EIGHT-WEEK COURSE
The Eight-Week Course is available for anyone, from true beginners to more advanced potters.
Class offerings are for adults, 18 and up.
The price for an Eight-Week Course is $340 and includes:
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Detailed instruction and demos during your class time
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"Open Studio" practice hours (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday 12-4, Thursday 4-9)
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Up to 25 pounds of clay, use of studio glazes, and free firings for pieces made with course clay
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Tools are not included but a basic kit can be purchased for $15 at your first class
Registration for Session Five is open!
The following spots are still available as of Tuesday, October 13th:
Session Five Schedule (2026)
Week of October 19 - December 13
Monday PM - Intermediate Wheel
*At least two previous Intro to Wheel courses
are required*
October 19 - December 7
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Instructor: Dani Pugel
Monday PM - Intermediate - Hand Building
*At least one previous hand building course is required*
Class Theme: Ceramic Furniture
October 19 - December 7
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Instructor: Alex Lewis
Tuesday AM - Intro to Wheel
October 20 - December 8
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Bridget Dean
Tuesday PM - Intro to Wheel
October 20 - December 8
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Instructor: Eva Gichina
Tuesday PM - Intro to Hand Building
October 20 - December 8
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Instructor: Kalie Holdren
Wednesday AM - Intermediate Wheel
*At least two previous Intro to Wheel courses
are required*
October 21 - December 9
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Soyong Partington
Wednesday PM - Intro to Wheel
October 21 - December 9
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Instructor: Eva Gichina
Wednesday PM - Intro to Hand Building
October 21 - December 9
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Instructor: Brooke Rohr
Saturday AM - Intro to Wheel
October 24 - December 12
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Ray White
Sunday AM - Intro to Wheel
October 25 - December 13
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Dani Pugel
Sunday PM - Hybrid: Hand Building + 1.5 Wheel
*Please note the time for this class has changed*
October 25 - December 13
4:00 - 6:30 PM
Instructor: Kye Rigney
Raise your hand if you’re ready for cozy soup and sweater season ✋🍁
Picture this: a beautiful tureen sitting in the middle of your dining table keeping soup warm, your friends scooping out second helpings with a handmade ladle into a set of matching handmade bowls. Need a little salt or pepper? That’s there too! Dreamy!! 🤤
In this course students will expand on their fundamental throwing skills by working on consistency/repeated sets and branching into new forms.
CLASS OFFERINGS
LEVEL ONE: INTRO TO WHEEL
In "Intro to Wheel" you will be guided weekly through the process of creating pottery from start to finish. Beginners, this class is for you! If you have taken a class before but are struggling with centering, pulling walls, or throwing a cylinder, this class is a great refresher to sharpen those skills.
LEVEL TWO: INTERMEDIATE WHEEL
In "Intermediate Wheel" you will take the basic knowledge you have learned in previous throwing courses and expand your skillset. We generally recommend that you take two "Intro to Wheel" courses before moving up to this level. This class is for potters who can already create basic forms on the wheel but would like to learn new forms and surface decoration techniques. You will also practice centering and throwing slightly larger amounts of clay (3-4 lbs).
INTRO TO HAND BUILDING
In "Intro to Hand Building" you will learn about the possibilities of clay outside of the wheel! Using techniques such as coil building, slab rolling, pinching, pulling and more, you will learn how to create forms and expand your knowledge of clay. The possibilities are endless!
INTERMEDIATE HAND BUILDING
In "Intermediate Hand Building" you will take skills learned in your introductory course and expand on them! We will build larger vessels and complex forms. Bring your ideas and we will make them come to life!
HYBRID: HAND BUILDING + 1.5 WHEEL
In "Hybrid: Hand Building + 1.5 Wheel" you will learn how to incorporate more hand built elements into your wheel thrown work! Two previous wheel courses are required to sign up for this course.
STUDENT WORK EXAMPLES
Hand-Built Fairy House
Hand-Built Egg Plate
Wheel Thrown Jar
Course Cancellation Policy
Bookings canceled 7 calendar days or more prior to the Eight-Week Course will receive a full refund, minus a $15 cancellation fee.
Cancellations received after this time - but at least 48 hours prior to the class - are eligible for a refund only if a substitute student is available to take their place.
Yellow Door will not reschedule or refund with less than 48 hours notice. Classes may be rescheduled only one time after the original booking.