Youth Pottery Class
About The Class
Students meet every Wednesday from 4-5:30pm.
For ages 13-17 years old. In this pottery class, students are guided through the core techniques of both hand-building and wheel throwing. Instruction is personalized to each student’s interests, allowing them to work on customized projects while developing skills in the areas they’re most eager to grow. Students may choose to focus primarily on hand-building or wheel throwing and select the forms they want to explore. Whether creating functional pieces like mugs, bowls, and plates, or diving into sculptural work such as imaginative creatures, the possibilities are wide open.
Open to all levels, this class is designed for both beginners and returning students who want consistent studio practice and guided instruction.
Sessions includes demonstrations, individual feedback, and time to develop your own work at your own pace. Instruction is structured but flexible, allowing students to enter at any time and progress continuously rather than through a fixed course cycle.
Two pottery wheels are currently available in the studio (more coming soon) and used on a rotating basis for guided experiences.
What You’ll Learn:
∙ Pinch, coil, and slab building
∙ Basic form, structure, and design
∙ Surface treatment and texture
∙ Intro to glazing and finishing
∙ Wheel introduction (rotating use)
Students build both technical skills and personal direction in clay through steady studio practice.
$165
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The monthly cost is $165 and class meets every Wednesday from 4-5:30pm
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This class is open enrollment so you can join anytime. There are no cohort start dates to wait for.
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Limited to 10 students (waitlist once full)
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This is a structured, course-style class (not a one-time-drop-in class)
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Open to beginners through advanced students. No experience required.
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For ages 13-17 (exceptions may be made for younger students that demonstrate maturity)
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Includes 6lbs of clay per month + glaze (students will have the opportunity to purchase more clay if desired for an additional cost. 6lbs of clay will make about two projects. Projects take roughly 2-3 weeks to create.)
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All pottery tools will be furnished during class. Students may purchase their own set of tools if desired. (Supply link below)
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Students are required to pay for firing (.08 cents a cubic inch with a $5 minimum per firing. Pottery is fired twice. Once before glazing and once after glazing so you can expect to pay $10 or more per project depending on its size.)
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Missed classes are none refundable
About the Instructor
Mercedes Autumn
Mercedes Autumn is an artist and ceramicist whose practice centers on slow, intentional making and the belief that creativity is a lifelong, communal discipline. She holds a B.A. in Art History from the University of Florida and has taught and managed ceramics programs in New York’s Capital Region before founding Full Circle Gallery in Fort Walton Beach, which served the Gulf Coast arts community for nearly a decade. Now working from a home-based studio, her regenerative, family-rooted practice emphasizes everyday ritual, presence, and connection. Her work appears in regional galleries and shops, and her workshops invite participants into a thoughtful, grounded relationship with clay, creativity, and community.
