Pottery Classes in NYC, New York

Get introduced to the basics of sculpting, and hand-building and wheel throwing in a compact and cost-effective way. This is an introductory class that runs for 2 hours and will let out promptly at 9:30 pm. No work will be kept. 6:30 pm: Free Open House — meet our staff, tour our art gallery and studios, participate in a demonstration or...

Learn to make and use a traditional tea ceremony set. During this three-day ceramics workshop, participants will make three ceramic components of the traditional tea ceremony: the lidded Matcha carrier, the tea bowl, and the platter. Using both coil and slab techniques, participants will form and trim their pieces. Once kiln fired, pieces will be...

House clay will be provided for the hands on part of the workshop. Speciality clay can be purchased at the studio. Firing of the work made by students is not included with the workshop but is available for 4 cents/cubic inch. This is a demonstration based and hands on workshop. In the morning, Sara Catapano will discuss her sculptural work influenced...

Get dirty!  Create funky bowls and cups, self portraits, memory boxes, sculptural projects and more while learning techniques of wheel throwing and hand building like carving, sgraffito and glazing. Get one-on-one instruction to develop your own voice and work in groups to create a short claymation film!

During this 8 week session you’ll learn how to create your very own one of a kind ceramic pieces from start to finish. Students will receive one 25lb bag of WHITE clay to use during the session. Additional colors available to purchase. During this session, Nicole will teach you how to hand build & glaze your pieces. This session includes...

In this class, we will learn basic skills to create lidded jars, oval planters, vases, and other intermediate forms. Beginners develop proficiency on the wheel and learn about our studio glazes. Please Note: There is a firing fee charge of 4 cents per cubic inch that includes both the bisque and the glaze firing.  This includes the...

This 4-week ceramics class is designed for middle school students.  This introduction to ceramics will include a range of hand building techniques. At the end of the ceramics course, each student will have several pieces to take home that are fired and glazed.  Pick up will be at a later date after the glaze firing takes place. Each child...

Pinch, roll, coil, or flatten to make functional or sculptural pieces. Learn the basic hand building techniques with enough guidance to inspire your unique creativity. Between classes, students are welcome to practice at no additional charge, providing the studio is open and classes are not in session. Q&A Q: Can I take what I make home? ...

Try your hand at throwing on the wheel. Learn all the techniques of professional potters, including how to make functional pieces, like mugs, vases, and bowls. Between classes, students are welcome to practice at no additional charge, providing the studio is open and classes are not in session.  Each wheel session is 8 weeks plus a $30 Materials...

An introduction to transferring imagery by photographic processes onto a ceramic surface. This class will explore several techniques including exposing your images onto photo sensitized fabric for multiple prints, and laser transfers that can be hand colored.

Pinch, roll, coil, or flatten to make functional or sculptural pieces. Learn the basic hand building techniques with enough guidance to inspire your unique creativity.  Between classes, students are welcome to practice at no additional charge, providing the studio is open and classes are not in session. This hand building session is 8 weeks...

This two-day demonstration based workshop will provide an in depth look into complex slip-casting mold systems and colored porcelain slip casting techniques. I will demonstrate casting plaster on and off of the potter’s wheel, hand-forming wet plaster, cutting and reassembling molds, approaches for simple and complex forms and systems for efficient...

If pinch pots and coils are old news, you’ve gotten your toes wet and want to go deeper into the world of hand-building techniques join us for a Level Two hand building workshop. In this 2 hour workshop you will learn more in depth tools for building and decorating and finishing your work, including an intro in different methods of “painting”...

Ready to take your handbuilding skills and/or wheel techniques to the next level? Have a particular project in clay you've been dreaming of making? Wish you could create some gifts for your friends and family?  All levels welcome to this mixed techniques class. Continue what you are currently working on from a prior class, or be inspired to try...

La Mano Pottery is a full service ceramic studio located in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. Opened in 1998, La Mano provides a welcoming studio environment for beginners and experienced potters. Here, everyone can relax, learn, and enhance their creativity while working with clay. Classes are offered weekly for those interested in hand...