Intro to Wheel Throwing
Two hours at the wheel, two handmade bowls, and no experience needed - just curiosity and a willingness to get a little muddy.
$65 / person + tax
- All levels - no experience needed
- Make 2 bowls you'll keep
- Everything included - clay, tools, glaze, firing
- BYOB - bring a drink (21+)
- Pieces ready for pickup 1-2 weeks after firing
Classes capped at 4 students · Led by Haley · 7110 N Florida Ave
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About the Class
Your first two hours with clay.
A relaxed, beginner-friendly introduction to wheel throwing in the heart of Tampa's Seminole Heights. Haley guides you step by step through centering clay, pulling walls, and shaping simple forms - making the whole process approachable, creative, and genuinely fun.
Each student throws and paints two bowls. After class, the studio takes over - trimming, glazing, and firing them with the same full process we use for our own work.
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"It was my first time making pottery, and Haley was an amazing teacher! I had so much fun and love my piece!"Shelby · Google Review Read more 5-star reviews
How your bowls come to life.
You, in classUs, in the studio
Throw Your Piece
Center your clay on the wheel and shape two bowls with Haley guiding every pull. This is the fun, muddy part.
Paint Your Piece
Before you leave, add color to your bowls with our underglazes - your design, your palette.
Trim
Once your bowls firm up to leather-hard, we trim the foot ring and refine the shape and balance.
Bisque Fire
The first kiln firing slowly hardens your soft clay into true ceramic, ready to accept glaze.
Clear Glaze
We dip each piece in food-safe clear glaze, sealing in your painted design.
Glaze Fire
A second, hotter firing melts the glaze to glass. Then your bowls are ready for pickup - usually 2 weeks after class.
Great for any occasion.
Reserve Your Spot
Classes are small and fill fast - grab a seat below. Booking takes about a minute.
Kiln Firing & Finished Work Policy
Working with clay involves natural variables and high-temperature kiln firings. While we follow best practices at every stage, the firing process is unpredictable, and on rare occasions pieces may crack, warp, or be damaged - even when proper techniques are used.
Class fees cover the 2-hour instructional experience, use of materials, studio time, and firing attempts. While most work successfully makes it through the process, a finished piece is not guaranteed. For this reason, we do not offer refunds or credits for work lost or damaged during firing.
Kiln issues are uncommon, but they are a known part of ceramics. By participating, students acknowledge this risk as part of the process. We're always happy to explain what may have happened and share insights into the firing process - but the experience itself, not the final outcome, is what the class fee represents.