Multi-Week  Courses

Our next set of weekly courses is now live!

See below for our variety of 4 & 6 week courses!

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Wheel 101 Course
[Morning]

Taught by Rachel Villanueva

$345 Per Person / Ages 15 + 

Saturdays 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PDT)
6 Classes Jun 13, 2026 – Jul 25, 2026
 
Join us for a 6 week class, taught by Rachel, to learn the fundamentals of throwing on a pottery wheel! You’ll be guided in 6-weekly session by a kind and supportive expert instructor who will teach you everything you need to know to learn the basics of wheel throwing. 

Wheel 101 Course
[Evening]

Taught by Mira Lanz

$345 Per Person / Ages 16 + 

Tuesdays 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (PDT)
6 Classes Jun 30, 2026 – Aug 4, 2026
 
Join us for a 6 week class, taught by Mimi, to learn the fundamentals of throwing on a pottery wheel! You’ll be guided in 6-weekly session by a kind and supportive expert instructor who will teach you everything you need to know to learn the basics of wheel throwing. 

Wheel 101 Course
[Evening]

Taught by Joe and Rachel

$345 Per Person / Ages 16 + 

Wednesdays 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (PDT)
6 Classes Jul 8, 2026 – Aug 12, 2026
 
Join us for a 6 week class, taught by Joe and Rachel, to learn the fundamentals of throwing on a pottery wheel! You’ll be guided in 6-weekly session by a kind and supportive expert instructor who will teach you everything you need to know to learn the basics of wheel throwing. 

Wheel 101 Course
[Evening]

Taught by Joe Henderer

$345 Per Person / Ages 16 + 

Thursdays 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (PDT)
6 Classes Jun 25, 2026 – Jul 30, 2026
 
Join us for a 6 week class, taught by Joe, to learn the fundamentals of throwing on a pottery wheel! You’ll be guided in 6-weekly session by a kind and supportive expert instructor who will teach you everything you need to know to learn the basics of wheel throwing. 

Wheel 102 Course [Evening]

Taught by Joe Henderer

$345 Per Person / Ages 16 + 

Wednesdays 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (PDT)
6 Classes Jun 25, 2026 – Jul 30, 2026
 
You’ll be guided in 6-weekly session by Joe, who will teach you everything you need to know to learn the basics of wheel throwing. 

Taught by Mira Lanz

Building Big: A 4 Week Course [Evening]

$345 Per Person / Ages 15 – 120
Thursdays 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (PST)
4 Classes Jan 29, 2026 – Feb 19, 2026
 

Join us for a large scale hand building 4 week course with our amazing instructor Mimi Lanz! 

During this course, Mimi will guide you through various techniques to handbuild on a larger scale. Whether you’re new to ceramics or want to take your hand building skills to the next level, this workshop is for you!

Taught by Marlon Marinero

Creating Functional Ware: An Intermediate Wheel Throwing 

$345 Per Person / Ages 16 +

6 Classes: Jan 22, 2025 – Feb 26, 2025

Join us for a 6 week class to build skills throwing on a pottery wheel!

This program focuses on creating functional ware. Marlon Marinero will guide you in 6 sessions to create pieces for a dinner set, including: bowls; plates; cups; saucers; and tumblers. Course instructor covers food safety and glazing.

This course is perfect for someone is confident in their wheel throwing abilities and now wants to grow their skills before moving to advanced courses. 

Taught By Tallis Raye Davidson

Handbuilding Garden Sculptures [Evening]

$345 Per Person / Ages 17 – 120
Tuesdays 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (PDT)
6 Classes Jul 7, 2026 – Aug 11, 2026
 

Join us for a 6-week handbuilding course focused on creating unique and beautiful pieces for your garden or balcony! Whether it’s planters for succulents, elegant vases for cut flowers, cute sculptures for flower beds, plant markers to keep track of your sowing, ollas for passive watering, bee baths to welcome friendly visitors, or seed trays and seed pods to start your next harvest, we can’t wait to see what you create. Over the course of 6 weeks you will be guided through handbuilding projects by our wonderful instructors.

Taught By Joe Henderer

Continuing Wheel
[Evening]

$345 Per Person / Ages 16 +
 
Thursdays 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (PST)
6 Classes Jan 8, 2026 – Feb 12, 2026
 

Welcome to a 6-week course created for those who have already taken a 6-week wheel class at NAPS or are current / former NAPS members.

We’ve designed a new format of class that allows you to build on your skills with extra practice time.

This course is perfect for someone is confident in their wheel throwing abilities and now wants to grow their skills further. This is not a beginner class and you should be able to center, open, and pull with confidence.

Taught by Tallis Raye Davidson

Handbuilding Course [Evening]

$345 Per Person / Ages 16 +

Tuesdays 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (PDT)
6 Classes May 12, 2026 – Jun 16, 2026
 

Join us for a mutliweek handbuilding course! In this course you will be guided through handbuilding projects by our wonderful instructor, Tallis.

In addition to weekly instruction, class includes:

  • Complementary class clay
  • Weekly studio access to practice (Wed 2pm-6pm, Thurs 2pm-6pm, Sat 12-4pm)
  • Two complementary weeks to finish your pieces after the instruction weeks are complete
  • Complementary firing of your pieces (must be collected within two weeks of firing)
  • Access to over 100 glazes & underglazes to decorate your piece

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