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Thinking about joining? Start here. It answers the stuff people are afraid to ask.
Already a member? It settles studio debates faster than texting Dan.
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Pausing
One night that is yours. You came for the hours where your phone is face down and your hands are too covered in clay to reach for it. A hard month is exactly when a person needs that.
Your reason is reason enough. Money got tight. The calendar filled up. Something went sideways that nobody planned for. None of that is a character flaw.
Two taps, and your to-do list is empty. Pay for the months you need. No portal step, nothing to cancel, no text to confirm. We move your billing date, and it starts again on its own.
While you are paused
- Your classes keep waitingThey never expire while you are a member, and a pause does not touch them.
- Your rewards clock stopsThe paused months simply do not count. Nothing resets to zero.
- Workshops and events are still yoursClasses are the part on hold. Workshops, parties and events are not.
- The rest of this month is already paid forPauses start the next calendar month, so every class you have left is still yours.
Canceling
Almost nobody quits because it got hardAN OPEN LETTERNothing went wrong. You missed a week, then another, and your head wrote a kinder story about it. Twenty minutes, before you decide anything.
Pause it instead of ending itOne fee of $25 to $50 depending on your Level, instead of a whole month. Your shelf, your banked classes and your rewards all stay exactly where they are.
If something here went wrongTell us before you go. It reaches the owner directly, and you can send it without your name on it.
Start with what changed
- I keep missing my classesThey bank up and never expire. Canceling is the one thing that burns them.
- The wheel is beating meMost people arrive for the wheel and fall for the other half of the studio.
- I am not getting any betterAsk an instructor to watch the exact moment it goes wrong.
- I do not know what to make137 projects, filtered by how you like to work.
If it is not really about the pottery
- Everybody in here already knows each otherThat is what it looks like from the doorway. It is almost never true.
- The story you are telling yourselfNobody talked to you. The instructor spent longer with her. Four stories, argued with.
- Twenty seconds of insane courageTwenty-three places in this building worth twenty seconds of being brave.
- You are allowed to be the weird oneThe mug you made because a mug was defensible.
If it is the money
- Drop to a smaller LevelSame wheels, same instructors, same people. Glazes, tools and shelf size are what change.
- Shared Shelf PassAny two people, 20% off both memberships.
- Heroes DiscountTeachers, military, students, seniors, healthcare, first responders and nonprofit staff.
- Text us about a downgradeDowngrades are not in the portal. A work trade is sometimes available too.
Come once before you decide. One more class costs nothing, and you have until the 24th either way.
Helpful Pottery Items
Buy In the Studio
Drinks & Apparel
Drinks
Gift Cards
Any occasion. Birthdays, anniversaries, and sorry-I-broke-your-mug apologies.
Any amount, $30 to $1000. Or gift a whole month of membership at any Level.
Clay Hole University
Quiz yourself. 1,000+ quiz questions to check what stuck before the kiln does it for you.
Study in order, or wander. The areas run in the order a piece does. Nobody is taking attendance.
The Mold Room
Find the one you want to make. Search by what comes out the other end, rather than by what the mold looks like on the shelf.
Slab molds are not the easy way out. They take the guesswork out of the form so you can put the work into the surface.
Certifications
Guides
- The Full Pottery Process
- The Five Stages of Clay
- How to Wedge Clay
- How to Throw on the Pottery Wheel
- Learn to Tap Center (Practice Tool)
- How to Properly Dry Your Pottery
- Proper Brush-Glazing Techniques
- Clean-Up Instructions
- The Many Myths of Pottery
- How to Use Underglaze
- Engobes: What & When to Use One
- Celadon Pottery Glazes
- Fixing Fused & Sharp Pottery
- How to Use Slab Molds
The Everything Page
Announcements. What is happening at the studio right now.
Tools. The Glaze Finder, calculators, guides, and the suggestion box.
The fun stuff. The Void, Mud, member photos, and things we probably should not have built.
Members & Their Work
The Show & Tell wallClass photos, member pieces, and the occasional masterpiece.
Featured MembersA page each, in their own words, with photographs of what they made here.
Made something worth bragging about? This is where it goes.
Bring All Your Friends Free Week
Members. This is your excuse to finally drag them in.
Website Fun for Members
Make an offering to Icarus, God of KilnsLeave your offering. Ask for the glaze blessing you desire. Watch our kiln god come to life.
Scream it into the voidWhatever the kiln did to your favorite mug, whatever life brought to you outside of this place, tell the void. And then choose how to let it go.
Destroy our meticulous glaze wallScroll past the finder and trigger your disaster with the icons. Turn our most guarded area of the studio into a big, giant mess.
Take a peek at your daily Clay Hole cardThe same cards members find waiting at their seat. One a day, and it picks for you. Come back daily or receive ’em by email.
Say Something
Talk to Us
Announcements, new member deals, and more. All the lists live on one page.
Jobs at The Clay Hole
Host an Event
Employees
Families, brands, and combinations. Organized the way potters actually look things up.
Kept current. The wall changes, and the Bible changes with it.
Offerings to Icarus
Before a big firing. It costs nothing, and the kiln knows.
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Join The Clay HolePick your Level on the next page. Takes about two minutes.
Start Here
Look Before You Leap
Clay Hole FAQs
Thinking about joining? Start here. It answers the stuff people are afraid to ask.
