Pottery Classes
In-Person
How Pottery Classes Work
Pottery Classes Are Open To Members & Non-Members Alike
Classes Are For Ages 18+ and No Walk-Ins
Only Registered Students Are Permitted In The Studio
All of the classes shown on this page are open to Non-Members and Members
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Take A Pottery Class
4-Week - Clay Handbuilding Classes
2 Hours Each Class
$250 - Materials and Use of Tools Included
Rachelle Eason | Instructor
Instruction focuses on introduction to handbuilding techniques of pinching, slabbing, and coiling PLUS gives a taste of throwing on the pottery wheel!
Instruction focuses on introduction to handbuilding techniques of pinching, slabbing, and coiling PLUS gives a taste of throwing on the pottery wheel!
Classes are 2 hours
Projects vary so students can repeat course as much as they would like.
Students are encouraged to follow their own intuitive design making.
Included: all clay and glazes, use of tools and equipment, kiln firings, guided instruction
Classes start promptly on time.
Class Registrations are non-refundable.
Along with other determinants, this handbuilding class is a prerequisite for being invited to join the pottery membership.
Ages 18 Years+
No Walk-Ins. Only Registered Students In-Studio.
Dig Deep 4-Week Course - Winter/Spring 2025
Sundays May 4 - 25
2 PM - 4 PM
Sundays Aug 3 - 24
2 PM - 4 PM
Sundays Oct 5 - 26
2 PM - 4 PM
Couples Clay Classes
$120 per Couple - Single Class
All levels welcome
2 hours(ish) class
4 Students per class
Included: all clay and underglazes, use of tools and equipment, 2 kiln firings - 1 bisque and 1 glaze, guided instruction
Instructor will clear glaze bisque pieces once out of 1st firing
Classes are held in Rachelle's Lakeland, Florida home studio. Specific location will be sent upon registration.
6-Week Wheel Throwing Classes
3 Hours Each Class
$400 - Clay Included
Leo Arbonies | Instructor
Instruction focuses on introduction to wheel throwing techniques of centering, forming cylinders, and trimming that lead to a variety of shapes.
Some basic skills in clay will be taught so thrown pieces can be finished with handles and form altered vessels.
Instruction on glazing pieces will be mixed in throughout the second half of the course.
Students are instructed in good wheel throwing habits for a solid foundation on the wheel and to form skill building.
6 weeks of 3 hour classes each week.
Included: clay and studio glazes, and dedicated use of pottery wheel, kiln firings, guided instruction. Students, please bring your own towel.
A set of basic tools (around $10) is required for each student to purchase separately.A link is available on a follow-up email sent after registration.
Wheel throwing is a challenging skill to learn that takes time and practice. We specialize in specific instruction to build skill, not for quick entertainment style experiences. Patience and commitment to learning are key to success for wheel throwing.
Classes start promptly on time.
Class Registrations are non-refundable.
Along with other determinants, this wheel throwing course would be in lieu of the handbuilding course as a prerequisite for being invited to join the pottery membership.
Ages 18 Years+
No Walk-Ins. Only Registered Students In-Studio.
Fridays, April 18- May 23, 2025 6-9PM
Couples Clay Classes
$120 per Couple - Single Class
All levels welcome
2 hours(ish) class
4 Students per class
Included: all clay and underglazes, use of tools and equipment, 2 kiln firings - 1 bisque and 1 glaze, guided instruction
Instructor will clear glaze bisque pieces once out of 1st firing
Classes are held in Rachelle's Lakeland, Florida home studio. Specific location will be sent upon registration.
4-Week Handbuilding Classes
3 Hours Each Class
$275 - Clay Included
Diana Harrison | Instructor
Instruction focuses on developing hand-building techniques through guided instruction to complete specific projects.
Rev up your creativity by learning techniques such as pinching, coiling, and patching clay.
4 weeks of 3 hour classes each week.
Included: clay and studio glazes, kiln firings, and guided instruction.
A set of basic tools (around $10) is required for each student to purchase separately.A link is available on a follow-up email sent after registration.
Classes start promptly on time.
Class Registrations are non-refundable.
Along with other determinants, one of these 4-Week Courses would be in lieu of the 4-Week Dig Deep course as a prerequisite for being invited to join the pottery membership.
Ages 18 Years+
No Walk-Ins. Only Registered Students In-Studio.
Whimsical Garden Elements
Mondays, May 5-26*, 2025 2-5PM
Garden Tower
Mondays, June 2-23, 2025 2-5PM
Couples Clay Classes
$120 per Couple - Single Class
All levels welcome
2 hours(ish) class
4 Students per class
Included: all clay and underglazes, use of tools and equipment, 2 kiln firings - 1 bisque and 1 glaze, guided instruction
Instructor will clear glaze bisque pieces once out of 1st firing
Classes are held in Rachelle's Lakeland, Florida home studio. Specific location will be sent upon registration.
Looking for Membership Info?
Click below to find out more.
Please note: The 4-Week Handbuilding Course is a prerequisite,
along with some other elements,
for getting invited to join our pottery membership.
2-Part Classes
Cultural Enrichment Through
Art Journaling Classes
Weekly • Live • Online
$100/month of 4 Weeks
4 Tuesdays per month - 6PM EST Live Online
This is a continual adventure in art to inspire Creative Wellness in your daily lives. It is fabulous for ones who have created with me before as well as new students. We'll dive deep into a variety of art techniques using watercolors and gouache! The art will be the "prewriting, reflective" stage to your journal writing in response to the weekly prompts.
Included...
