One-Time Classes • Beginning Pottery • Handbuilding & Intermediate Wheel
Just Try It courses include one 3-hour class per week, toolkit, clay, glazes and firing! Students make many items – all food-safe, non-toxic, microwave and dishwasher safe!
Please review our cancellation policy before purchasing tickets. There are no refunds or deferrals once class begins.
Don’t see an open class? We offer new 6-week classes every two months. Sessions are Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/Jun, and so on. We post the new classes about 6 weeks before their start dates.
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Just Try It Classes
Events
UPGRADE for Sep-Oct Just Try It Students
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesFor enrolled Just Try It students only: Upgrade your class experience with up to 6 weeks of open studio hours! Between classes, practice what you're learning to solidify your skills …
UPGRADE for Nov-Dec Just Try It Students
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesFor enrolled Just Try It students only: Upgrade your class experience with up to 6 weeks of open studio hours! Between classes, practice what you're learning to solidify your skills …
Just Try It – Monday Morning with Nic
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesBeginners welcome! Nic offers a relaxed and supportive approach to teaching you how to make functional pottery on the wheel...
Just Try It – Monday Evening with Jake
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesBeginners welcome! Jake offers a fun and straight-forward approach to making pottery on the wheel...
Just Try It – Tuesday Afternoon with Keith
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesBeginners welcome! Keith offers a relaxed and supportive approach to teaching you how to make functional pottery on the wheel...
Just Try It – Wednesday Evening with Callen
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesBeginners welcome! Callen offers a straight-forward and fun method for making functional & decorative pottery on the wheel...
Just Try It – Thursday Evening with Elijah
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesBeginners welcome! Elijah offers a straight-forward and fun method for making functional & decorative pottery on the wheel...
Just Try It – Saturday Morning with Anthony
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesBeginners welcome! Anthony offers a fun and practical method for making functional & decorative pottery on the wheel...
Just Try It – Saturday Afternoon with Marisa
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesBeginners welcome! Marisa offers a relaxed and supportive method for making pottery on the wheel...
Try our mini pottery workshops for beginners…great for couples, friends, small groups, and individuals.
Enjoy a small group lesson with step-by-step instruction. Course includes guided 2-hour lesson, tools and clay, choice of glaze colors, and kiln firing.
Take A Spin students get their own wheel, and the instructor pre-centers your clay. Let’s Roll students arrive to pre-rolled slabs of clay and individual workspaces in our hand-building classroom. Items are fired, finished, and ready for pickup within 4-5 weeks.
Please review our cancellation/refund policy before purchasing tickets. There are no refunds, make-ups or deferrals once class begins.
One-time classes are offered year-round. Check back often for more options! Please note: if you have a gift certificate, you will need to call or email us to register.
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One-Time Classes
Events
Let’s Roll -Sunday, October 18th, 10am-12pm
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesMake your own mug & plate in our one-time pottery lesson for beginners...
Take A Spin – Sunday, October 25th, 3pm-5pm
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesMake your own cup & bowl in our one-time pottery lesson for beginners…
Take A Spin – Sunday, November 1, 3pm-5pm
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesMake your own cup & bowl in our one-time pottery lesson for beginners…
Take A Spin – Sunday, November 8, 3pm-5pm
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesMake your own cup & bowl in our one-time pottery lesson for beginners…
Take A Spin – Sunday, November 15, 3pm-5pm
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesMake your own cup & bowl in our one-time pottery lesson for beginners…
Take A Spin – Sunday, November 22, 3pm-5pm
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesMake your own cup & bowl in our one-time pottery lesson for beginners…
Take A Spin – Sunday, November 29, 3pm-5pm
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesMake your own cup & bowl in our one-time pottery lesson for beginners…
Take A Spin – Sunday, December 6, 3pm-5pm
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesMake your own cup & bowl in our one-time pottery lesson for beginners…
Take A Spin – Sunday, December 27, 3pm-5pm
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesMake your own cup & bowl in our one-time pottery lesson for beginners…
All of our project classes include open studio time. Clay and tools are sold separately.
Projects Classes
Events
Tues AM Hand-Building with Jamie & Robin
JTown Clay 520 N 7th St., San Jose, CA, United StatesSkill: Beginner+ NEW! This fall, Jamie will introduce you to Nerikomi, including how to color your clay, creating canes or pattern blocks, and repeating them to create intricate patterns. Nerikomi …
Tues PM Lamps & Luminaires with Britt
JTown Clay 520 N 7th St., San Jose, CA, United StatesSkill: Intermediate Back by popular demand! Britt Jensen invites you to explore the intersection of function and sculpture by designing and building ceramic lamps! Using wheel-throwing as foundation, students learn …
Tues PM Wheel Projects with Joey
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesSkill: Beginner+ NEW! For advanced-beginner to intermediate students: Joey Agcopra boosts your skills in making stronger cylinders and handling larger amounts of clay. Let's get comfortable centering and pulling 4 …
Wed AM Crystalline Glazes with Margaret
JTown Clay 520 N 7th St., San Jose, CA, United StatesLet's explore crystalline glazing on elegant wheel-thrown forms...
Wed PM Wheel Projects with Chris
JTown Clay 520 N 7th St., San Jose, CA, United StatesSkill: Intermediate Join Chris Ostrom for a 6-week workshop-style class that will boost your wheel-throwing skills and help you make stronger cylinders. Create larger vessels by stacking and combining pieces. We'll …
Thur AM Hand-Building with Nic
JTown Clay 520 N 7th St., San Jose, CA, United StatesSkill: Beginner+ Join Nic Payne for a hand-building class where students translate geological concepts into sculpture by creating layered, textured, agate type surfaces using slabs of stoneware clay, colored slips, …
Thur PM Historic Pottery with Emma
JTown Clay 520 N 7th St., San Jose, CA, United StatesSkill: Intermediate NEW! Are you interested in pots from the past? Are you curious how to replicate a piece from a museum and put your own spin on it? You're …
Fri PM Wheel Boot Camp with Shehryar
Higher Fire Downtown 499 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesSkill: Advanced Beginner Take your throwing skills to the next level! Shehryar challenges you each week with throwing exercises using studio clay. Learn to handle more clay while exploring a …
Sun AM Crystalline Glazes with Paige
JTown Clay 520 N 7th St., San Jose, CA, United StatesLet's explore crystalline glazing on elegant wheel-thrown forms...
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