The Clay Pot

Great experience all around. The staff was knowledge, kind, and patient. It was a real ghost like experience, the movie. The texture is awesome when we spun on the wheel n the master potter makes it look super easy; u know when someone makes something look easy, they r good at it.
While we waited for our pieces to dry a bit, we were able to continue the wheel experience independently. Then we painted the piece, the color choices were not options I would have choose but that’s what they had. U get what u get n don’t get upset situation.
I brought my children here n they seemed to have had a blast. They made bowls n were very satisfied. It’s fun, local for us, and a bit off the beaten path. Highly suggested for curious minds of all ages.

This establishment labels themselves an art school and I had been emailing them to learn more about pottery and after learning that they would not be teaching classes this summer, I took classes from a school at a further location so I would be ready to use the resources at The Clay Pot. I emailed them telling them that I took classes and would like to continue at their location and asked about their kiln rental service. They were not responsive by email so I decided to call them to learn more. I spoke to a man on the phone who asked me to call someone else to get my questions answered. He literally said he had no time for me because he was in the middle of talking to other customers. Why answer the phone, darling? Or better, yet, I’d be glad to be placed on hold until you are finished talking to your customers. I suppose because I am not waving cash or a credit card in their face, I am not a potential customer. I am appalled at the way I was treated as someone who is genuinely interested in learning pottery. I was loyal to follow up with them and they brushed me off like I didn’t matter. I am sure if you are paying for classes or have kids that are just interested in painting their own ceramics, you will be treated differently. I am very disappointed in the way I was treated.

Great little place to learn how to make pottery. It’s wonderful for kids and even adults. Parties groups. Very friendly people. I went once for a party and the kids had so much fun. Picking what they want. Pain thing it. And then getting there hands messy in the clay one by one as they were being taugt how to make different things.

I’d never heard of this place before Valentine’s Day this year, but apparently the Clay Pot has been in the area since 2008. It’s a cute, clean pottery studio tucked away just off Main Street in Spotswood– easy parking in the attached lot, and shouldn’t be too hard to find.
Boyfriend brought me here for a Valentine’s Day surprise– a hands-​on wheel lesson, with a follow-​up for painting. The wheel experience was awesome (almost like a scene out of Ghost), and we were able to each make a pretty vase. Rochelle and Martin were awesome, though i felt a little rushed (maybe i’m just slow, though). We came back to paint our pieces a few weeks later, and the experience was not quite as good. the girls working that day didn’t explain technique options much, nor did they provide things like more than 1 brush until asked (1 brush + 4 paint colors — water bowl = ?). the experience wasn’t terrible, but just not as great as it could’ve been /​as i’ve experienced when i went to paint pottery elsewhere.
The Clay Pot doen’t quite hit the «Yay» 4-​star review in my perspective– i don’t think i’d recommend it for a walk-​in, painting-​only session: a lot of the pieces that you can choose to paint are handmade in the studio, but look a little like the clay art projects we made in middle school. i’ve had better selection and service at other studios (i.e. Color Me Mine, etc.) However, the «Wheel Experience for 2» sessions that they offer are definitely an awesome time, and will only run about $ 75 or so.
PERFECT place for a date (as long as you’re ready to come back to paint, and then to pick up… basically, make sure your relationship will last about a month+)!