Pottery classes in Draper, Utah. Come knowing nothing.
10,000 square feet. 29 wheels, 650+ glazes, and four instructors in every class. The majority of our members walked in as total beginners. Most of them stayed for the people.
- ★★★★★ 4.9 on Google, 139+ reviews
- Beginners welcome and wanted!
- No contract, cancel any time
- Experienced potters, enjoy your new playgroundnew playground
- WhenSeven days a week.
Instructed classes Monday to Thursday, 6:30 to 10 PM, plus a Monday daytime class, 10:30 to 2. Open studio Friday night and weekend mornings. Come to whichever ones fit your week.
- CostFrom $145 a month
Four to eight 3.5-hour classes, instructors included. About $33 to $36 a class. Your first month, with the code, costs less than one class most places.
30 of 30 discounts left - ExperienceNone. Really.
Four instructors make rounds, teach you one-on-one, and you’ll make something real on day one. It dries on your own shelf while you head home.
- WhereDraper, right off I-15 by IKEA
15 to 25 minutes from Sandy, South Jordan, Riverton, Herriman, Lehi, American Fork, and most of Salt Lake City. Map and directions.
We don’t do one-night pottery classes. On purpose.
If you searched “pottery class near me” hoping for a Friday night, a glass of wine and a wobbly bowl you never get to finish, we get it. That’s a lot of what people find out there. Here’s why we don’t do it.
A piece of pottery takes weeks. It has to dry, get fired, get glazed, and get fired again. One evening hands you a wet lump of clay and a photo of it. You get it back weeks later, if at all, glazed by somebody else. You never learn the part that matters.
And friendships take longer than one evening too.
So, the way in is a month-to-month membership. Come to any class that fits your week, as many as your level allows, with four instructors making rounds, teaching you one-on-one whenever you have questions. No contract. No curriculum. No refunds either, and we’d rather say that out loud. But you can cancel or pause any time by the 24th with a few clicks.
A whole month for less than most places charge for one class.
Here’s the math. With this month’s code, your first month at Green Level is $50. Four 3.5-hour classes with instructors, for less than a single pottery class costs most places. Come once and decide it’s not for you? Cancel by the 24th, and you got a fun night of pottery for about what one class costs anywhere else. Love it? Keep coming back until your first piece comes out of the kiln. Find this month’s deal here.
How a mug actually happens
- 1Class one.
Wet clay, your hands, and something that looks like a bowl if you squint. Or a near-perfect platter from one of our 150+ molds. Your call.
- 2A week or two.
It dries on your own shelf while you start the next thing.
- 3First firing.
The bisque firing. Free, every time.
- 4Glaze night.
650+ colors on the wall. This is where people lose their minds a little.
- 5Second firing.
Next kiln load, it’s sitting on your shelf. Finished. Made by you. Not much beats that feeling.
Beginners: plan on about two months to the first piece you’re really proud of. That’s normal. That’s the hobby. Why weekly beats one-time, in full.
Four steps. No syllabus.
- 1
Pick a level.
Green, Yellow, Purple or Black. Four to eight classes a month, with more tools, glazes and shelf as you go up. Most members land on Purple eventually. Start wherever feels right.
- 2
Come to whichever classes fit.
Any instructed class, any week. Miss one? Your unused classes never expire while you’re a member. Sick kid, work trip, life on fire. They’ll wait for you.
- 3
Make whatever you want.
There’s no set curriculum. Four instructors in every class teach you one-on-one, on the thing you’re actually making. Wheel one week, molds the next, glazing after that.
- 4
Keep coming until these people become your people.
And you become theirs. That’s not a slogan. It’s the business model. Show up often enough and the table quietly stops being strangers.
- 10,000square feet, nearly
- 29pottery wheels
- 650+glazes on the wall
- 150+slab molds
- 4instructors per class
- 7days a week
Made here. By people who walked in knowing nothing.
Mugs you’ll drink from every morning. Ramen bowls. Platters, planters, casserole dishes, a haunted house, decorative art, a plate shaped like a fried egg. All of it by regular members, most of whom had never touched clay before their first class.
Three ways to make it. You never have to pick just one.
The pottery wheel
Hard at first. Wildly addictive after. It takes two or three months to get halfway decent, and somehow every hour of it feels like meditation. 29 wheels, so a seat is pretty much never a problem.
Hand-building and sculpting
Big shared tables, thousands of tools, and a conversation that goes wherever it wants to go. Jump in, or slip your headphones on and get lost in your own thing. We always have plenty of both types, and both are plenty valid ways to go about pottery at The Clay Hole.
Slab molds
Press a slab of clay into one of 150+ molds and leave your first class with a near-perfect bowl, platter or casserole dish drying on your shelf. You’ll look ridiculously talented. We won’t tell anybody.
The worst-kept secret in the building
About 80% of people walk in wanting the wheel. And about 80% of those end up falling for the other side of the studio too, the side almost nobody knows to ask about when thinking about pottery. Try all three. Nearly everyone does.
