Private Pottery Class

Recent reviews of Private Pottery Class

• 5/5 from Michael Darnaud, attended Feb 2026: Lisa is a great instructor, she was very personable and patient. She clearly enjoyed sharing some of her extensive knowledge.
• 5/5 from Jason Dare, attended Mar 2025: Great job! Our private class of 11 ranging in age from 5-88 was coordinated and taught so well by Ann Marie. Everyone had so much fun. We appreciate how the studio will finish the pieces. Can’t wait to see the finished product and I know you’ve inspired some future ceramicists. Thank you.
• 5/5 from Jeremy Wright, attended Feb 2025: Itai was a fantastic teacher and my girlfriend and I really enjoyed the class. Will definitely come back!
• 5/5 from Christine Beltran, attended Dec 2024: My friends and I booked the private class because we knew pottery isn't as easy as it looks. So glad we did but it made me want to enroll in the 6 week class! Our instructor Itai was great, thorough and patient. I felt two hours wasn't enough.
• 5/5 from Kaohu Berg-Hee, attended Nov 2024: The private class was awesome, and definitely worth it. Sonya was awesome too, and a great teacher!
• 5/5 from Zach Litoff, attended Sep 2024: Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing
• 5/5 from Natalie Serrino, attended Aug 2024: Great teacher. I was so much more effective at the wheel than I had been in the past due to Victor's teaching style.
• 5/5 from Sara Seims, attended May 2024: Victor was an amazing teacher. My granddaughter and I took a private class with victor and we both found him patient, kind, helpful and super talented
• 5/5 from Jessica Gines, attended Feb 2024: We decided to do the class for a team building event. It was great and everyone enjoyed!
• 5/5 from Sarah Morphis, attended Jan 2024: We all had a great time in our private pottery class. Our instructor was super helpful with very clear instruction. We also liked that he taught us the foundation but then gave everyone the freedom to create what they wanted or could. It was a great time!
• 5/5 from Fiona Hanly, attended Jan 2024: Great course! Our teacher Itai was super knowledgeable and patient. Great for beginners and also those with a little bit of experience. We had a great time as a group of coworkers!
• 5/5 from Rebecca Mirro, attended Dec 2023: We had a great time! Thank you so much for your flexibility in adding guests and helping to make out surprise baby shower such a success!
• 5/5 from Donna Sabbatani, attended Jul 2023: We were a birthday party of four and able to have a private class which is awesome. The space is great, spacious, had everything we needed. Having others around working on their craft makes the experience feel truly artistic. Our instructor was Itai who is a great teacher. His directions were clear, well demonstrated and easy to follow. He leads the class with confidence and authority, while being easy going and accessible. We were each able to complete something. I would definitely recommend the studio to others and am likely to return. Also, the pre event information was complete and accurate.
• 5/5 from Pallavi Kishore, attended Apr 2023: Had an amazing experience - we were trying pottery for the first time, our teacher was very patient with us and explained everything wonderfully He made the class interesting and we loved attending the class! Highly recommend
• 5/5 from Kristina Llanes, attended Mar 2023: Mason was really patient and accommodating. Definitely recommend this class Before coming to class make sure you get there early. It is hard to find parking in the area.
• 5/5 from Kavitha Vijayakumaran, attended Jan 2023: Itai was excellent we were all beginners and he did a great in explaining the basics and also helped us in getting our initial piece right totally enjoyed the 2 hours class
• 5/5 from Thomas Patterson, attended Dec 2022: What a great experience! The entire team had a great time as we unleashed out creativity. Very few of us had any previous clay experience, the introductory demo was great, and the teachers were very informative and helpful during the class.
