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Wheel Throwing and Hand Building - Turtle Bay (Midtown East)

Wheel Throwing and Hand Building - Turtle Bay (Midtown East)

Pottery Studio 1 @ 140 E 52nd St, New York, NY

Explore the art of pottery in a hands-on creative experience guided by skilled instructors. Whether you prefer shaping clay on the wheel or building by hand, you'll design and create your own unique piece, fired and ready to take home. Welcoming to beginners and experienced artists alike, this is a relaxing, rewarding way to express your creativity—no prior experience needed.

(10) All levels 18 and older

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10am–12pm ET

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12–2pm ET

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4–6pm ET

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8–10pm ET

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10am–12pm ET

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Porcelain Planter Workshop

Porcelain Planter Workshop

Wilcoxson Brooklyn Ceramics @ 69A West St, Brooklyn, NY

Design and hand-build your own porcelain planter using slab construction in this creative ceramics workshop. Add character with colored clay slips in blue, black, and pink, layering bold decorative patterns that turn each planter into a functional piece of art.

(141) Beginner 18 and older

Nov 1st

2–5pm ET

Nov 7th

1–4pm ET

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2–5pm ET

Nov 14th

1–4pm ET

Nov 15th

2–5pm ET

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Wheel Throwing and Hand Building - Financial District

Wheel Throwing and Hand Building - Financial District

Pottery Studio 1 @ 40 Water St, New York, NY

Discover the meditative pleasure of working with clay in this hands-on pottery class led by skilled instructors. Whether you prefer throwing on the wheel or building by hand, you'll shape and design your own unique ceramic piece to be professionally fired and taken home. A welcoming environment for complete beginners as well as those with some prior experience.

(10) All levels 18 and older

Nov 3rd

10am–12pm ET

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12–2pm ET

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4–6pm ET

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8–10pm ET

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10am–12pm ET

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Porcelain Mug Workshop

Porcelain Mug Workshop

Wilcoxson Brooklyn Ceramics @ 69A West St, Brooklyn, NY

Hand-build elegant, functional tableware from slabs of porcelain in this hands-on workshop. Apply colored clay slips in shades of blue, black, gray, and pink to create striking surface designs and personalized patterns on a set of custom mugs.

(141) Beginner 18 and older

Oct 31st

2–5pm ET

Nov 1st

2–5pm ET

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1–4pm ET

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2–5pm ET

Nov 14th

1–4pm ET

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Pottery Wheel Throwing (Hell's Kitchen)

Pottery Wheel Throwing (Hell's Kitchen)

Zerimar Clay @ 402 W 51st St, New York, NY

Discover the fundamentals of wheel throwing in a hands-on pottery experience designed for beginners. Learn essential techniques to shape clay into a unique ceramic piece with step-by-step guidance from an experienced instructor. Create a handmade keepsake while enjoying a fun and creative activity perfect for individuals, couples or groups.

(48) All levels 18 and older

Oct 31st

4–6pm ET

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1–3pm ET

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4–6pm ET

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7–9pm ET

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1–3pm ET

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Handbuilding and Surface

Tribeca Clayworks

4.3 87 reviews

Unlock your creativity with handbuilding techniques that allow you to craft unique pottery forms using only your hands, fingers, and simple tools. Delve into a variety of surface decoration methods at every stage of the ceramic process, from texturing with stamps to glazing with advanced techniques like image transfer and wax resist. Perfect for those seeking to explore new ways to finish their pieces.

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120 Warren St, New York, NY
15 hours over 6 sessions

Handbuilding and Surface

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Description

Handbuilding is an ancient pottery-making technique that involves creating forms without a pottery wheel, using the hands, fingers, and simple tools for a wide range of creativity.

This class will also explore many surface decoration and finishing techniques. Surface treatments can occur at any stage of the ceramic process. On wet clay creating textures with stamps, lace, shape aids etc. /leather hard stage you can carve, scratch and apply many underglaze techniques. Once your piece is fired and ready to be glazed going beyond dipping, pouring and brushing glazes onto your work, you’ll find the alternatives to surface decoration using glaze pencils, watercolor, image transfer ,stencils, wax resist and more.

Note:

There will be additional charges for work done after minimum fee is used up, (priced at .06 cents per cubic inch per piece for 2 firings).
Optional: Additional fee: $10 for basic pottery tool kit (all students are required to have their own tools)

Refund Policy

CANCELLATION POLICY: To request a cancellation and refund, you must email [email protected]. Refunds requested more than one week prior to the first class are refundable tuition minus $100 administration fee. Refunds requested within one week of the first class are 50% refundable. There will be no refunds once the class begins under any circumstance, nor can we transfer you to a later semester. We cannot be flexible on this policy for any reason. Should a class not fill sufficiently, we may cancel it one week prior to the first class session.

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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Tribeca Clayworks

Tribeca ClayWorks, established over 30 years ago, is a community-focused ceramics studio offering classes in handbuilding and wheel throwing for all ages and skill levels. Now part of the Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center, it provides a fully equipped space for creative exploration and artistic growth.

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