— The Studio
Bright, friendly, & built for making.
A working pottery studio tucked into Seminole Heights in Tampa, FL — where small classes, patient teaching, and good company turn a lump of clay into something you're proud of.
Our Space
A Working Studio
Real clay, real instruction, no fluff.
Floridian Ceramics is a hands-on studio where we throw functional pieces and teach genuine wheel throwing. The room is light and welcoming, the pace is relaxed, and the focus is on you actually learning the craft. Every class is small, so you get one-on-one attention from Haley - whether it's your very first bowl or your fiftieth.
Intimate
Small classes mean real attention and time at the wheel - never a crowd.
Welcoming
A warm, judgment-free room where total beginners feel right at home.
Community
Makers, members, and first-timers sharing one creative space in Seminole Heights.
Inside the Studio
Everything you need to make.
From your first pull to the final firing, the whole process happens right here in the studio. Show up in clothes you don't mind getting muddy - we handle the rest.
- 6 pottery wheels ready to go
- All clay, tools, and aprons provided
- In-house kilns - every piece fired twice on site
- Food-safe glazes, professionally applied
- Track your piece anytime on our Pickup Status page
The Craft
Meet the Owner
Every class here is taught by Haley.
Fourth-generation Floridian, potter, and the founder of Floridian Ceramics. She built this studio around the way she learned - slowly, by hand, with someone patient beside you.
Read Haley's story →From wet clay to finished piece - all under one roof.
Everything made here goes through the full ceramic process on site. Pieces are thrown on the wheel, dried slowly, trimmed at leatherhard, bisque fired, glazed by hand with food-safe glazes, and fired a second time to finish. Nothing gets shipped out, rushed, or shortcut - it's the same process we use for our own functional work, and it's why pieces from a two-hour class come back looking like they belong in your kitchen.
It also means the studio is a genuinely working space. Kilns are firing, members are trimming, and shelves are full of pieces at every stage. When you take a class here, you're making pottery in a pottery studio - not a party room with a wheel in it.
Members
Memberships
For potters who don't want to stop.
Caught the bug? A studio membership gives you space, time, and tools to keep throwing between classes - and to grow into the maker you want to be.
- 24/7 studio access to wheels & shared tools
- Shelf space for your works in progress
- Glazing included
- Member events
Rooted in Seminole Heights.
The studio sits on N Florida Ave in Seminole Heights, one of Tampa's oldest and most creative neighborhoods - a stretch known for its bungalows, local restaurants, and independent makers. It's about ten minutes from downtown Tampa, an easy drive from Ybor City and Riverside Heights, and a natural stop before dinner or drinks nearby.
We planted the studio here on purpose. Seminole Heights is a neighborhood that values things made slowly and by hand, and that's exactly what happens inside these walls.
Plan Your Visit
Tucked into Seminole Heights - a short drive from downtown Tampa, Ybor City, and Riverside Heights.
Location
Hours
Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm
Sat-Sun: 10am-2pm
Parking
Free parking directly in front of the studio and on the side of the building.