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Pottery in Los Angeles, CA
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Pottery studios in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles has one of the deepest pottery scenes in the country, and it has only gotten denser over the last five years. Studios cluster around Frogtown, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, and the Arts District, with a strong second wave in Culver City and Mar Vista. Expect everything from drop-in date nights and Saturday paint-your-own sessions to serious six-week wheel courses run by working potters. Most studios offer a beginner-friendly intro class for around $60-90, with multi-week courses landing in the $300-500 range. Kiln rental and shelf memberships are widely available for independent makers. If you only have one afternoon, pick a hand-building workshop in Frogtown; if you want to commit, look at the wheel-throwing tracks in Eagle Rock or Highland Park.

Showing 23 of 23 studios

  • Pottery Studio 1 Downtown LA

    316 W 2nd St ste 112, Los Angeles, CA 90012

    5.0 (651 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +1
  • Throw Clay LA

    1006 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90015

    5.0 (106 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • Kiln access
  • Pottery Studio 1 - Pottery classes and events

    8384 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048

    5.0 (594 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +1
  • Still Life Ceramics Studio

    588 Mateo St, Los Angeles, CA 90021

    4.7 (48 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Membership
  • POT Gardens

    3228 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018

    5.0 (131 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1
  • The House of Clay LA

    743 Santee St 10th floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014

    5.0 (40 reviews)
    • Hand building
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
  • Two Faced Ceramics Studio + Gallery

    7969 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90046

    5.0 (81 reviews)
    • Membership
  • The Pottery Studio Los Angeles

    2808 Elm St, Los Angeles, CA 90065

    4.4 (18 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Membership
    • Kiln access
  • Echo Art Studio

    3375 Motor Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034

    4.6 (49 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1
  • Cobalt and Clay

    2017 Riverside Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90039

    5.0 (67 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1
  • Good Dirt LA

    4505 S Centinela Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066

    4.7 (66 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1
  • Hands in Clay L.A. Wheel & Hand-building Pottery Classes

    3795 Boise Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066

    4.9 (26 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +1
  • Not Another Pottery Studio

    5052 N Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041

    5.0 (26 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +2
  • Clay CA

    900 N Broadway #1080, Los Angeles, CA 90012

    4.5 (38 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Membership
  • Color Me Mine

    9432 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232

    4.9 (221 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
  • Color Me Mine

    654 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004

    5.0 (126 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
  • Sooki Studio & Supply

    2971 Allesandro St, Los Angeles, CA 90039

    4.9 (39 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • Kiln access
  • Hannghari Ceramic Studio

    1458 San Pedro St UNIT 243, Los Angeles, CA 90015

    4.8 (6 reviews)
    • Membership
  • Bitter Root Pottery Baroque

    7461 Beverly Blvd 5th floor, Los Angeles, CA 90036

    5.0 (1 reviews)
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
  • Clay Pottery Studio

    406 E 1st St b, Long Beach, CA 90802

    4.8 (73 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
  • Full-Circle Pottery

    12023 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066

    4.8 (25 reviews)
  • Paint And Pottery Corner

    8870 W 18th St, Los Angeles, CA 90035

    5.0 (39 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +2
  • Bitter Root Pottery

    7451 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036

    4.5 (104 reviews)
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

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