Pottery Classes in San Diego, CA

Great for beginners to advanced. Learn various techniques in sculpture and hand building to create projects of your choosing. This class is also for those working in Precious Metal Clay to continue to get the instruction and help as you progress in your techniques. These classes are interchangeable with the day Wheel Classes and Wed. Hand Building....

Once you have completed construction of your works of art, your pieces will need to dry and become fired in order to be ready to glaze. This usually takes about 2 weeks. Glazing is a process of painting your pieces so they may be fired once again to create a final product that is food, dishwasher, microwave safe. You can even bake in it!

Join Lux Art Institute's youth ceramic course in our Education Pavilion! A range of glazing techniques will help you create vibrant and bold designs on your very own customized ceramic art.  Get one-on-one direction from our educators and create art with your hands.

"Wine" down your week with a relaxing wheel class and a glass of wine (or beverage of your choice). Beginners to advanced Throwing on the Wheel Class. Adults bring your own beverage.

This class will teach you slab/coil/pinch methods plus some extruding and sculpting! If interested in wheel throwing, we will teach you to center, open, pull up the walls to create a basic cylinder and eventually bowls, vases, etc!   

All levels welcome. Clay, glazes and firings included.

In this 3 hour workshop, we will focus on the dramatic results of using Bubbles, Underglaze transfer paper, and Mocha Diffusion to decorate the surface of your pots. You will need 2-5 bisque fired pieces for the Bubbles and transfer paper. Burnished surfaces are best for the transfer paper. Then we will make at least one piece in class to decorate...