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Pottery Classes on the Danforth: Schedules, Pricing & What to Expect

Everything you need to plan your first visit to our North Riverdale studio — class formats, what a session actually looks like, current pricing, and answers to the questions every beginner asks.

Noel Yardley

June 2, 2026 · 9 min read

If you've been meaning to try pottery and keep landing on our page, this is the post to read first. Here's exactly how classes work at our North Riverdale studio — the formats, the schedule, what it costs, and what actually happens once your hands hit the clay.

We're a small studio on the quiet side of the Danforth, a few minutes' walk from Greektown's restaurants. Most people who come through the door have never touched a wheel and are quietly convinced they'll be terrible at it. They are not. Clay is more forgiving than you think, and the room is full of people in exactly the same boat.

Our studio at 112 Hampton Ave — natural light, room to make a mess.

Where to find us

Our studio is at 112 Hampton Ave, two blocks south of Chester Station in North Riverdale — Toronto's East End. If you're coming by transit it's a short walk from the Danforth subway line; by car there's two-hour street parking on the surrounding streets. (Our old Gainsborough Road location has closed — all programs now run from Hampton.)

Ready when you are

Registration for Summer 2026 is open. Wheels

fill quickly — grab a spot.

Our Studio

112 Hampton Ave
2 blocks south of Chester Station in North Riverdale.
2 hour street parking available.

A two-story brick building with a rounded corner, large windows, and a small door, situated on a street corner.
 

please note: our Gainsborough Road studio has closed.
All our programs will now be offered at our new Hampton location.

A spherical decorative object with a lattice pattern atop a modern metallic table, with a tiger painting on the wall in the background.

Naked Raku Sculpture by Noel Yardley,
Private Collection, Berlin