4 Live Remote Online Art Classes on Zoom
2 hours each class as part of group
Small group instruction
Access To Replay Video Each Week
Click below to download the supply list
Wild Earth Planter with Diana
Two Sundays, June 15 and 29, 2025; 2-4 PM
Create An Earthy Planter
Artsy Animals with Diana
Two Sundays, July 6 and 20, 2025; 2-4 PM
Simple Sculpt A Fabulous Animal
Landscape Mug with Diana
Two Sundays, July 13 and 27, 2025; 2-4 PM
Create a Lovely Landscape Mug!
Pumpkins with Diana
Two Sundays, Sept 14 & 28, 2025; 2-4 PM
Create Pumpkins with Pizazz!
Couples Clay Classes
$120 per Couple - Single Class
All levels welcome
2 hours(ish) class
4 Students per class
Included: all clay and underglazes, use of tools and equipment, 2 kiln firings - 1 bisque and 1 glaze, guided instruction
Instructor will clear glaze bisque pieces once out of 1st firing
Classes are held in Rachelle's Lakeland, Florida home studio. Specific location will be sent upon registration.
Member Exclusive Workshops
Speckled Turtle Ocarina
Create a turtle ocarina (whistle type flute) - using
Speckled Turtle Clay & Custom Color Rubs.
In celebration of World Turtle Day!
Saturday, May 10, 2025; 12-4 PM
Epic Sushi Clay Day!
Make a complete Sushi Set for 2!
Plus Receive 2 Sets of Exclusive
Marvelous Mud Chopsticks!
Saturday, July 19, 2025 9AM-4PM
Members...Please register for these classes with your exclusive link.
Interested in Membership so you can participate in these exclusive workshops? Take our 4-Week Prerequisite Class
Color Clay Workshop
Workshop for Members Only
4 Day Workshop … 9AM-4PM each day
Four Fridays - 2/21, 3/28, 4/18, 5/23
OR
Four Saturdays - 2/22, 3/29, 4/19, 5/24
OR
Four Saturdays - 5/31, 6/28, 7/26, 8/23
In four color-filled days spread over four months, we will did deep into coloring clay with Mason stains!
WeeK 1: Sample Tiles & Skinner Blends
WeeK 2: Marbling, Weaving, Layering
WeeK 3: Building - Patching, Coiling, Patterning, and Throwing (optional)
WeeK 4: Colored Slip & Incorporating Glaze
☀️Not a member but interested in taking classes like this? Get all the details about "Dig Deep" the 4 Week Prerequisite Class at the link below.
Members...Please register with your exclusive link.
Interested in Membership so you can participate in these exclusive workshops? Take our 4-Week Prerequisite Class
Face Sculpture Workshop
Workshop for Members Only
👩🏻🎨Potters & Ceramic Artists of all levels looking to grow your sculpting skills.
🥰You have a desire to learn sculpting techniques and level up your creativity.
📅On June 20-22 , 2025, join us for a Sculpting the Human Face … a workshop where you capture an expression in 3D!
🎨This is an amazing adventure for you to sculpt whimsically or real as inspired by form and design.
☀️Not a member but interested in taking classes like this? Get all the details about "Dig Deep" the 4 Week Prerequisite Class at the link below.
Sculpt the Human Face
Clay Sculpture Workshop -3 Days
Venture into sculpting and bring 3D life to a human bust. You will create in a simplified manner to demonstrate the complexities of human expression.
Capture an expression either whimsically, abstract, or real.
Here's your chance to grow your sculpting skills by focusing on the face and all the features to style your own unique interpretation of the human face.
.Must be 18 Years or Older. No Walk-Ins. Only registered students are permitted in the studio.
All Marvelous Mud Pottery Members welcome.
Venture into sculpting and bring 3D life to your human face.
Create in the abstract, or portray realism. Create a bust style form.
Students are encouraged to follow their own intuitive design making.
Classes start promptly on time.
Included: 2 kiln firings, guided instruction. Student provides clay and tools.
This workshop is a journey that focuses on taking each step of the build to an elevated level.
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
Sculpt the Human Story
Friday & Saturday, June 20-21, 2025 9AM-4PM
Sunday, June 22, 2025 9 AM-12 Noon
Imagine and Construct a Face in clay!
Workshop is exclusively for Marvelous Mud Members.
Members...Please register with your exclusive link.
Interested in Membership so you can participate in these exclusive workshops? Take our 4-Week Prerequisite Class
Class registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Please email Rachelle with any questions at [email protected]
Upon retirement I was looking forward to renewing my interest in art classes, especially hand-building in clay, which I loved in college and never had time for during my career. I had no idea how lucky I’d be to find Rachelle’s pottery workshops. She is the best instructor I’ve ever worked with. She’s inspiring, talented, knowledgeable and fun. I look forward to each class and the projects we make or the excellent advice she gives me when I fall down a rabbit hole and strike out on one of my own wonky projects. She’s kind, encouraging, creative and a true artist and lovely person. I love our class time. Thanks, Boss.
-Deb Coker⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
After big changes in my life I was forced to stop marking art. Emotional and financial hardship let me with no time or motivation. 6 months ago I moved to Polk County and started looking for a creative group to belong too. And I stumbled with Rachelle's ad on instagram and just knew right there I had to try it. I am so overly thankful for this. I really different mediums but I like clay the most. Thank you Rachelle for what you do and given us the chance to 'belong'.
-Wandy Dilan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Interested In Membership?
Dig Deep 4 Week Course
Pre-Requisite For Membership Invitation
Ages 18 and up
Registration via Website
In-Person Classes
Instruction focuses on introduction to handbuilding techniques of pinching, slabbing, and coiling
PLUS gives a taste of throwing on the pottery wheel!
This course is a pre-requisite to being invited into membership at Marvelous Mud Pottery Studio.