• 1/5 from Alejandro Garcia, attended Nov 2022: We booked the private pottery wheel course for a large group and the course started off great. Our instructor gave us a quick tutorial on how we should center our clay and had us practice after the tutorial. We were not expecting this to be the only instructions for the 2.5 hr course. We felt the instructor was just quickly trying to get through the lesson. She walked around twice to see each individuals clay throughout the 2.5hrs and definitely felt like she needed an assistant. Maybe she’s better with 6 or less people. One participant asked about possibly making a plate/bowl and the instructor mentioned to take the 6 week course. 1 hour and 45 minutes into the 2 hour and 30 minute course, the instructor mentioned we should clean up. At this moment more than half of our group got up and started cleaning/washing their workstation. I don’t think we needed 45 minutes to clean up so someone mentioned to the instructor that we paid to be there for 2.5 hrs and she responded saying “feel free to continue, I don’t want to make you feel rushed” but by then roughly 5 of 13 stayed to finish the remaining 45 minutes of the course. In regards to cleaning, be prepared to clean your workstation and mop the perimeter of the class or pay $11 per person to clean. You would think since she wanted everyone to hurry up and clean she would have given clear instructions on what to do. There is a section to dispose clay and water, rinse compartment that catches the water for the machine, sponges to wipe your area down, flip chairs, dry tables, mop areas. These instructions came after things weren’t done properly. At the end, you were only able to keep 3 of whatever pieces you made. We paid for all the materials and only 3 pieces could be kept? What about people that only made 1 piece? Could a student use their two other pieces for them? These pieces also will take roughly 6 weeks to be ready as well so keep this in mind in case you think you’ll be taking anything home. I would not take this course again with this instructor and I think the teaching experience frustrated some students from staying for the full course. For the price, just invest in your own wheel and watch some YouTube videos. Highlights of the course: timeliness, knowledge.
• 5/5 from Andrew Eigel, attended Oct 2022: Ryley was such a great instructor and very patient. He took the time to re-explain the basics when we needed it and was happy to step in to help our projects whenever we asked, he also had a great shirt.
• 5/5 from Chris Rueckert, attended Sep 2022: Anne Marie was very nice and talented. We had a great time and I'd love to take another class with her in the future!
• 5/5 from Susan, attended Jul 2022: The teacher told me the four important steps to build a bowl on the wheel it was perfect instruction
• 5/5 from Kathleen Mooney, attended Jul 2022: Coreen was fun, kind, patient and a great teacher with many years of experience! Thank you!
• 5/5 from Amanda Lockwood, attended May 2022: She was fantastic in making the class fun fun the kids! We had a great time
• 5/5 from Sarah Struck, attended Apr 2022: We LOVED our time here! This was the first time our team has gotten together in over a year and everyone is now asking when we will go to SMAart again. Our teacher Ann Marie was absolutely wonderful, not only in her personality but also her gentle guidance in throwing pottery. Did I mention the space!? It was cool People working on their own projects in the back. The pottery wheels are set-up in a circle making it fun to chat while learning. We can't enough great things other than you gotta try this!
• 5/5 from Bethany Longoria, attended Apr 2022: I purchased this class as an anniversary present for my partner, and we have very little experience throwing clay. Ann Marie was a wonderful and patient instructor! We feel much more confident on a pottery wheel now. Ann Marie was very sweet and understanding when we arrived late because of car troubles. Overall a really fun and exciting class. We would come here again!
• 5/5 from Murshida Chowdhury, attended Feb 2022: We had a great time, Jess was great showing the techniques. Ayman and I had a great time making pottery.
• 5/5 from Claire Perelman, attended Jan 2022: Our group had a fabulous time at our private pottery class! Our instructor, Jason, was super easy to work with and he gave us great tips throughout the class. We were provided with aprons and several balls of clay to work with, and we all had a great time! Definitely recommend.
• 5/5 from Kuo-Pin Tseng, attended Dec 2021: Ryley is a great instructor. We have a lot of fun and create our pottery works!
• 5/5 from Katrin Svensson, attended Dec 2021: Great class, fun teacher, and a good way to get introduced to pottery. Thanks Will recommend
• 5/5 from Janine Hurty, attended Nov 2021: Ann Marie was wonderful. It was a great experience and a great date night for us. Thanks
• 5/5 from Dylan Ferber, attended Nov 2021: This was a great experience! We took a few clients out and the 5 of us had a lot of fun learning from Ann Marie on basics on using the pottery wheels and some cool techniques. She was very talented and patient in fixing our mistakes and coaching us along the way. As they tell you to do, I recommend bringing your own aprons - I bought some fun cheap ones on Amazon and single use boot covers too which everyone loved. Highly recommend this class!