Adult “Intro 4”

Our four-week adult “Intro 4“ class is designed for beginners with no experience throwing on the pottery wheel, and those who have been away from the wheel and need a refresher. Participants work on basic pottery skills: how to prepare clay for the wheel, and the steps for creating (“throwing”), finishing (“trimming”) and glazing cylinders, bowls and cups. This class can be taken more than once. Class size is limited to seven participants. Length of class is 3 hours.

Price ($210) includes instruction, clay, firings, and glaze.  It also includes a basic set of pottery tools.

Cancellation Policy: Cancel your order within 48 hours of booking and receive a 100% refund.  Tuition is 50% refundable if you contact us at least two weeks before the session has started.  COVID Update: the studio will refund students if scheduled classes that haven’t started have been cancelled due to the outbreak.  We will prorate refund or arrange follow up sessions for classes that have already started.

Missed Class Policy: We will be working with wet clay during the first two weeks of class, then carefully drying it to the right texture for trimming in week three.  BECAUSE OF THIS WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER MAKE UP CLASSES FOR THE FIRST THREE WEEKS.  You are able to reschedule the fourth class (glazing) to a glazing session in a future “Intro 4” or “Step Up To Studio” class.

Studio COVID-19 guidelines: Click here.

NOTE: Registration for next month’s classes always begins on the first Friday of the previous month.  For example, registration for August classes begins on the first Friday of July.

Step Up To Studio Classes

Full-Circle Pottery members, as well as participants who have taken at least two beginning pottery wheel class at Full-Circle or elsewhere, can continue practicing basic skills with our Step Up To Studio classes.  Participants should know the basics of centering, opening, lifting and shaping before taking this class.  Each session will focus on a form,  and an additional skill or decoration technique.  Class can be taken more than once.  Class size is limited to eight participants. Length of class varies.

In September we are offering two four-session classes focused on making and firing horse hair pots.  There will be a Wednesday evening class, 6:30-8:30 on September 6, 13, and 20.  A second class will take place on Saturdays September 9, 16 and 23 from 2-4 pm.  In both the Wednesday and Saturday classes  we’ll throw closed forms in the first session, trim the pots in the second, and burnish and apply terra sigillata to prepare the pots for the horse hair firing in the third.   The horse hair firing for both classes will be on Sunday, October 1 from 10-1 pm. Price is $210 for non-members/$135 for members. Clay (1/2 & 1/2) and terra sigillata included in price.  Registration for members is in person at the studio.

Cancellation Policy: Cancel your order within 48 hours of booking and receive a 100% refund.  Tuition is 50% refundable if you contact us at least one week before the session has started.

Missed Class Policy: We will be working with wet clay during the first three weeks of class.  Because of this, we are unable to offer make up classes.

Studio COVID-19 guidelines: Click here.

NOTE: Registration for these special classes opens August 4.

Semi-Privates (SPs)

Learn how to throw a pot on the wheel. Because these two-hour classes are small (2 max), you will get lots of attention from our patient instructor.  Each participant can select one of the pieces they throw to be glazed and fired.  Note: Some clean up is required!

Price is $96 per person.  Important: we need at least two participants for a class to be a go, so sign up a friend or your beloved to enjoy this muddy experience.  Our semi-privates make a great after breakfast or before brunch date!

Cancellation Policy: Cancel your order within 48 hours of booking and receive a 100% refund. Tuition is 50% refundable if you contact us at least 72 hours before the session starts. Studio COVID-19 guidelines: Click here.

Questions?  Call us at (310) 502-3115.

Adult “Beginning Handbuilding”

Unleash your creativity in this hand-building ceramic class. Over the course of four weeks, you will acquire a solid foundation in hand-building. You’ll explore techniques like pinching, coiling, and slab construction, and in the last class, we’ll delve into the art of glazing, allowing you to add the finishing touch to all your creations.

Hand building is a liberating and meditative process that will enable you to craft an array of objects, including cups, vases, bowls, planters, and small sculptures. This class caters to everyone, from those with no prior clay experience to seasoned wheel throwers looking to diversify their skills. Intermediate students can also benefit from this course as a way to refresh their abilities.

Classes meet once a week for two hours, spanning four consecutive weeks, and include an additional two hours of open studio time on Friday 1:30-3:30, Saturday 11:30-1:30 or Sunday 4:30-6:30.  Class be taken more than once.

Join us and discover the joy of hand-building with clay in a supportive and creative environment!

Price ($210) includes instruction, clay, use of tools, firings, and glaze.

Cancellation Policy: Cancel your order within 48 hours of booking and receive a 100% refund.  Tuition is 50% refundable if you contact us at least two weeks before the session has started.

Missed Class Policy: We will be working with wet clay during the first three weeks of class.  BECAUSE OF THIS WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER MAKE UP CLASSES FOR THE FIRST THREE WEEKS.  You are able to reschedule the third class (glazing) to a glazing session in a future “Beginning Hand Building” class.

Studio COVID-19 guidelines: Click here.