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I taught school before I taught clay, and I still love watching someone make their first pot. If you don’t mind getting a little messy, let’s play with clay.
I taught school before I taught clay, and I still love watching someone make their first pot. If you don’t mind getting a little messy, let’s play with clay.

Yes. I teach two-hour wheel throwing lessons in my Winston-Salem studio: $80 for a private lesson, $70 per person for two people, or punch cards of four lessons for $200 and eight for $350. Clay, tools and materials are included.
No. Private and two-person lessons are made for beginners, and punch card lessons welcome potters of all levels. If you don't mind getting a little messy, you're ready.
Yes. For private and two-person lessons it's $10 a piece to have your work glazed and fired. You can come back to glaze it yourself, or I can glaze it for you to pick up. Punch card lessons include glaze and firing.
Private lessons can be booked online: pick a date on my Lessons page and pay at checkout to hold your spot. For a two-person lesson, a punch card or a time that isn't listed, email me at grounduppottery@gmail.com with a few days and times that work for you.
Pick a date, then pay at checkout to hold your spot. Lessons are two hours in my Winston-Salem studio, and all clay, tools and materials are included. Need a different time or a two-person lesson? Email me and we’ll find one.
One person, no experience needed · 2 hours · $80
Just you and me at the wheel. Pick a date below and pay online to book, and I'll walk you through wheel throwing from start to finish. All clay, tools and materials are provided. Want to keep what you make? It's $10 a piece to have it glazed and fired later: glaze it yourself another day, or I can glaze it for you to pick up.
Pick a dateTwo people, no experience needed · 2 hours · $70 per person
The same hands-on lesson for two people side by side, in a fun, relaxed setting. All clay, tools and materials are provided. Keep the pieces you love for $10 each to have them glazed and fired.
Email to bookPotters of all levels · Four or eight 2-hour lessons · 4 lessons $200 · 8 lessons $350
Individually scheduled two-hour lessons you can use at your own pace. Tools, glaze and firing are included, so you can keep learning wheel throwing and take your finished pieces home.
Email to book