Live virtual pottery classes

Throw clay at your own table, guided live by real potters.

Every session ships a complete clay kit to your door beforehand, then places you in a small group with an instructor watching over video. No studio membership, no commute, just clay under your hands and someone experienced walking you through it in real time.

Woman shaping clay on a small tabletop pottery wheel at her home dining table during a live video class

Pottery has always been a hands-on craft best learned close up. We built a way to keep that closeness even when the instructor is several hundred kilometers away, by shrinking class sizes and shipping the materials ahead of time.

Small groups only Kit ships before class
Why it works this way

Six details we build every session around

None of this is complicated. It is mostly about timing, group size, and making sure clay arrives before questions do.

Small groups, not classrooms

Sessions are capped so the instructor can actually see every set of hands over video, not just the loudest question in the chat.

Clay kit arrives before you log in

Clay, tools, and a small worktop wheel or bat are shipped days ahead, so class time is spent shaping, not unpacking.

Live feedback while your hands are still on the clay

Sessions run in real time. If your bowl is wobbling on the wheel, someone can say so before it collapses, not after.

Paced for first-timers and returners alike

Instructors structure each session so someone who has never touched clay and someone on their fourth class both have something to work on.

Multiple weekly time slots

Sessions run across mornings, evenings, and weekends, which helps when pottery has to fit around a work schedule rather than replace it.

Finishing without a kiln at home

Once your piece dries, a prepaid return package brings it back to the studio for firing and glazing, then it is mailed back to you finished.

How a session actually runs

From sign-up to a finished piece on your shelf

  1. 01

    Pick a session and package

    Choose a wheel-throwing or hand-building series based on what you want to try, and a time slot that fits your week.

  2. 02

    Your clay kit ships out

    A box arrives a few days before class with clay, core tools, a worktop wheel or banding wheel, and simple setup instructions.

  3. 03

    Join the live video class

    Log into a small group call where the instructor demonstrates, checks in on each participant, and adjusts pace as needed.

  4. 04

    Dry, return, and receive it finished

    Let your piece air-dry, box it using the prepaid label, and the studio handles bisque firing, glazing, and the final kiln firing.

Home dining table set up as a small pottery studio with clay tools, a banding wheel, and a laptop showing a live class
Class formats

A few ways to start, depending on what pulls you in

Wheel work and hand-building feel different to learn. Most people pick one to start and try the other later.

Single session

Discovery Session

A one-off, two-hour class to find out whether wheel work or hand-building feels more natural, no ongoing commitment attached.

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4-week series

Wheel Fundamentals

Centering, pulling walls, and trimming, spread across four sessions with the same small group each week.

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4-week series

Hand-Building Intensive

Coil, slab, and pinch techniques for people who want expressive shapes without a wheel involved at all.

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Ongoing

Studio Membership

Monthly access to rotating themes and open studio hours, for people who have finished a series and want to keep going.

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Flat lay of a pottery starter kit including clay blocks, wooden ribs, wire tools, a sponge, and a small banding wheel
What arrives at your door

The kit is packed around the specific class you booked

Every kit is matched to the session, so a wheel-throwing series ships different tools than a hand-building one. Nothing generic, nothing you have to guess about.

  • Pre-measured clay for the number of pieces planned that day
  • Core shaping tools, ribs, and wire cutters
  • A compact worktop wheel or banding wheel, depending on format
  • A prepaid return box for firing and glazing after class
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Pottery instructor in a clay-stained apron smiling while standing beside a shelf of glazed ceramic pieces
Behind the sessions

Taught by people who still throw for a living

Instructors split their time between running these classes and working in their own studios. That keeps the teaching grounded in current practice rather than a fixed script written years ago.

Read about our approach

Curious which session fits your schedule?

Browse upcoming class packages and see group sizes, durations, and what ships with each one.

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