Throwing

Make Something Meaningful

Sessions Offered Thursday-Sunday

Make it today. Keep it forever.
$65.00

Per Project

Come solo, bring your favorite person, or your Galentines.

Get a little messy! In this guided wheel-throwing experience, you’ll create a heart-shaped pottery piece, perfect for date night, Galentine’s, and 9-year (clay) anniversaries. No experience needed. BYOB 21+.

Throw-a-Heart is booked per person (one person per wheel). If you want to share a wheel and make two projects together, book the Couples Challenge instead.

Limited time, save your spot.

All ages welcome. No experience needed.

AGE

8+

LEVEL

All Levels

TIME

1 hour

Throw-a-Heart

What You'll do

In this relaxed, beginner-friendly session, you’ll throw a heart-shaped pottery piece on the wheel with hands-on guidance from our instructors. We’ll help you shape, smooth, and refine your form. Once you’re finished, we’ll handle trimming and firing. You’ll return later to glaze your piece and bring it to life with color and shine (requires second firing).

You will throw your pottery using a pottery wheel.

Choose your project

tart with a bowl, cup, planter, vase, or candle holder and form it into a heart.

Create with help

We walk through each step so kids and adults can make the basic forms and add some details. Leave your piece with us for trimming, bisque firing. We’ll message you when it’s ready, it usually takes about 2.5-3 weeks!

Add Color + Shine

Come back to glaze your heart using bold colors, soft neutrals, or classic finishes. Make it sweet, dramatic, minimal, or totally extra, it’s yours. Glaze is $16.50 per piece and requires an additional firing. Glaze makes your pottery food-safe and waterproof.

Pick Up Your Masterpiece

Collect your finished, fired pottery heart. Gift it, display it, or keep it as a reminder of something you made by hand.

THINGS TO KNOW
What's Included?
  • All clay, tools, aprons, and cleanup
  • Step-by-step guidance
  • Studio finishing: trimming, bisque firing
  • A welcoming space to make something you’ll cherish
What Should I Wear or Bring?

You will get messy from the elbows down. So short sleeves or sleeves you can roll up are recommended. Don't wear watches or bracelets, rings are ok. Keep in mind that you will need to straddle the pottery wheel, so leggings or comfortable pants are suggested.

Sometimes shoes can get splashed with water or clay so you can either take them off or wear shoes that you don't mind getting messy.Clay doesn't typically stain clothes but we do have a limited number of aprons available if needed.
When Do I Get My Pottery?

MAKING HANDMADE POTTERY TAKES TIME AND THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES!

Smashed Clay projects and experiences are designed using our proprietary method, techniques and tools to help jumpstart your project.

However, it takes years to learn the art of handmade pottery. While we hope your finished project turns out exactly as you envisioned, there is no guarantee that your handmade pottery will make it through the entire process and/or result in what you set out to make.

Thick pottery may take longer to dry. Pottery that is too thick, too thin or constructed in a manner that creates stress during the drying or firing process may crack, break or explode. Pottery can take 2-3+ weeks to dry, prepare and bisque fire. You can monitor the status of on our website.
Do I Have to Glaze My Pottery?

Any pottery that will come in contact with food or drinks would need to be glazed and fired to seal the bisque and create a food and dishwasher safe finish. If you intend to use your pottery to hold water or if it will be exposed to the weather, you may also want to glaze your pottery.
What If I Arrive Late?

Because our classes are group classes, you must arrive on time to fully participate in the experience.  If you arrive more than 15 minutes late, we will be unable to integrate you into the class.  Our late arrival policy is as follows:

If you arrive more than 15 minutes late, you can either:

  • Join the class at the midway point.  You acknowledge that your time will be limited to the remaining class time.  If you are participating in a couples challenge, you will only be able to make one project.  No refunds will be given.
  • Reschedule for another time when seats are available.  No refunds will be given.
Do You Offer Refunds?

Our studios have limited seating, so when you book an experience at Smashed, we hold the seat for you.  We are a small business and depend on full classes to operate.  We are unable to fill seats when customers cancel with short notice or don’t show up.  For that reason, we cannot provide refunds if you do not show up or for appointments cancelled within 24 hours of your booked appointment.

Please review our refund policy here.

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