Top USA Pottery Classes

There’s nowhere better to try your hand at pottery than Santa Fe, arguably America’s artsiest city. With this experiential class—geared to travelers and newbies—you’ll get one no-strings two-hour session at the wheel, guided by a local pro. Great for friends, families, and anyone interested in getting their hands dirty, you’ll leave the wheel having explored your artistic side.

Enjoy a fun experience while you make candles and sip wine in a relaxing atmosphere. You’ll be provided with a candle kit and some instruction, and then you can just enjoy the experience, sipping wine and making new friends in this small group setting. You’ll be able to take home your candles so you can enjoy them at home, or give them away as gifts.

This pottery class is a great way to spend a day nurturing your creativity. The class is taught in phases: centering, opening, and pulling. After demonstration of each technique, students practice what they have learned before moving on as a group. At the end of class, you’ll have a one-of-a-kind mug or bowl to remind you of your trip to Maui.

Steve will help you learn to experience the act of working with clay. It can be a messy business but clay doesn't stain your clothes. There are many parallels between making pottery and living a good life. Steve believes that learning to play with childlike abandon makes life and pottery all worthwhile. During your pottery lesson, you will have the chance to use pottery making to not only begin the journey of learning a new skill, but you will also leave with new insight into how life works. From the moment you enter the studio, it's obvious that you are here for a good time. This will be a memorable experience that you can share with your parter.

Connect with your creative side in New Orleans during a pottery workshop at the historic French Market. Take a rest from sightseeing and the heat of the day in a shaded outdoor studio at the edge of the French Quarter, where you’ll learn basic hand-building techniques in a casual environment. Remember your visit to New Orleans with a handmade, one-of-a-kind souvenir, which will be fired, glazed, and shipped home to you after the class.