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    Kollektiv Clay Studio

    5.0 (18 reviews)

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    Bernard L.

    KCS is a true gem of a space. It is a supportive, warm, bright, and clean place to learn and create, with the bonus of the owners' focus on sustainability. The classes themselves are great, with engaged and engaging instructors. The instructors, owners, and members all foster an environment of support for your creative journey and of celebration of accomplishments and attempts. As a student, I felt encouraged my the members, and as a member, I can see the enthusiasm and comfort in the new students. It's a great place to be a beginner, and it's a great place to be an experienced potter. 10/10.

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    Maria A.

    Gina is an amazing business owner. I've worked in many ceramics studios and this one is special. It's super clean, community oriented, and ethical. They recycle all of the water and all of the clay here! This takes extra effort and is also such a conscious decision that benefits everyone. I took a one-time class with my sweetie who is new to clay. We had Gina as our teacher. She was so positive and it was so worth it. In three hours, we created two pieces and she bisque-fired and glazed them for us. I highly recommend trying out a one-time class or group gathering here. Though I've worked a few kilns before, it is so nice to have a studio that will fire pieces for you. We followed up our one-time class with a six-week wheel throwing class and Sophia was a clear and helpful teacher. This is a great studio and I might even become a member!

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    Suechu T.

    This studio is awesome! Prior to taking classes here, I had no experience working with clay and was excited to see a studio open up in my neighborhood. So far I have taken two intro to wheel classes. The teachers are really good. I took my first intro to wheel class with Ryan and repeated the same class with Kelsey--they are both really awesome! They have very different teaching styles and personalities, but I enjoyed working with both of them. Ryan is very experienced and I feel like he teaches you with a lot of detail, which initially is overwhelming to a newbie, but as you gain more experience, you look back at those experiences and appreciate how helpful and insightful all those little tips were! Kelsey is super funny and positive all the time. She is so incredibly funny and her laughter is contagious. She is a really fun teacher and made our class so enjoyable and full of laughter every week. I learned a lot from both of them even though I was technically retaking the same course! The owner Gina is super nice and helpful. She's also super good at teaching (I had her for one day when my Ryan wasn't available). She seems like a very sweet person and is always available for questions. She is very patient and nice! I also like the actual studio itself! It's very cozy and comfortable, and pretty clean majority of the time. The sustainability aspect is new to me and I've grown to appreciate it. Overall, it's a great place to be. It has a very positive and welcoming environment and I would highly recommend checking it out.

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    Sara M.

    Best clay studio I've ever been a member at! I started at the huge warehouse clay spot with big business keeping it moving and then went over to the large, long-time non-profit clay house in the area and none of them live up to the community at Kollective! I think if you're a person who is looking for an incredible, intentional community to flex your creative muscles and find a lot of friendship and support, then the Kollective will be the right spot for you. Couldn't love the hand-made, loving thoughtfulness of the entire space that the owners have created this space with. It's an incredible place and a real gift to the east bay clay community.

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