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Pottery Class: Handbuilding Pottery 101

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Take part in this beginner-friendly pottery class for a hands-on introduction to hand-building in clay.

Perfect for beginners, this less messy alternative to wheel throwing allows you to create something unique while comfortably seated at communal worktables. As you socialize and learn together, you'll craft a project of your choosing under the expert guidance of an experienced ceramics instructor. Once complete, your finished piece will be professionally dried and fired at the studio and it'll be ready for collection at a later time. While glaze selection is managed by the studio, you can schedule an additional class if you'd like to glaze your work personally. All materials and tools are included in your course fee.

Minimum Guests 4
Maximum Guests 18
Event Duration 2 hours
LabelsHand Building
This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.

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Annette

02 Apr 2025

This was an excellent experience. I will definitely do it again as a date or with friends. Michelle is very patient, a good instructor. Good mix of teach, help and the learn by doing.

Julian

09 Jan 2025

Michelle is excellent! We really enjoyed our wheel throwing class with her and look forward to coming back for the hand building class.

Elizabeth

05 Jan 2025

Very knowledgeable and patient.

Shaina

13 Oct 2024

I enjoyed trying the clay wheel for the first time! I knew it would be difficult and require practice, so I signed up for the challenge seeing it as a fun, new experience and process to learn despite the results. I hadn’t thought about having nails making it a bit more difficult tho. 🙂 If you go as a group, just know the ask is for everyone to agree to do the same thing (either the wheel or hand building) for demonstration and time purposes. Don’t be afraid to ask for help or guidance with applying what you’re learning or other questions of interest. Be softer on yourself than you are on the clay. 😉

Ryan

23 Apr 2024

Michelle was easy going, helpful, and engaging to allow enough instruction to get started and enough freedom to start and make mistakes to learn. We enjoyed the date very much. It was a perfect chance to be phone-free and focused on making pottery and leave the stresses of the world elsewhere. Would recommend and would do again.

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Tiffany Prado

02 Feb 2023

Best pottery experience I’ve ever had! I booked a private couple lesson with Michelle and she was so amazing and informative and had so much patience for us beginners(: definitely going to book another class very soon, if I could rate this more stars I would, 10 out of 10 recommend !

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Instructor Michelle is an experienced pottery instructor specializing in teaching both beginners and seasoned artists. Based in a community-focused studio in Houston's vibrant Second Ward, Instructor Michelle offers hands-on lessons and guidance to casual artists seeking to refine their skills. Her expertise extends to assisting at-home potters with firing services, ensuring every creation receives professional care. With a passion for nurturing creativity, Instructor Michelle creates an inclusive space for artists to thrive.