Adult Classes

6-8 Week Adult Classes
Session begins October 27 and ends December 21
8 Weeks: $400 Monday, Tuesday, Wedsday Classes
7 Weeks: $365 Thursday Classes, Friday AM Class
6 Week: $325 Friday PM and Saturday AM Classes
Monday AM with Kirsten, 10:30am-1:00pm | Total Beginners - Advanced
Monday PM with Toni, 6:30-9:00pm | Total Beginners and Beginners
Monday PM with Sean, 7:00-9:30pm | Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Tuesday AM with Kirsten, 10:00am-12:30pm | Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Tuesday PM with Erica, 6:30-9:00pm | Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Weds AM with Erica (Handbuilding), 10:00-12:30pm | Beginners Welcome
Wednesday PM with Erica, 6:30-9:00pm | Beginners Welcome
Wednesday PM with Kim, 7:00-9:30pm | Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Thursday AM with Kim, 10:30am-1:00pm | Intermediate - Advanced
Thursday PM with Kim, 7:00-9:30pm | Intermediate - Advanced
Thursday PM with Kyle, 7:00-9:30pm | Total Beginners - Pre-Intermediate
Friday AM with Erica, 10:00-12:30pm | Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Friday PM with Kyle, 6:30-9:00pm | Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Saturday AM with Elizabeth and Erica, 10am-12:30pm | Beginners Welcome
8 Week Adult Classes
Session begins August 29 and ends October 26 | Cost $400
Monday AM with Kirsten, 10:30am-1:00pm | Total Beginners - Advanced
Monday PM with Conor, 6:30-9:00pm | Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Monday PM with Sean, 7:00-9:30pm | Total Beginners and Beginners
Tuesday AM with Kirsten, 10:00am-12:30pm | Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Tuesday PM with Erica, 6:30-9:00pm | Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Weds AM with Erica (Handbuilding), 10:00-12:30pm | Beginners Welcome
Wednesday PM with Erica, 6:30-9:00pm | Beginners Welcome
Wednesday PM with Kim, 7:00-9:30pm | Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Thursday AM with Kim, 10:30am-1:00pm | Intermediate - Advanced
Thursday PM with Kim, 7:00-9:30pm | Intermediate - Advanced
Thursday PM with Kyle, 7:00-9:30pm | Total Beginners - Pre-Intermediate
Friday AM with Erica, 10:00-12:30pm | Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Friday PM with Kyle, 6:30-9:00pm | Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Saturday AM with Elizabeth and Erica, 10am-12:30pm | 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!
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.
The answers to many of. your questions can be found in our FAQs page.

Handicap Accessibility Warning and more Frequently Asked Questions

Students high school aged and up are welcome in our adult classes.

All pottery made The Clay School is food, dishwasher, and microwave safe, though hand washing is always recommended.

Adult classes include:

a 25 lb. bag of white or red stoneware
additional clay available for $35-$45/bag
24/7 studio access via signup
all glazes and firings
superb lessons from the finest teachers!

Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding Classes

Our most popular class type teaches you a little bit of everything.

You will start with handbuilding techniques include working with slabs of clay, textures, and coils to explore clay’s properties and limitations.

You will also learn on the pottery wheel how to throw, trim, finish, and glaze bowls, vases, mugs and many other forms.

These classes are well-rounded for both types of making.

Handbuilding Only (No Wheel) Class

Handbuilding in clay is one of the many ways of working in clay that does not involve the pottery wheel. Many students prefer the slightly less complicated learning curve and more instant gratification of handbuilding techniques, as well as the ability to work “outside of the round.”

This class will give you weeks of creating hand built projects with slabs, coils, textures, and more techniques demonstrated by your teacher in a way that will allow you to be as creative and unique as you choose.

Understanding Class Levels

To learn about our class levels, click “what do the class levels mean?” in the dropdown above.

We offer classes for all skill levels. If you are brand new to clay, sign up for a class labeled “Total Beginner.” If you prefer to learn only with others new to clay, choose a class that accepts Total Beginner - Pre-Intermediate students. If you are comfortable with a more mixed level class, you are welcome in a Total Beginner - Advanced class where some students will just be starting out and others may have been in class for years.

Our Instructors

Instructors at The Clay School are highly skilled ceramic artists with years of experience teaching beginners the basics and pushing advanced students to the next level.

Each teacher has their own unique skills and teaching style which they will use to create a new and different syllabus of project each session. Our instructors strive to build on your learned skills and introduce new materials so that you will always be challenged and engaged. You are in great hands with everyone!

Learn more about each class’s teacher, their, bio, and their work by clicking their names in the preview below or visiting Our Team.

Nov/Dec 6-8 Week Classes Preview
October 27 - December 21, 2026

Registration Opens Here on Thursday, October 1, 8:00am.

Saturday AM 10:00-12:30pm
Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding
Instructor: Elizabeth Bocknick and Erica von Schilgen
Level: Total Beginner - Advanced
Dates: Oct 31 - Dec 19, No class Nov 21 + 28: 6 Weeks, $325

Monday AM 10:30am-1:00pm
Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding
Instructor: Kirsten Bassion
Level: Total Beginner - Advanced
Dates: November 2 - December 21: 8 Weeks, $400

Monday PM 7:00pm-9:30pm
Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding
Instructor: Sean Lutz
Level: Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Dates: November 2 - December 21: 8 Weeks, $400

NEW CLASS! Monday PM 6:30pm-9:00pm
Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding
Instructor: Toni MacDonald-Fein
Level: Total Beginners and Beginners
Dates: November 2 - December 21: 8 Weeks, $400

Tuesday AM 10:00am-12:30pm
Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding
Instructor: Kirsten Bassion
Level: Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Dates: October 27 - December 15: 8 Weeks, $400

Tuesday PM 6:30-9:00pm
Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding
Instructor: Erica von Schilgen
Level: Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Dates: SOctober 27 - December 15: 8 Weeks, $400

Wednesday AM 10:00am-12:30pm
Handbuilding ONLY (No Wheel)
Instructor: Erica von Schilgen
Level: Total Beginner - Advanced
Dates: October 28 - December 16: 8 Weeks, $400

Wednesday PM 6:30-9:00pm
Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding
Instructor: Erica von Schilgen
Level: Total Beginner - Advanced
Dates: October 28 - December 16: 8 Weeks, $400

Wednesday PM 7:00-9:30pm
Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding
Instructor: Kim Allison
Level: Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Dates: October 28 - December 16: 8 Weeks, $400

Thursday AM 10:30am-1:00pm
Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding
Instructor: Kim Allison
Level: Intermediate - Advanced
Dates: Oct 29 - Dec 17, No class Nov 26: 7 Weeks, $365

Thursday PM 7:00-9:30pm
Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding
Instructor: Kim Allison
Level: Intermediate - Advanced
Dates: Oct 29 - Dec 17, No class Nov 26: 7 Weeks, $365

Thursday PM 7:00-9:30pm
Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding
Instructor: Kyle Day
Level: Total Beginner - Pre-Intermediate
Dates: Oct 29 - Dec 17, No class Nov 26: 7 Weeks, $365

Friday AM 10:00am-12:30pm
Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding
Instructor: Erica von Schilgen
Level: Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Dates: Oct 30 - Dec 18, No class Nov 27: 7 Weeks, $365

Friday PM 7:00-9:30pm
Wheelthrowing and Handbuilding
Instructor: Kyle Day
Level: Pre-Intermediate - Advanced
Dates: Oct 30 - Dec 18, No class Nov 20 + 27: 6 Weeks, $325