All of it, out loud.
Four levels. Every step up gets you more classes, more tools, more glazes and more shelf. Tap one to see your first month.
Your first month at Purple Level: $105 with code NEWMEMBER50. Then $200 a month.
Or TWOMONTHS50: $100/mo for your first two months.
Every level includes
- ✓Four instructors in every instructed class, making rounds, teaching one-on-one
- ✓The wheels, the worktables, slab rollers and kilns. All the basic pottery equipment is open to every level.
- ✓Your own shelf space, a full month of classes regardless of which day you join, and classes that never expire while you’re a member
- ✓Open studio on Friday nights and weekend mornings, once you’ve done two instructed classes (one if you already know your way around clay)
- ✓Couches, a lounge, quiet corners, and a table full of people that learn your name
Paid separately, plus the fine print
- $Clay, from $28 for a 25 lb bag (before higher level discounts). A mug takes about a pound. Studio clay is all we allow here.
- $Glaze firings at 5 cents per cubic inch, $4.80 minimum. Average piece fired is about seven bucks. Bisque firings are free.
- $Green Level Members bring a basic tool set and a sponge. Every level above that has tools waiting.
- $An apron, if you want one. Optional at every level.
- $Memberships renew on the 25th. Cancel or pause by 11:59 PM on the 24th in the member portal. No refunds, ever, so please do read that twice.
One deal per human. Pick your fighter.
We release a small batch of discounted first months every month, and when they’re gone they’re gone. First-time members only. Start this month or next.
$95 off any level. Limited to the first 30 new members this month.
30 of 30 discounted spots leftHalf price at any level while you fall for this place. The deepest total savings we offer.
The code gets applied at sign-up. Not this month? We’ll email you next month’s deal.
Doing this with somebody? Smart. Shared Membership is one membership two of you take turns on, couples only. Shared Shelf Pass is two full memberships sharing one shelf, 20% off both, any two people. Compare them here.
Most people join to learn pottery. They stay for the people.
It happens somewhere around week three. The person across the table knows your name, your kid’s name, and that your dog ate a sock. That’s the whole trick. Hands busy. Guards down. Same faces every week.
Somebody did the math on friendship once. About 50 hours with a person to become casual friends. About 90 to become real ones. 200+ for the kind you text at midnight. Adult life doesn’t hand you those hours. A membership here puts you at the same table for 14+ hours a month. The hours and the friendships take care of themselves if you’re willing to give it time.
This isn’t a pottery studio with a community. It’s a community that happens to have a really, really nice pottery studio.
A few nights at the studio.
Big enough to be whoever you are. Some tables are loud and irreverent with people hanging with their people. Some are heads-down and quiet with members wearing headphones. Both are normal, and nobody has to join in. Sit where you fit. Do what you wanna do. No pressure here.- Pick your room. Evening classes: some people bring a drink and a snack, and the language isn’t especially filtered. Monday daytime: more reserved, and alcohol-free.
- Come as you are. We keep religion and politics out of it in here. LGBTQ+ welcome, no asterisks. New in town, newly single, newly anything: you’re in very good company.
- One rule. Don’t be nasty to anyone in this studio, including our staff. We’ve asked people to leave for it, and we will again. That’s exactly why it feels so safe in here.
Don’t take our word for it. ★★★★★ 4.9 on Google.
- ★★★★★
“I love my Clay Hole community! I’ve found my safe place and made so many friends. The instructors are awesome… If you’re looking for YOUR place, come join us.”
Judy A.Google review - ★★★★★
“Had the time of my life last night and got very deep in the flow state as I worked on a couple pieces. It was my first time working with clay and everyone was so helpful and the mood was so chill.”
Matt S.Google review - ★★★★★
“If you’re looking for community, friendships, and a place to look forward to every week: this is it! The Clay Hole feels like a warm hug. I’ve met amazing people from all walks of life.”
Meagan C.Google review - ★★★★★
“My husband and I joined last fall… We love coming back one to two times a week, it’s something we always look forward to. Neither of us had much pottery experience going in.”
Irina W.Google review - ★★★★★
“First time potter here, and I’m having a great time! The instruction is very personalized and patient, and the facilities are top notch.”
Scott T.Google review - ★★★★★
“A great place to learn, with equally great people to learn with. I live about 45 minutes away and I’ve still made it up 4-5 times per month with no regrets.”
Cayden O.Google review
It’s the members’ corner of this website. Glaze combos members have tested, pottery calculators, the suggestion box, studio announcements, and a spot where you can literally scream into the void. Five minutes in there will tell you more about us than any sales page could.
What actually happens when you walk in.
Nobody puts you on the spot. Here’s the whole thing, start to finish, so the front door isn’t the scary part.
Before you come (about 20 minutes)
- ✓Sign the member waiver if you haven’t yet. It’s digital, and it’s the only thing you need sorted before class.
- ✓Text us at 385-241-5528 and tell us which day you’re coming.
