Classes
Rebel Potters offers pottery classes for humans ages 7 to 99. All skill levels are welcome, including complete beginners. Pottery is not just a creative endeavor, it relieves tension and reduces stress. Come take a class with us and experience the joy of working with clay.
Adult Classes
Adult classes are three-hours long and run for 10 weeks each session. Every class registration comes with access to one open studio session per week of class. All clay used must be purchased at Rebel Potters studio. A 25-pound bag of clay ranges in cost between $25-$40, depending on the type of clay. Glaze and firing fees are included in class fee.
REGISTRATION FOR FALL 2025 CLASSES IS NOW OPEN
Monday
Pottery Hand & Wheel Section 1
Level: All levels
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: Janice Strawder
Sept 8 – Nov 17 (no class Oct 13)
10 weeks/$355
Learn basic hand-building and pottery wheel techniques for working with the beautiful medium of clay! Enjoy weekly demonstrations to help you build your skill sets. Students will explore form development, surface embellishments, and the final glazing process. Bring your ideas and inspirations!
Tuesday
Handbuilding and Tile Making
Level: All levels
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor: Janice Strawder
Sept 9 – Nov 8 (no class Sept 23)
10 weeks/$355
Explore a variety of handbuilding techniques to include slab-work, pinching, and coiling. Demonstrations will be presented on darting, stretching, stacking, paddling, and more. We will explore tile making, multiple tile assembly, and various surface decorations. Bring your ideas and inspirations!
Pottery Hand & Wheel, Section 2
Level: All levels
Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm
Instructor: Deb Williams
Sept 9 – Nov 8 (no class Sept 23)
10 weeks/$355
Learn basic handbuilding and pottery wheel techniques for working with the beautiful medium of clay! Enjoy weekly demonstrations to help you build your skill sets. Students will explore form development, surface embellishments, and the final glazing process. Bring your ideas and inspirations!
Wednesday
Level: Beginner & Intermediate
Time: 10am-1pm
Instructor: Nate Willever
Sept 10 – Nov 12
10 weeks/$355
The Pottery Wheel, Section 1
Learn basic pottery wheel techniques for working with the beautiful medium of clay! Enjoy weekly demonstrations to help you build your skill sets. Students will explore form development, surface embellishments, and the final glazing process. Bring your ideas and inspirations!
The Pottery Wheel, Section 2
Level: All levels
Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm
Instructor: David Ferro
Sept 10 - Nov 19 (no class Oct 1)
10 weeks/$355
Learn basic pottery wheel techniques for working with the beautiful medium of clay! Enjoy weekly demonstrations to help you build your skill sets. Students will explore form development, surface embellishments, and the final glazing process. Bring your ideas and inspirations!
Thursday
The Pottery Wheel, Section 3
Level: Beginner & Intermediate
Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm
Instructor: Natalie Green
Sept 11 – Nov 20
10 weeks/$355
Learn basic pottery-wheel techniques for working with the beautiful medium of clay! Enjoy weekly demonstrations to help you build your skill sets. Students will explore form development, surface embellishments, and the final glazing process. Bring your ideas and inspirations!
Saturday
Level: All levels
Time: 10am-1pm
Instructor: Janice Strawder
Sept 13 – Nov 15
10 weeks/$355
Pottery Hand & Wheel, Section 3
Start your weekend off on a creative note! Each class session will start with a demonstration on the wheel, handbuilding, or both combined! Demos will also include surface and finish glazing techniques. Students are free to explore their own directions, or follow along with the class project. Sharing time is encouraged. Bring your ideas and inspirations!
Sunday
Level: All levels
Time: 10am-1pm
Instructor: Natalie Green
Sept 14 – Nov 16
10 weeks/$355
Pottery Hand & Wheel, Section 4
Each class session will start with a demonstration on the wheel, handbuilding, or both combined! Demos will also include surface and finish glazing techniques. Students are free to explore their own directions, or follow along with the class project. Sharing time is encouraged. Bring your ideas and inspirations!
Open Studio
Intermediate or advanced potter? Join us for Open Studio!
More details on the Open Studio page.
Children’s Classes
Children’s classes run for eight weeks. Clay is available for purchase at the studio. Glazing and kiln firing fees are included in the cost of the clay. Give your child the gift of creativity and register them for a pottery class today.
Tuesday
Tween & Teen Pottery
Class: Tween & Teen Pottery
Time: 4:15pm-5:45pm
Ages: 11 and up
Instructor: Deb Williams
Sept 16 – Nov 11 (no class Sept 23)
8 weeks/$200
Enjoy a fun-filled class of creating with clay! Students will learn handbuilding techniques and how to use the potter’s wheel. Each class will introduce a new technique for making, surface treatments, or for finish glaze work. Individual interests will be explored for expressions in clay. Group discussions will be encouraged to engage all.
Wednesday
Time: 4:15pm-5:45pm
Ages: 7-10 years old
Instructor: Natalie Green
Sept 17 – Nov 5
8 weeks/$200
Children’s Clayworks
Explore creating fun ceramic projects using different techniques! We will learn how to use slab, coil, pinch, texture methods and use clay tools and glazes. Each child will go home with several projects by the end of our eight weeks together!
Classes that do not meet our enrollment threshold will be cancelled. If your class is cancelled, you will be notified a week before the class is scheduled to start. You will have the option of a 100% refund or a credit for the class. No cancellation fee will be assessed. Credits are not redeemable for cash and may not be transferred to another person. Credits are only good for one calendar year from the date of issuance.
If a student cancels . . .
at least 21 calendar days before the first class, 100% refund or credit, minus a $25 cancellation fee.
at least 14 days before the first class, 75% refund or credit, minus a $25 cancellation fee
at least 7 days before the first class,75% credit, minus a $25 cancellation fee
during the first week of the session, 50% credit minus a $25 cancellation fee
Switching enrollment to another class is permitted up through the first week of the session, with no additional fees, provided the new class is not fully enrolled.
No credits or refunds will be provided after the first class, though we recognize extenuating circumstances can happen and are willing to offer a class credit in such situations.
All cancellation requests must be submitted to rebelpotters@gmail.com.