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Classes, memberships, workshops, and a thriving community of makers — in one of Southern California's most respected ceramics studios.
We're more than a pottery studio. We're a creative institution that has shaped Pasadena's ceramic arts for over twenty years.
Our team is unique: formally educated artists in their own right, many with degrees in art and ceramics, some in grad school, and many already holding MFAs. They're professional, hardworking, and deeply invested in your progress. Staff who genuinely care.
58 wheels across indoor and outdoor working areas; five electric kilns, two Geil gas, and two raku kilns; an extruder and slab roller; Cone 10 and mid-range firing — with 50 Cone 10, 30 mid-range, and 15 raku glazes. We fire on a strict, reliable schedule, so your work never waits.
People come to learn and stay for a lifetime — through first pots, gallery shows, the friendships made along the way, and two flagship events a year: our Holiday Market and Summer Night Market.
We didn't just inherit a name.
We inherited a legacy.
History alone doesn't make a studio great. But it does represent decades of accumulated knowledge, refinement, and trust within the ceramics community — things that can't be replicated overnight.
Our facilities, firing capabilities, educational depth, and the experience of our instructors all come from decades of investment and care.
And we've spent every year since building on it.
Six weeks of focused instruction with your own space at the wheel — plus over 40 hours of unrestricted studio access outside of class time.
No need to reserve a table or a wheel. Just come on in and make.
returning students save $25
Mon–Fri 10am–9pm · Sat & Sun 10am–5pm. Sundays are for enrolled students only — the studio is closed to the public.
We fire every single day — more than any studio we know of — and turnaround is usually under a week.
To get your hands moving from day one.
Our full high-fire glaze palette.
When enrolled in a mid-range class.
A dedicated spot for every student.
For greenware & bisqueware.
Wheels and worktables to spread out in.
Refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher & coffee maker.
Your allowance for the session — unused inches roll over if you take another class.
Al fresco space when the weather's right.
Room to rest between firings.
Tools and supplies for every need, plus 20+ Cone 10 and 10+ mid-range clay bodies.
In our lot and on the surrounding streets.
Every class, plus loyalty & referral rewards for the makers who keep coming back.
Our signature program — one class a week for six weeks, plus 40+ hours of open studio.
Explore ↗Our drop-in sampler: Makers Monday, Wheel Weekday, and the new Weekend Warrior. No commitment, just come make.
Explore ↗ Coming SoonHandbuilding and wheel throwing together in one 2.5-hour class. A taste of both.
Explore ↗Four-week Sunday sessions for ages 5 and up, on the wheel and at the hand-building table.
Explore ↗One-on-one lessons and private parties, your way.
Explore ↗Fire, smoke, and the alchemy of glaze.
Explore ↗World-renowned artists, several times a year.
Explore ↗Give the gift of making.
Explore ↗Thousands of students taught and counting — since 2003.
The first ceramics studio in Pasadena and one of the oldest continuously operating in Los Angeles.
180 members, a waitlist measured in years, and a careful vetting process — because the Stu is only as good as the people in it.
24/7 studio access, every day of the year.
Cone 10 reduction and mid-range firing, operated by our technicians — plus monthly luster firings.
5,000 cubic inches of firing each month — unused space rolls over and banks.
Your own locker, communal shelving, and storage for two bags of clay.
10% off everything in our on-site store, plus class and workshop discounts.
Quarterly raku firings — free to members, by lottery.
Early access to the Holiday Market and our members-only Summer Night Market.
We measure firing by the space your work occupies, never its weight.
It's the honest way and the way a kiln actually works.
One of our flagship events — an evening of makers, music, and the studio at its most alive, exclusive to members.
One of the most successful markets in Los Angeles. Vendor tables are gone in minutes — members get first dibs.
Fire, smoke, and good company — the gatherings that turn a roster of members into a community.
Registration, visiting workshops, and the next gathering — what's open at the studio right now.
Our flagship class is open for Session 6, October 5 – November 15. Small groups, all levels, every piece fired and ready to take home.
Sign up →We host at least five visiting artists a year — among them some of the world's most renowned ceramicists. The next is open for registration.
See workshops →Saturday, November 28 and Sunday, November 29 — 10am to 5pm both days. One of the most successful markets in Los Angeles; members get first dibs on vendor tables.
Learn more →When the Eaton Fire swept through, the Clayhouse jumped into action, and our community took care of its own. That's who we are.
New sessions, visiting workshops, and studio news — once in a while, never too often.
