2 Hour Pottery Experience (Wheel or Hand-Building)
Overview
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2 hours
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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.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchair accessible
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
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
Clay, materials, use of fully-equipped pottery studio, and the guidance of our teachers who are all local ceramic artists who volunteer their time to share their passion for clay
We start each pottery class by dolling out drinks (we’ve got a variety of beverages to chose from, and you’re welcome to BYOB as well).
Options
Wheel Experience
Reviews
31 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great Pottery Experience
Kammy K,,Nov 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing experience with great people in beautiful studio. Also an amazing charity angle! Could not recommend more!
Exceptional!
James M,,Oct 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00First time throwing a pot! Both my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience. Hands on guidance and exceptional instruction by Pigeon was extremely helpful.
Fun on the wheel
Donna R,,Apr 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00My husband and I had a lovely time learning to throw on the wheel...our instructor was so friendly and helpful. We would take classes if we lived in the area.
Awesome way to spend time in Santa Fe
diablo cat,,Feb 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I participated in the pottery experience while on a girls weekend in Santa Fe. So much fun. I did learn I am not very good at the wheel - but it didn't matter because I had a great time and left with a much greater appreciation of what goes into making pottery pieces. The instructors and everyone working at Paseo were super friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. The others in our group were a variety of ages and genders. Everyone had a fun experience and learned something. I highly recommend.
excellent activity
Bram K,,Feb 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Wonderful hosts/instructor Total hands on We had no experience and it was great. I think an experienced potter would also enjoy this with friends
Very fun couple of hours!
Rasila B,,Dec 23, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Fun and plenty of time to keep attempting a creative piece haha. Highly recommend for a couple of hours. Wear no hand jewelry and aprons are provided but there will be splash!
Wonderful Pottery Classroom Experience
clayc995,,Jan 4, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had 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!
Enlightening to the craft
Lynn F,,Nov 21, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Helpful, patient, informative instructor. Fun and a great experience. Highly reccommend. Went with my teenage granddaughter
So glad we did this!
Jacqueline H,,Oct 9, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a wonderful experience. Our instructor, Joan, was very knowledgeable and patient. It was a very fun introductory course of throwing pottery with a wheel.
Fun afternoon activity in Santa Fe!!!
alijeany,,May 16, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had 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!!
From US$160.00
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