug 12)
    Monday PM Handbuilding w/ Erica, 6:30-9pm: July 1-Aug 26 (no class 8/12)
    Tuesday AM with Doreen, 10:am-12:30pm: July 2-Aug 27 (no class July 23) Tuesday Teapots (Handbuilt) w/Erica, 3-5:30pm: July 2-30 (no class July 23)
    Tuesday PM with Doreen, 6:30-9:00pm: July 2-Aug 27 (no class July 23)
    Wed AM Handbuilding w/Erica, 10-12:30pm: July 10-Aug 28 | Beginners Welcome
    4-Week Weds Beginner Sampler w/Kyle, 2:30-5pm: Jul 31-Aug 28 (no class Aug 21) | Beginners Only
    Wed PM with Erica, 6:30-9:00pm: July 10 - Aug 28 | Beginners Welcome
    Wednesday PM with Kim, 7:00-9:30pm: July 10-Aug 28
    Thursday AM Dinnerware with Kim, 10:30am-1:00pm: July 11-Aug 29
    Thursday PM Dinnerware with Kim, 7:00-9:30pm: July 11-Aug 29
    Friday AM Sculpture w/Andi, 11-1:30pm: July 12-Aug 30 | Beginners Welcome
    Friday PM with Andi, 6:30-9:00pm: July 12-Aug 30 | Beginners Welcome

  • Current Students: Current students have priority and will register first (except for Sept/Oct session when May/June students register first, then summer students)

    New Students: Any remaining open spots in all classes will go live in the shop below at a certain time on registration day. Spots fill fast, so be online early for the best chance of getting in!

    More often than not, our Monday PM through Thursday PM classes and some of our morning classes are full before new student registration opens. If you are a beginner your best bet for getting in is to aim for Friday AM, Friday PM, Saturday AM, and Monday AM classes. After a session in those classes, you’ll be part of current student early registration, so if you need to move to another day/night, you’ll have a better shot (but it is never guaranteed).

    Waitlist: If the class you want is labeled as “Sold Out” click on it anyway and enter your email in the box labeled “Get notified by email when this product is in stock” to receive an email if a space opens up in your preferred class.

    Beginners: If you are brand new to clay or have very limited experience (such as one class in high school) please sign up only for the classes that say “Beginners Welcome.”

    Pro Tip: Sign up for our mailing list at the bottom of the page to be notified as soon as classes go live!

  • Levels are listed in each class below. Use this guide to be sure you’re registering for a class that is the correct fit for you.

    Total Beginners: You’re a newbie! You have never worked in clay before. Or maybe you have taken a one-night workshop or a clay class ages ago. You know you need all the info from the ground up.

    Beginner: You’re getting it! You are still learning to wedge, center, and pull up walls. You can do it with help but not yet independently. You’ve taken at least one class already in a timeframe recent enough that you remember the skills you learned.

    Pre-Intermediate: You’re hooked on clay! You’re starting to get the hang of centering and are gaining independence on the wheel. You’re comfortable enough to practice independently, even if you still can't quite make the clay do what you want all the time.

    Intermediate: You’re to make gifts! You can wedge, center, and pull up walls to create many shapes. You’re still learning how to make lighter work and trim better, and you might not know how to make all forms yet or glaze consistently. You’re still working on new surface techniques.

    Advanced: You’re ready to sell! You have honed your skills and started to create a body of work that suits you. You’re able to watch any demo and go off and do it more or less independently. You’ve already learned most of the surface techniques possible.

  • Head over to the Studio Member Portal to access info on your current class and find out when early registration options.

Adult classes include:

  • a 25 lb. bag of white or red stoneware

  • additional clay available for $35/bag 

  • 24/7 studio access via signup

  • all glazes and firings 

  • superb lessons from the finest teachers!

Handicap Accessibility Warning and more Frequently Asked Questions

Registration for May/June Session is Now Open!

The May/June details are listed for each class below.

Not all classes will have spots available, as many current students continue in their classes. If a class is full, you can sign up for its waitlist by clicking into the class and filling out the “notify me” box.

Click on a link below to see classes that welcome specific experience levels.
Experience levels are defined in the “What do the class levels mean?” dropdown above.

All Classes  |  Beginner and Total Beginner Students | Pre-Intermediate Students | Intermediate Students | Advanced Students

We look forward to welcoming you to The Clay School!

Truly the finest teachers of any ceramics school I’ve ever attended! 

-Susan B.

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