Handbuilding Class
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single registration for students of all ages and levels, based on booking
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Please be sure to review our Studio and Breakage Policy before attending your class.
Sculpt, Shape, and Build by Hand.
Discover the art of handbuilding in this 2-hour pottery class — a tactile, meditative approach that invites you to slow down and connect with clay in its raw form.
Beginner-friendly and intentionally paced, this session teaches foundational techniques like pinching, coiling, and slab-building to help you shape your own functional or decorative ceramic piece. You'll start with a guided demo and receive hands-on support as you work intuitively at your own pace.
Perfect for anyone looking to unwind, explore, and create — no experience needed. Your finished piece will be bisque fired, coated in a clear glaze, and fired again to make it food-safe and dishwasher-friendly.
Who is it for
This class is for single registration for students of all ages and levels, based on booking
What to expect
- Expect to get a bit dirty with clay slip, but all materials used will wipe off with water, or come out in the laundry
- The last 20 minutes of the class will be dedicated to clean-up
- This class is one, 2 hour session including cleaning
- This class includes 600 g of clay you can create with and we will glaze and fire
- Any included or purchased pottery will be fired by our team to make it food-safe, and ready for pickup 3 weeks after the class.
What to bring
- Please bring an apron and hand towel for you to use during the class.
- Short trimmed nails are ideal for ceramic creativity, but our team is happy to instruct some work-arounds for acrylics.
Please note:
- Purchases are nonrefundable, and rescheduling requires 72 hours' notice.
- Due to class schedules we are not able to offer make-up classes for multi-week classes.
- The studio is not liable for lost or broken pieces, recognizing explosions and cracks as inherent in the ceramic process.
- Please be sure to arrive on time, late arrivals may be denied entry.
- Please review our Studio and Breakage Policy for more details.
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What Our Community Is Saying
Such an amazing and fun time at Clay with me! Our first time and loved the Dundas location. Highly recommend this fun activity! We totally love our new pieces!
Nancy K.
Don't think, just book a class! This place is amazing. Highly recommend, if your wanting to try something new, or a date night idea, you wont be disappointed.
Allan E.
I’ve come to the studio now a few times and it’s awakened a true love of a new craft! I love the studio’s atmosphere, friendliness. All the staff are so sweet.
