Pottery Arts and Crafts Classes - MIY Ceramics and Clay Studio
We teach pottery classes, warm glass fusing artwork classes and hot glass torch beading & lampworking art classes. We also host paint your own pottery studio painting parties. We are conveniently located halfway between Miami and Fort Lauderdale in the City of Hollywood.
Our beginners pottery classes are scheduled on a regular basis throughout the year. A class consists of four 3-hour instructor-led lessons taught by experienced local artists plus 2 bonus practice on your own sessions, a total of 18 hours of pottery learning. Below is a description of the classes we offer.
Click here to see our calendar for our next scheduled pottery class or to register in one of the classes.
Adults Pottery Classes | Children Pottery Classes |
Adult Pottery art & Craft Class - Handbuilding|Wheel Throwing
Want to learn how to make functional and decorative ceramic pieces, renew old skills or gain new ones? Our 'hands-on' teaching approach, classes taught by local artists and lots of studio practice sessions can do that for you. After taking a class, or if you have pottery experience, you can use our facilities to make your own pottery pieces on a pay-per-day basis. If you plan to come frequently, join us as a member - see our open access pottery arts & crafts ceramics studio membership program.
Want to get a feel for pottery before a class? Try a ceramics day of fun clay/pottery arts & crafts studio party!
At our studio we also teach warn glass fusing art crafts fused jewelry artwork classes.
Basic Pottery- Hand Building or Wheel Throwing
In both classes you learn to work with clay from start to finish. In hand building you learn shaping techniques like pinch, coil, slab and sculpting. At the wheel we teach you basic skills such as how to center, cone, pull, shape and decorate. You also learn to make and fasten separate finishing pieces like lids, handles, and knobs. The end result will be your first artistic creation.
Four 3-hour instructor-led sessions plus two 3-hour free practice sessions - $150.00 either course*
Advanced Pottery - Hand Built or Wheel Thrown
This class is an extension of our Basic Pottery class designed to take you further into the clay experience by teaching you how to make complex forms. Also good for those needing a refresher class. You will get to buildan intricate glazed piece like a vase!
Four 3-hour instructor-led sessions plus two 3-hour free practice sessions - $175.00 either course*
* all inclusive ...instruction, clay, glazes, tools and firings. See calendar for our next class or contact us if you need a different schedule or a customized class.
Kid Pottery Arts & Crafts Class - Handbuilding|Wheel Throwing
Exposure to art is an important element in a child's cultural development. Our hands-on teaching approach and easy to make projects make learning ceramics fun for kids. After taking a pottery class or, if they have pottery experience, kids can use our facilities on a pay-per-day basis to practice this fine art form. During their summer school vacation, they can join us as members for a month or longer - see our open access pottery arts & crafts ceramics studio membership program.
Want to get a feel for pottery before the class? Try our ceramics day of fun clay/pottery arts & crafts studio party!
We also offer warm glass fusing art craft fused jewelry artwork classes where kids learn to make dicroic glass jewelry and artwork.
Children - Ages 5 - 8
Introduction to Hand Building
Children learn the fundamentals of hand building by making and cutting shapes and assembling them together to make a fun sculpture.
Four 3-hour sessions - $110.00 *
Juniors - Ages 9 - 13
Basic Hand Building Pottery
Kids learn basic pinch pot, coil pot, slab construction and sculpting methods and shape and assemble separate pieces together to make a final structure.
Four 3-hour sessions - $120.00 *
Basic Wheel Throwing Pottery
We teach kids to work with clay from start to finish. They lean basic wheel throwing skills like centering coning, pulling, shaping and trimming. We also teach them how to build and attach separate finishing pieces like lids, knobs and handles. The end result will be their very first creation!
Four 3-hour of teaching plus two 3-hour practice sessions - $150.00*
* all inclusive ...instruction, clay, glazes, tools and firings of all the pieces. See calendar for our next class or contact us if you need a different schedule or a customized class.
Boy and Girl Scouts Pottery Merit Badge Classes
We are certified by the South Florida Council of the Boy Scouts of America as a merit badge counselor. We offer boy/girl scouts pottery and glass fusing merit badge art & craft classes as well as paint your own pottery studio painting parties.