We bought our daughter a pottery wheel, thinking she could get into a hobby. Little did we know, there's more to doing pottery than just buying equipment. Fortunately we found The Pottery and my daughter and I entered into a five week introductory class. The class has been amazing thus far. We've done three different types of pottery: working with rings, slab work and we just completed our first night on the wheel.....soooooo satisfying.
The Pottery is located in downtown Atascadero, and there's plenty of parking. The shop is just the right size for a small group to work on pottery and you're surrounded by all of the artwork that other students have made, so you get instant inspiration. We are able to take the class from six to eight pm, so I am able to go with my daughter after work.
Our teacher is very nice. She knows what she's doing, but she's very open and down to earth. She is right there to help and offer advice, willing to help whenever, and can readily meet each one of us where we are at. She makes us feel like we can do it.
Another bonus that we didn't expect is that we got to meet other people who we may not have otherwise, and each of them is fun to be around. As a group we are able to learn from each other, and we aren't afraid to make mistakes because we can all just laugh together in good humor as we fix them. They have made an already great experience even better.
I am looking forward to finishing our pieces and am excited to try this as a date night with my wife. read more