Claya is a pottery studio in Denver's RiNo Arts District — for first-timers, weekend makers, and anyone who wants their hands in clay.
Come throw. Come hang. Come fire something you're proud of.
Wheel classes, handbuilding, one-night workshops, and studio membership with your own keycode. Small groups, friendly teachers, and a community that shows up to make. Members also get First Friday each month from 4 to 9 PM — one guest is free, and instructors host mini workshops.
Classes & Workshops
Get on the wheel or build by hand — beginners welcome
Your own keycode
Members unlock the studio and settle in with a shelf
Tools / Clay
Pro tools, clay, and glaze when you're ready to go deeper
Member First Fridays
4–9 PM, bring a friend, mini workshops
Come make something
One-night workshops & six-week courses
Intro to Wheel Throwing
with Cat
Friday 9–11:30 AM
Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 16
six class meetings, each 2.5 hours
Intro to Wheel Throwing
with Caitlin
Tuesday 6–8:30 PM
Sep 15 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 6 Oct 13 Oct 20
six class meetings, each 2.5 hours
Intro to Wheel Throwing
with Sami
Thursday 6–9 PM
Sep 17 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15 Oct 22
3-hour class meetings
Intro to Handbuilding
with Ethan
Sunday 1–3:30 PM
Sep 20 Sep 27 Oct 4 Oct 11 Oct 18 Oct 25
Clay, tools, glazes, and all firing included. Studio hours: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 10–6 · Sunday 10–2 · Wednesday closed.
-
Pottery Studio Membership
MembershipYour keycode, your shelf, and a studio full of wheels, glaze, fire, and people who get it. Studio membership is $160/month. Founding is sold out — sign up in studio.
First Friday: bring a friend for free, 4–9 PM, first Friday of every month.
-
Pottery Classes
ClassesSix weeks on the wheel or by hand, plus one-night workshops when you want a single evening in clay. Small groups, patient teachers, fired work to take home.
-
Clay & Tools
Clay & ToolsClay bodies, tools, and glaze for the studio — pick up in person when you're ready for the next bag.
Class calendar
Classes and First Friday.
One night · Friday September 25
Face Mug Workshop
One night. One mug. A whole personality. Slab-build it, sculpt the face you want, finish with underglaze — with Denver potter Kate Barry. No experience needed. Clay, tools, underglaze, and firing included. $50, twelve seats.
Six weeks · get on the wheel
Beginner Pottery Wheel Classes
Join a 6-week Intro to Wheel Throwing class — clay under your nails, bowls on your shelf, and a small crew learning beside you in RiNo. From $280 (Sami's Thursday 6–9 is $285). Centering, pulling, trimming, glazing. Beginners welcome.
Student Open Studio
Open Pottery Studio
While you're enrolled, you get student open studio: students can come any of those times during Open Studio hours — Saturdays 12–8pm, Mondays 10am–2pm, Mondays 5–9pm, and Thursdays 10am–5pm during your course. Extra wheel time, experiments, and hang time with other students.
After-work wheel nights
Evening Wheel Classes
Learn the wheel after work. Tuesday 6:00 PM with Caitlin ($280) and Thursday 6:00 PM with Sami ($285). Centering, pulling walls, trimming, and glazing — no experience needed. Clay, tools, glazes, and firing included.
Upcoming Pottery Classes
September sessions are open — come throw with us.
Intro to Wheel and Handbuilding. Clay, firing, tools, glazes, and student open studio included.
Browse All Classes