- ✓Watch the day-one orientation video. There’s a password hidden in it that you’ll be asked for.
- ✓Green Level Members bring a basic tool set and a sponge. An apron is optional for everyone.
- ✓Want the wheel on day one? Be there at the start. First-time wheel lessons only go to members who arrive on time.
Look for the pink shirts. Our main instructors wear bright pink tees that say The Clay Hole. Trade instructors wear purple. Grab either one for any pottery question at all. That’s what they’re there for.
When you walk in
- 1Arrive on time, not more than 15 minutes early.
We hand you your first-day booklet and introduce you to the class.
- 2A quick tour.
The studio, the house rules, and a run through the three ways of making pottery here, so you know what’s open to you.
- 3Your shelf gets assigned.
With your name on it. Then you buy your first bag of clay.
- 4You make something.
Wheel side or table side, your call. There’s plenty of time on day one. That’s the point of getting the admin done fast.
- 5Everybody cleans up.
Your own space plus one other part of the studio. A bell rings 30 minutes before class ends so you can pace yourself.
Want the long version? “What actually happens on my first day” is in the FAQs, along with sixty other answers.
No contract. First month discounted. Cancel any time by the 24th.
The questions people text us.
Do I need any experience to join?
None. Most of our members had never touched clay before their first class. Four instructors in every class teach you everything, and the slab molds let you make something beautiful on day one. Beginners aren’t just welcome here. They’re the majority.
Can I just try one class first?
No, and that’s on purpose. Real pottery takes weeks (drying, two kiln firings, glazing), and real friendship takes even longer. A one-off class gives you neither. So instead we make the first month cheap enough to be an easy yes, and you can cancel any time by the 24th with a few clicks. The first month is the trial. And with the code it costs less than a single class most places, so the cheapest way to try one class here is to try a whole month.
If I join today, when can I start?
Join between the 1st and the 15th and come to any class day. Join between the 16th and the 24th and your first class is a Monday or a Thursday, then any day after that. Join on the 25th or later and you’re starting next month, so it’s back to any class day.
Memberships run on calendar months and renew on the 25th, but you get your full number of classes whichever day you join, and unused classes never expire while you’re a member.
What if I get busy and miss weeks?
Nothing bad happens. Your unused classes never expire while you’re a member. Use them next week, next month, or next year. And if life gets properly complicated, you can pause your membership instead of canceling, which keeps your rewards ladder intact.
How long until I take something home?
If you’re a beginner, plan on about two months to your first finished piece you’re really proud of. Drying can’t be rushed without cracking, and every piece needs two separate firings. This is exactly why one-night classes don’t work.
Can I come with my partner or a friend?
Yes, and people love this one. Couples can share one membership and split the classes however they like (Shared Membership), or any two people can each keep a full membership, share one shelf, and save 20% apiece (Shared Shelf Pass).
Already a member? After your first class you can bring a guest to any class with a Bring a Friend pass. Fair warning: hesitant friends have a nasty habit of becoming members.
How old do you have to be?
18, or 14 if the teenager comes alongside a parent or guardian who is also a member. Worth knowing: evening classes can include a drink and unfiltered language. The Monday daytime class is more reserved and alcohol-free.
Is there a contract? How do I cancel?
No contract. Memberships renew automatically on the 25th of each month. Cancel or pause any time by 11:59 PM on the 24th in the member portal. A few clicks, no awkward conversation with anybody. There are no refunds, though, so the 24th is a date worth remembering.
Can I come see the studio first?
We don’t do walk-in tours any more. The online following made the number of visitors unmanageable, so the studio is members only. The virtual tour is the next best thing, and it is thorough.
Every other question, answered straight, on the FAQs page. Or just text us: 385-241-5528.
Get next month’s new member deal before it’s gone.
Timing is a real thing. Drop your name and email and we’ll send you next month’s deal before the spots disappear, plus the occasional look at what members are making. No spam. No nagging. Unsubscribe in one click.
Right now: 30 of 30 discounted spots left this monthWe’ll send next month’s deal the moment it’s live. See you at the studio soon.
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Built by a potter you might already follow.
The Clay Hole was founded by Dan Pearce, who makes pottery in front of about three million people online and decided he’d rather make it at a table full of real ones.
He’s in the studio a lot. Popping into classes, throwing on his own wheel, helping people level up, reaching for the glazes on the top shelves he didn’t think all the way through because he’s so tall. Learning your name, probably forgetting it once, and feeling terrible about it.
It started as his studio. Somewhere along the way, with 20+ employees and hundreds of members showing up early to help and staying late without being asked, it quietly became ours. When this website says “we,” that’s who it means.
A year from now, you’ll be a year older.
The only question is what you’ll have to show for it.
One version of you spent it scrolling. Or binge watching. The other version has a shelf full of things that didn’t exist until your hands made them, and a table of people who save you a seat. We’re saving you one right now.
Start this month or next. Totally your call. · 385-241-5528