Asheville’s top spot for drop-in pottery classes
At Ross Pottery Studio, we welcome everyone to get creative with clay. From beginner-friendly and beyond, our pottery classes are a great way to have fun and try something new.
Drop-In Weekly Classes
Stop in for one class or join us every week; there’s always something new to learn in the pottery studio, and there’s no strings attached or long-term commitment with our drop-in style classes.
Private Pottery Classes for Small Groups
Whether you’re hosting a group of coworkers, friends, or even your kid’s birthday - our private hand-building classes are the perfect way to break away from routine and loosen up in a fun and encouraging setting.
Summer Camps for Kids!
Each summer, we host several weeks of camps for youth ages 6-16. Half days from 9 am - 1 pm. Subscribe to our emails to be the first to know when they’re open to book each winter.
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When most people think of pottery, they think of people working behind the pottery wheel, but that’s just one way of doing things. Any techniques that’s done off the potter wheel can be considered hand-building. In our Hand-Building classes we teach pinch pots, coiling, slab-building, and a few other techniques too. In our Wheel-Throwing classes, everything is made on the potters wheel.
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Our private hand-building classes are perfect for small groups up to 7 people. This class is great for any skill level and age. Book with you and your kids, or as a date night with your sweetie, get all the coworkers together, or take a class wih visiting family, help celebrate your kids next birthday with a class just for them. The possibilities are really endless.
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At the beginning of each class your intructor will go over the different options for glazes. We have several popular colors you can choose from, or if you’re taking a hand-building class, you can leave time at the end of class to hand-paint your own surface designs. Whether you’re painting your pottery or choosing a color for us to glaze, once your finish work is back to you it will be glazed in a food-safe, non-toxic, lead free glaze that is dishwasher and microwave safe.
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Your pottery will be ready for pick-up or shipment within 3-5 weeks after your class. Pottery has to go through 4 main steps before it becomes safe to have a home; drying (this takes about a week), bisque firing (3 days in the kiln), applying the glaze (we’re usually glazing around 50 pieces at once, so it can take time), glaze firing (3 days in the kiln), then to you!