Already a member? It settles studio debates faster than texting Dan.
Friends & Couples
Pausing
One night that is yours. You came for the hours where your phone is face down and your hands are too covered in clay to reach for it. A hard month is exactly when a person needs that.
Your reason is reason enough. Money got tight. The calendar filled up. Something went sideways that nobody planned for. None of that is a character flaw.
Two taps, and your to-do list is empty. Pay for the months you need. No portal step, nothing to cancel, no text to confirm. We move your billing date, and it starts again on its own.
While you are paused
- Your classes keep waitingThey never expire while you are a member, and a pause does not touch them.
- Your rewards clock stopsThe paused months simply do not count. Nothing resets to zero.
- Workshops and events are still yoursClasses are the part on hold. Workshops, parties and events are not.
- The rest of this month is already paid forPauses start the next calendar month, so every class you have left is still yours.
Canceling
Almost nobody quits because it got hardAN OPEN LETTERNothing went wrong. You missed a week, then another, and your head wrote a kinder story about it. Twenty minutes, before you decide anything.
Pause it instead of ending itOne fee of $25 to $50 depending on your Level, instead of a whole month. Your shelf, your banked classes and your rewards all stay exactly where they are.
If something here went wrongTell us before you go. It reaches the owner directly, and you can send it without your name on it.
Start with what changed
- I keep missing my classesThey bank up and never expire. Canceling is the one thing that burns them.
- The wheel is beating meMost people arrive for the wheel and fall for the other half of the studio.
- I am not getting any betterAsk an instructor to watch the exact moment it goes wrong.
- I do not know what to make137 projects, filtered by how you like to work.
If it is not really about the pottery
- Everybody in here already knows each otherThat is what it looks like from the doorway. It is almost never true.
- The story you are telling yourselfNobody talked to you. The instructor spent longer with her. Four stories, argued with.
- Twenty seconds of insane courageTwenty-three places in this building worth twenty seconds of being brave.
- You are allowed to be the weird oneThe mug you made because a mug was defensible.
If it is the money
- Drop to a smaller LevelSame wheels, same instructors, same people. Glazes, tools and shelf size are what change.
- Shared Shelf PassAny two people, 20% off both memberships.
- Heroes DiscountTeachers, military, students, seniors, healthcare, first responders and nonprofit staff.
- Text us about a downgradeDowngrades are not in the portal. A work trade is sometimes available too.
Come once before you decide. One more class costs nothing, and you have until the 24th either way.
Pay for Stuff
Helpful Pottery Items
Buy In the Studio
Drinks & Apparel
Drinks
Gift Cards
Any occasion. Birthdays, anniversaries, and sorry-I-broke-your-mug apologies.
Any amount, $30 to $1000. Or gift a whole month of membership at any Level.
Where & When
Learn
Clay Hole University
Quiz yourself. 1,000+ quiz questions to check what stuck before the kiln does it for you.
Study in order, or wander. The areas run in the order a piece does. Nobody is taking attendance.
The Mold Room
Find the one you want to make. Search by what comes out the other end, rather than by what the mold looks like on the shelf.
Slab molds are not the easy way out. They take the guesswork out of the form so you can put the work into the surface.
Certifications
Guides
- The Full Pottery Process
- The Five Stages of Clay
- How to Wedge Clay
- How to Throw on the Pottery Wheel
- Learn to Tap Center (Practice Tool)
- How to Properly Dry Your Pottery
- Proper Brush-Glazing Techniques
- Clean-Up Instructions
- The Many Myths of Pottery
- How to Use Underglaze
- Engobes: What & When to Use One
- Celadon Pottery Glazes
- Fixing Fused & Sharp Pottery
- How to Use Slab Molds
Community
The Everything Page
Announcements. What is happening at the studio right now.
Tools. The Glaze Finder, calculators, guides, and the suggestion box.
The fun stuff. The Void, Mud, member photos, and things we probably should not have built.
Members & Their Work
The Show & Tell wallClass photos, member pieces, and the occasional masterpiece.
Featured MembersA page each, in their own words, with photographs of what they made here.
Made something worth bragging about? This is where it goes.
Bring All Your Friends Free Week
Members. This is your excuse to finally drag them in.
Website Fun for Members
Make an offering to Icarus, God of KilnsLeave your offering. Ask for the glaze blessing you desire. Watch our kiln god come to life.
Scream it into the voidWhatever the kiln did to your favorite mug, whatever life brought to you outside of this place, tell the void. And then choose how to let it go.
Destroy our meticulous glaze wallScroll past the finder and trigger your disaster with the icons. Turn our most guarded area of the studio into a big, giant mess.
Take a peek at your daily Clay Hole cardThe same cards members find waiting at their seat. One a day, and it picks for you. Come back daily or receive ’em by email.
Say Something
Talk to Us
Announcements, new member deals, and more. All the lists live on one page.
Jobs at The Clay Hole
Host an Event
Employees
Glazes
Families, brands, and combinations. Organized the way potters actually look things up.
Kept current. The wall changes, and the Bible changes with it.
Offerings to Icarus
Before a big firing. It costs nothing, and the kiln knows.
Buy Glaze Stuff
Meet the Owner
Announcements
Announcements
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