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Clay – Downtown Long Beach

Wheel-Thrown Ceramics Class for One or Five (Up to 56% Off)

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Wed Feb 13 07:59:59 UTC 2013
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  • Always Learning
  • Crafty

In a Nutshell

Classes of no more than seven students learn the basics of building ceramic forms via wheel in a welcoming, colorful studio.

The Fine Print

  • Expires 180 days after purchase.
  • May buy multiples per person and as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased. Reservation required. 48hr cancellation notice required. Must be 12 or older. Must use promotional value in 1 visit.
  • See the rules that apply to all deals.

Besides using a pottery wheel, the easiest way to manipulate clay is to threaten to rebury it in the dark, sandy hole where you found it. Turn clay to putty in your hands with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

  • $20 for a two-hour introduction to wheel-thrown ceramics class for one (a $40 value)
  • $89 for a two-hour introduction to wheel-thrown ceramics class for five (a $200 value). Groups of five may select any open session on the schedule or call to arrange their own class time.

Clay

"The thing I like most about pottery is that it's a learned skill," says Clay Wood, the owner of the pottery studio that bears his name. "It's something you can just sit down, and practice, and just learn it. You don't have to be innately artsy or creative, it's just something that's learnable and fun for everyone."

It's true that Clay has had a bit of a head start in the art form: he began developing his classically harmonious ceramic forms starting at age 12. But he also knows what it's like to be just another weekend hobbyist. Before starting the shop, he had established a career managing high-rise condos while dreamily spinning his desk chair like a pottery wheel. Now that he's dug his hands back into the clay, he and his fellow instructors design adult and children's classes to meet the needs of aspiring ceramicists and more casual crafters alike.

All the throwing, glazing, and hand-building goes down in a colorful creativity zone bursting with incandescent designs. The studio is equipped with eight electric pottery wheels, two large hand-building tables, an entrancing in-wall kiln, and a wellspring of stunning glazes for both handmade projects and prepared forms awaiting only a painter's brush.

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Clay

5.0 out of 5
Yelp (26 Reviews)
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    Downtown Long Beach

    406 E 1St St., Ste B
    Long Beach, California 90802
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Reviews

  • Clay is affordable, unique, amazing, and hilarious.
    C D., Yelp, 12/10/11
  • Clay (the owner, yes, it's his name!) is so nice and a great teacher!! Even a klutz like me made a few serviceable pieces!
    Wendy F., Yelp, 9/4/12