Classes & Workshops

Try the Wheel Sip & Spin

A fun, casual 2.5-hour workshop — perfect for friends, couples, or solo creatives. No experience necessary! You’ll learn how to prep your clay, center it and shape it. We’ll trim and finish your piece for you based on the glaze of your choice. You may pick up your masterpiece during open studio hours in about 3 weeks. Shipping will be available at an additional charge.

**Check out our themed social events on Friday nights!

Hands shaping a clay pot on a pottery wheel.
Hands covered in clay shaping a large, circular ceramic vessel on a pottery wheel in a studio.

6 Week Wheel 101 Fundamentals

Our 6-week pottery classes in Bluffton are designed to teach the fundamentals of wheel throwing to include clay preparation and making cylinders, the core form behind many ceramic shapes. You will learn how to center, trim, and glaze your pieces. Each class is taught by experienced instructors in a step by step approach. Our principled process will help you develop strong habits and a thoughtful approach when creating with clay.

A woman is shaping a ceramic pot on a pottery wheel in a ceramics studio. She is smiling and has glasses resting on her head. Another woman is observing and taking notes nearby.

6 Week Wheel 102

Altered Forms, Surface Design & More This 6 week pottery class expands on the foundations learned in Wheel 101. Bring your skills to the next level with advanced bowl forms, throwing taller, complex trimming techniques, advanced surface design, and glazing with intention. Every week a new skill will be learned to help develop your artistic voice to create a complete body of work.

This class is NOT AVAILABLE YET.

Collection of pottery tools and several ceramic bowls and cups in various stages of completion on a worktable.
Close-up of a large seashell with intricate patterns on a sandy surface, casting a shadow.

6 Week Hand-building 101

This 6 week hand-building class is designed to teach students how to create forms using fundamental handbuilding techniques, surface design and glazing. This class is suitable for beginner and intermediate potters. We will meet you where you’re at!

We cant wait to see what you create!

Try Hand-Building

Discover hand-building! Join a relaxed 2½-hour class in our bright, new studio where instructors offer personalized, one-on-one guidance on hand-building basics, surface design, and proper clay preparation. No prior experience is required — we provide all clay, tools, glazes, and firing for a complete, beginner-friendly experience.

Multiple pinkish-brown ceramic vases and containers of various shapes and sizes on a wooden surface, against a light green wall.

6 Week Advanced Hand building

An advanced hand-building class focused on mastering complex forms. Students will explore multiple attachments while learning precision joining, structural reinforement and innovative glazing techniques. THIS CLASS IS NOT AVAILABLE YET.. BUT WILL BE SOON.

Ready to book a class? Sign up below!

Not sure where to start?

Email us at Maggie@potterystudiobluffton.com for any questions or concerns, or please stop by during open studio hours, Tuesday and Saturday 12-4pm and we’ll be happy to help you find the right class.