CLASSES
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WHAT IS ON AT BARTON
Four-week courses designed to build confidence, skills, and a personal approach to clay. Choose from Handbuilding, Foundational Wheel, Throwing, or our Teen Ceramics class. Each course combines hands-on instruction with time to explore and develop your own work.
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Thursdays 6-9pm
Sept 10th, 17th, 24th + Oct.1st
Join Raj for a four-week, exploratory handbuilding course designed to encourage creativity, experimentation, and a little bit of play.
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SEPTEMBER 18th, 25th, Oct.2nd +9th
Explore the fundamentals of working with clay through handbuilding and wheel-throwing, while developing your skills in decoration and glazing. A hands-on, creative course and a great opportunity to learn, experiment, and connect with others who share your interest in ceramics.
Cost is $170 + HST and includes materials and all firings.
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SATURDAYS — SEPTEMBER 19, 26, OCTOBER 3 & 10
80 Barton Ave., TorontoTHROWING FOCUS
Learn the fundamentals of centering, shaping, and throwing clay while building confidence, consistency, and your own creative rhythm on the wheel. Whether you’re creating functional pieces or exploring sculptural forms, this hands-on course welcomes all skill levels.
Cost: $275 + HST
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SATURDAYS · 2–5 PM
SEPTEMBER 26, OCTOBER 3, 10 & 17
80 Barton Ave., TorontoFOUR WEEKS OF SELF-DISCOVERY
Explore clay through four weeks of hands-on making and creative exploration. Learn the fundamentals of handbuilding, wheel-throwing, decoration, and glazing while creating your own functional and sculptural pieces.
Cost: $325 + HST
Includes all materials and firings.
BARTON STUDIO CLASSES
4 WEEK FOUNDATION CLASS
Our Four-Week Foundations Pottery Class offers an introduction to the full cycle of working with clay, from making to finishing. Students will explore both handbuilding and wheel-throwing, developing foundational skills in forming, trimming, refining, glazing, and preparing work for the kiln. With a balance of guided instruction and hands-on practice, the class provides a supportive environment to build confidence, experiment with different techniques, and create functional and sculptural pieces from start to finish.
MORE CLASSES AT BARTON…
HANDBUILDING WITH RAJ
THURSDAY 6-9PM SEPT 17th, 24th, OCT. 1st +8th
Join Raj for a four-week exploratory handbuilding pottery course at our Barton location, designed to encourage creativity, experimentation, and a little bit of play. This hands-on ceramics class invites you to slow down, work intuitively with clay, and discover what you can create without needing to follow a predetermined project.
Through a combination of guided instruction and open-ended making, you’ll explore essential handbuilding techniques including slab building, pinching, coiling, shaping, joining, and surface development. Raj encourages students to experiment with form and texture while developing the skills and confidence to make pieces that feel personal and meaningful.
Whether you’re new to pottery or looking to expand your existing ceramic practice, this four-week pottery class offers a supportive studio environment where there is room to try something new, make mistakes, change direction, and see where the material takes you. Create functional pottery, sculptural forms, or something in between—there’s no single way to work with clay.
Perfect for anyone looking for pottery classes in Toronto, a creative four-week course, or a chance to explore handbuilding in a welcoming studio setting, this class is about learning through making and creating something of value with your own hands.
THROWING FOCUS WITH NOËL YARDLEY
SATURDAY 10-1pm SEPT. 19th, 26th, OCT. 3rd+10th
Join master potter Noel Yardley for four weeks of focused wheel-throwing practice designed to help you build confidence, control, and consistency at the potter’s wheel. This is a class for throwing.
Each session gives you the opportunity to throw, throw again, and throw some more. You’ll work through the fundamentals of centering, opening, pulling, shaping, trimming, and developing forms, with individual guidance and demonstrations from Noel throughout the course. Repetition is at the heart of the class: the more you throw, the more intuitive the process becomes.
Rather than working toward a specific project, the focus is on developing your technique through practice. Experiment with different forms, push your skills, identify what’s not working, and try again. Whether you’re building a foundation on the wheel or looking to refine your throwing skills, this intensive four-week Toronto pottery class at our BARTON LOCATION.
Come ready to work, get your hands dirty, and throw.
TEEN CLASS WITH CLARA
FRIDAY 4-6PM SEPT. 18th, 25th, OCT 2nd +9th
Our Teen Foundations Pottery Class is led by Clara, a gentle and knowledgeable ceramic artist who brings a thoughtful, encouraging approach to teaching. With a focus on handbuilding and foundational pottery skills, Clara creates a supportive space where teens can explore clay, experiment with different techniques, and develop confidence in their creative abilities. Her calm guidance and passion for ceramics make this class a welcoming place for young makers to learn, create, and discover their own artistic voice.
WHAT’S ON AT 112 HAMPTON
WORKSHOPS+ PRIVATE BOOKINGS,
FALL SCHEDULE OF CLASSES COMING SOON
CERAMIC GLAZE WORSKHOP JUST ADDED
GLAZE WORKSHOP
CERAMIC GLAZE WORKSHOP 112 HAMPTON
Ceramic Glaze Workshop
A hands-on deep dive into glaze theory, formulation, testing, and experimentation.
Over two sessions, explore the chemistry and creative possibilities of ceramic glazes through a combination of theory and hands-on lab work. Working individually and in groups, you’ll formulate and test four base glazes: a stable high-gloss clear, a stable matte clear, a crackling/crazing glaze, and a crawling or “molten island” glaze.
You’ll also experiment with colourants, learn practical strategies for glaze testing and iteration, and develop effective methods for recording and evaluating your results. The workshop concludes with a review of the group’s test results and discoveries.
The workshop is limited to 10 students and will be led jointly by Noël Yardley and Evan.
Dates: Saturdays, October 17, 24 & 31
Time: 2:00–4:30pm (Oct. 17), 2:00–4:30pm (Oct. 24)
Optional meet up to show and share results Saturday Oct 31st 2-3pm
Cost: $180 + HST per person
Materials included