Santa Fe Pottery Experience: Wheel or Hand-Building

Experience the art of pottery in Santa Fe! Choose between wheel-throwing or hand-building techniques and create your own unique piece guided by local artists. Perfect for beginners and travelers.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Paseo Pottery - All of our pottery experiences are one-time, two-hour sessions guided by local Santa Fe artists and geared toward travelers, newbies, and anyone looking for a fun introduction to pottery. At the end of class, students will recycle their pieces, but you need not walk away empty handed. Each student gets $15 off of a piece from our gallery, which is full of pottery handcrafted by our teachers.

In the wheel-throwing experience, students will dive into the most popular method of making ceramics. Working at the wheel is a meditative, yet challenging process. In this two-hour class, our potters will take you through the process of throwing a piece of pottery on the wheel.

In our hand-building experience, students will learn the ancient techniques of working with clay by hand through sculpting, coil-building, or slab-building. The slowness of these methods allow for deeper connection with the material and total freedom of expression through clay.

Experiences are led by our professional ceramic artists who volunteer their time. Cost includes a two-hour experiential class complete with libations, clay, materials, and tools.

What's Included
  • Access to a fully-equipped pottery studio
  • Quality clay and materials provided
  • Expert guidance from local ceramic artists
  • Volunteer teachers with a passion for pottery
  • Complimentary drinks available
  • BYOB (Bring Your Own Beverage) option
Additional Information

All of our pottery experiences are one-time, two-hour sessions guided by local Santa Fe artists and geared toward travelers, newbies, and anyone looking for a fun introduction to pottery. At the end of class, students will recycle their pieces, but you need not walk away empty handed. Each student gets $15 off of a piece from our gallery, which is full of pottery handcrafted by our teachers. In the wheel-throwing experience, students will dive into the most popular method of making ceramics. Working at the wheel is a meditative, yet challenging process. In this two-hour class, our potters will take you through the process of throwing a piece of pottery on the wheel. In our hand-building experience, students will learn the ancient techniques of working with clay by hand through sculpting, coil-building, or slab-building. The slowness of these methods allow for deeper connection with the material and total freedom of expression through clay.

Location
Paseo Pottery
Calle de Comercio
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Clayc995
Jan 4, 2024
Wonderful Pottery Classroom Experience - Had a great time with the entire family. The instruction was great and it was super cool being able to work in the studio amongst the artists for a couple hours. We were all super thrilled with our finished pieces, even if it meant destroying them at the end!
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Lynn_f
Nov 21, 2023
Enlightening to the craft - Helpful, patient, informative instructor. Fun and a great experience. Highly reccommend. Went with my teenage granddaughter
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Jacqueline
Oct 9, 2023
So glad we did this! - What a wonderful experience. Our instructor, Joan, was very knowledgeable and patient. It was a very fun introductory course of throwing pottery with a wheel.
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Alijeany
May 16, 2023
Fun afternoon activity in Santa Fe!!! - Had a super fun experience at Paseo!!! We got to learn the basics about throwing pottery on a wheel, and it inspired both of us to take a series of classes once we got back home to Colorado! Thank you Paseo--and Aio for the fun class!!
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O6816jdclairec
Mar 4, 2023
Fabulous studio! - Wow—I attended the monthly pottery throw-down and it was fabulous! What a special way to support community, fun atmosphere, delicious drinks, super friendly folks and playing with clay was so much fun! ✨
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Hspink
Jan 18, 2023
wonderful experience - Wonderful event for Hospitality group in Santa Fe. Hands on potter's wheel, hand building and a great group of knowledgeable assistants! The owner, Angela, was very personable and the volunteers were amazing!
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Carrivec
May 14, 2022
Girls Trip Fun - My BFF and I had the most fun making weird pots at Paseo. Through Paseo's patient and helpful guidance, we crafted memories and had a wonderful experience.
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Cc102022
Apr 20, 2022
Amazing! - A great experience for both novices and experienced parties in our group. Highly recommend. A highlight of the trip.
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Stevewilson75
Apr 20, 2022
4 inexperienced adults came away with understanding, fun, cocktails and few bowls! - Christopher was fantastic. He provided both demonstration and then hands-on where required. The space is modern, comfortable and the cocktails were a plus.
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Ktpstevens
Apr 19, 2022
Pottery review - It was a wonderful trip. Our hosts were great, and the porter sculpture is a big hit at home. I highly recommend this!
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