Adult Pottery Classes, 2426 Townsgate Rd. #600 Westlake Village, CA 91361

Westlake Village studio provides Thousand Oaks residents with quality instruction in adult and children wheel throwing and hand-building, surface decorating, summer camps and birthday parties. All firings are cone 06 or cone 5. If you are interested in a membership, firing, or a custom project, please visit our West Los Angeles location at 2856 S. Robertson Blvd. 90034.

Our pottery classes are hands-on instruction and meet for one two-hour class per week for 4 or 8 weeks.  Materials (clay and tools) and firing are provided for the Beginning Wheel Class only. Intermediate Class students pay additional $1 per pound for glaze firing. Enrollment is limited to insure individual instruction. 

Fun and encouraging atmosphere of our studio makes it a great learning and relaxing experience. Take your mind off your work and chores and make time for yourself creating some holiday or birthday gifts at the same time! Great activity for team spirit building.

We feel that people who have ever taken pottery at other places and thought they didn't get what their instructor was showing them, really like our unique way of teaching basic throwing. Ki Cho has developed this method when he was first learning at SMC. It's our very own way of breaking up the throwing process in ten easy to understand steps. We even have a "cheat sheet" for you to follow (or make a copy and study at home :). Once you memorize and practice the steps in each class, it then becomes your second nature and a very successful way of wheel throwing. On average, every student makes a bowl in their very first class. Having to understand what the throwing process consists of makes for a lot of happy potters!

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Students may register in person, online or by phone with a credit card. Annual registration fee is $20 payable at the studio during your first visit.

Please call main office at 310-989-4295 to sign up or for more information. 

Please note: no refunds or pro-ratings are given once the session has started. Absolutely no exceptions (doctor notes, vacation plans, etc. are no exceptions). If there is a change in your plans, notify us before the class begins in order to receive credit towards another class. If you miss a class you may make it up in another similar class space permitting.

Adult Beginning Wheel:  $170 - 4 week class, $300 - 8 week class
Learn basic wheel throwing techniques to make your own functional pottery such as bowls and mugs.  Make, trim and glaze your work. No experience needed. All supplies and firing included.

Two different lengths of classes. Four week class provides a short and sweet insight into pottery making - we will concentrate on making, trimming and glazing bowls. Good class to take if time is an issue. Eight week class provides more detailed learning of making bowls, as well as making mugs and handles. This course will introduce various approaches to glazing and decorating with englobes.

Hand-Building / Decorating Class:  $170 - 4 weeks, $300 - 8 weeks
Students will learn main hand-building techniques, such as pinching, coiling, and using slabs. We will make platters, serving trays, soap dishes, jewelry boxes and decorate them in a variety of techniques using transfer paper, underglaze pencils, under glazes, oxides and more! Those with previous wheel throwing or hand-building experience are encouraged to participate. Lots of fun!!!

Our birthday party rate is $260 for groups of up to 6 potters. Each additional potter is $30. This includes up to 2 hours with an instructor, supplies, materials and firing. Final work will be available for pick up within 2 weeks. Guests can do wheel or hand-building projects. If you want to bring cake and food, you will have 45 minutes after your lesson.