EIGHT-WEEK COURSE
INFORMATION
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 $12 at your first class
Registration for Session Two of 2026 will open on Saturday, February 28th at noon. Please familiarize yourself with our registration queue system.
Session Two Schedule (2026)
Monday - Intermediate Wheel
March 16 - May 4
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Instructor: Dani Pugel
Monday - Intermediate Hand Building
March 16 - May 4
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Instructor: Alex Lewis
Tuesday - Intro to Wheel
March 17 - May 5
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Bridget Dean
Tuesday - Intro to Wheel
March 17 - May 5
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Instructor: Aspen Grieshaber
Tuesday - Intro to Hand Building
March 17 - May 5
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Instructor: Kalie Holdren
Wednesday - Intermediate Wheel
March 18 - May 6
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Soyong Partington
Wednesday - Intro to Hand Building New!
March 18 - May 6
9:30 AM - 12 PM
Instructor: Joey Ponce
Wednesday - Intro to Wheel
March 18 - May 6
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Instructor: Eva Gichina
Saturday - Intro to Wheel
March 21 - May 9
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Ray White
Sunday - Intro to Wheel
March 22 - May 10
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Dani Pugel
Sunday - Hybrid: Hand Building + 1.5 Wheel
March 22 - May 10
3:00 - 5:30 PM
Instructor: Kye Rigney
The Session Two theme for Intermediate Hand Building is "Hand-Built Lamps." In this course, we will discuss what makes a "good lamp" successful, sketch & plan options for your own pieces, and learn to build a unique fixture from scratch! We will discuss cutouts, additions, and considerations for glazing and decorating larger surfaces.
The Session Two theme of Intermediate Wheel is "Surface Design." We will be covering various of surface design to take your pots to the next level - including handmade stamps, monoprinting, carving, and more! If you are bored of just dipping glazes, this is the course for you.
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.
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 with less than 48 hours notice. Classes may be rescheduled one time after the original booking.