Foundational Courses

Learn to work with clay, creating your own pieces, functional and sculptural.
Our Foundational Courses cover the basics of working with clay, hand building and wheel-throwing
as well as decoration and glazing techniques.
Our next 8-week session will start the week of August 11, 2025

112 Hampton Avenue Studio

  • AUG 11th- OCT 6th, 2025 (NO CLASS SEPT 1st)

    With Quinn Buckler

    This guided course for beginners and intermediate students focuses on the fundamentals of working with clay. The course is structured in 2 cycles: Throwing, trimming and decorating, some hand building and glazing and we repeat the cycle again.

    Cost: $565+HST
    includes all firings and materials.

    BOOK HERE

  • AUG 12th - SEPT 30th, 2025

    With Noel Yardley

    This guided course for beginners and intermediate students offers an exploration of the possibilities of working with clay. The course is structured in 2 cycles: Throwing, trimming and decorating, some hand building and glazing and we repeat the cycle again.

    Cost: $565+HST
    includes all firings and materials.

    BOOK HERE

  • AUG 12th, 19th and 26th, 2025

    Three Week Handbuilding

    With Quinn Buckler

    Explore the unique art of handbuilding with clay in this three-week course led by Quinn Buckler. Learn how to transform a simple lump of clay into functional or decorative forms through a variety of foundational techniques. This is an excellent introduction for anyone interested in using clay as a sculptural medium. All artists and experience levels are welcome.

    Cost: $220+HST
    includes all firings and materials.

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  • Sept 2nd- Oct 21th, 2025

    With Lucy Calvo

    This guided course for beginners and intermediate students focuses on the fundamentals of working with clay. The course is structured in 2 cycles: Throwing, trimming and decorating, some hand building and glazing and we repeat the cycle again.

    Cost: $565+HST
    includes all firings and materials.

    BOOK HERE

  • AUG 13th- OCT 1, 2025

    TEEN POTTERS

    With Tamirah Taylor Solomon


    Wednesdays 4pm - 6pm (8 weeks) August 13, 2025 - Oct 1st, 2025

    112 Hampton Avenue

    Eight weeks of self-discovery. Learn to work with clay, creating your own pieces, functional and sculptural. The basics of working with clay, hand building and wheel-throwing as well as decoration and glazing techniques will be covered in the course. A great opportunity to meet and work with peers who share your creative interests.

    Cost is $365+HST and includes all firings and materials.

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  • AUG 13th- OCT 1st

    This guided course for beginners and intermediate students offers an exploration of the possibilities of working with clay. The course is structured in 2 cycles: Throwing, trimming and decorating, some hand building and glazing and we repeat the cycle again.

    Cost: $565+HST
    includes all firings and materials.

    BOOK NOW

  • This guided course for beginners and intermediate students offers an exploration of the possibilities of working with clay. The course is structured in 2 cycles: Throwing, trimming and decorating, some hand building and glazing and we repeat the cycle again.

    Cost: $565+HST
    includes all firings and materials.

    BOOK NOW

  • AUG 15th- OCT 3rd, 2025

    This guided course for beginners and intermediate students offers an exploration of the possibilities of working with clay. The course is structured in 2 cycles: Throwing, trimming and decorating, some hand building and glazing and we repeat the cycle again.

    Cost: $565+HST
    includes all firings and materials.

    BOOK NOW

  • AUG 16th- OCT 4th, 2025

    Curriculum Curated and Instructed by Tamirah Taylor-Solomon

    Join us for a eight-week hand-building pottery class that centers cultural exploration, creativity, and community. Designed especially for BIPOC participants, this course offers a welcoming space to learn foundational ceramics techniques such as pinch pot, coiling, and slab building—while exploring the rich histories and symbolism of global traditions.

    Cost: $565+HST
    includes all firings and materials.

    Cost: $565+HST
    BOOK NOW