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Slab Built Mug

Slab Built Mug

Element Art Center @ 835 North Broadway, Los Angeles, CA

This beginner-friendly pottery workshop teaches you how to slab build and decorate your own ceramic mug or teacup. You can hand-paint or glaze your piece, then have it delivered to you after firing. All materials are included in the class.

(138) All levels 18 and older

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Beginner Wheel Throwing

Beginner Wheel Throwing

Element Art Center @ 835 North Broadway, Los Angeles, CA

This beginner-friendly pottery workshop provides a hands-on introduction to wheel throwing with a choice of glazing options. Finished pieces are fired and shipped directly to you, and no prior experience is required to join.

(138) All levels 18 and older

Oct 23rd

6–8pm PT

Oct 24th

12–2pm PT

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12–2pm PT

Oct 25th

6–8pm PT

Nov 1st

12–2pm PT

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Beginning Wheel Throwing

Beginning Wheel Throwing

Clay CA @ 900 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA

Learn the basics of wheel throwing in a beginner-friendly pottery class focused on centering, pulling walls, and shaping clay into a functional form. All materials are provided, and you will leave with a better understanding of the process from wet clay to finished piece.

(10) Beginner 12 and older

Oct 23rd

1–3pm PT

Oct 23rd

3–5pm PT

Oct 23rd

6–8pm PT

Oct 24th

10am–12pm PT

Oct 24th

1–3pm PT

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Fri. Oct 23rd, 1–3pm PT (2 hours)

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Ceramic Jack-o-Lantern

Ceramic Jack-o-Lantern

Element Art Center @ 835 North Broadway, Los Angeles, CA

Craft your own ceramic jack-o-lantern in this fun, all-levels pottery workshop, where you'll hand build and glaze a festive tea light holder, with finished pieces shipped to you—no experience necessary and all materials included!

(138) All levels 18 and older

Oct 24th

3–5pm PT

Oct 31st

3–5pm PT

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Ceramic Box Handbuilding

Ceramic Box Handbuilding

Element Art Center @ 835 North Broadway, Los Angeles, CA

Create your own functional ceramic box in this beginner-friendly pottery workshop, where you’ll learn slab-building techniques and personalize your piece with carved or sculptural details. All materials are included, and students can finish their work with hand painting or glaze selections before pieces are fired and ready for pickup in 3–4 weeks.

(138) All levels 18 and older

Nov 1st

3–5pm PT

Nov 28th

3–5pm PT

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Beach Pit Firing

Element Art Center

5.0 138 reviews

Explore the ancient art of pit firing at Dockweiler Beach with this hands-on pottery course, where you'll create and fire raku clay sculptures in a high-risk, high-reward pit-firing process, suitable for all skill levels with all materials provided.

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18 and older
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835 North Broadway, Los Angeles, CA
6 hours over 2 sessions

Beach Pit Firing

Beach Pit Firing

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Description

Pit firing is a method of firing pottery in a pit dug in the ground, using combustible materials as fuel. It's an ancient technique that was used before kilns were invented, and still used today.

This pottery experience offers students an introduction to firing pottery using a pit at Dockweiler Beach. Students will learn how to make sculptures up to 7" tall from raku clay at Element Art Center for the first session of the course, and how to fire their ware using a pit-firing (bonfire) for the second session. For the pottery, this process is a high-risk, high-reward type of firing. Cracking or imperfect finishes are very possible with this technique.

This workshop is open to all levels- no experience necessary.

All materials will be included!

Refund Policy

Full refund for cancellation 7 or more days before the class.
50% refund for cancellation 6 days to 24 hours in advance of the class.
No refund for cancellation of less than 24 hour notice.
Reschedule request is fine so long as it is 24 hours in advance.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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