albuquerque pottery studio
Crafted by Hand, Designed for Every Day.
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À La Carte Clay Session
Flexible, personalized lessons designed around your interests and schedule.
Our studio features ten pottery wheels, a professional slab roller, four electric kilns, and a wide range of tools—everything you need for your creative journey. We have dedicated rooms for both pottery wheel work and hand-building, providing a focused and spacious environment. The studio is filled with natural light streaming in from large windows and and skylights that fosters an uplifting and creative atmosphere and inviting and inspiring space to work
Things You Will Learn
Pottery Basics
Learn to make things from clay by using the pottery wheel or hand-building, with slabs. Learn to trim glaze and more.
Glaze Techniques
There are different ways to apply a glass-like coating to pottery for color, texture, and protection. Common methods include dipping, brushing, pouring, and spraying.
Materials
learn about clay bodies, pottery tools for cutting, carving, shaping, and texturing (e.g., needle tools, loop tools, ribs)
Techniques
Hand building with flat clay slabs. Wheel Throwing Using a potter’s wheel to shape clay into symmetrical forms, such as bowls, vases, or pots.
