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Studios to try your hand at pottery around Indy

Looking to try something new? Learn how to create your own pottery at these studios around Indy.

Yellow Door ceramics studio with garage door open on a sunny spring day

On a nice day, Yellow Door opens up the garage door for fresh air.

The new season is a good time to try your hand at a new hobby. Especially as it gets colder out, you’ll want to find something to do that requires hours spent indoors.

Who knows, maybe pottery could be your new clay-me to fame. To help throw you into this new venture, here’s a list of local studios that will mold you into a master.

Fountain Square Clay Center
This studio offers a variety of classes from eight weeks to one night sessions, private classes, and classes for Little Potters. You can also visit during Open Studio time to come in and practice or pick up your items.

Yellow Door Ceramics
Yellow Door offers pottery classes, memberships, and private events. Registration for Session Five of its eight-week courses will open on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 12 p.m. — and spots will fill up fast.

Alley Cat Ceramics mugs drying on a shelf

Just an idea, a handmade mug is a great personal gift for the upcoming holiday season.

Alley Cat Ceramics
Local artists run this community studio that provides open studio days to the public, firing services, six-week classes, one day workshops, and memberships for potters with home studios + those looking for a studio to work out of.

Beech Grove Clay Works
This is an adult community ceramics studio with instructional classes for members of all backgrounds and experience levels.

Get Dirty Ceramics
Located on the second floor of the Murphy Arts Center in Fountain Square, this little studio offers pay-as-you-go classes with most materials included. Adults can work independently on their own idea or make a teacher-guided project.

Looking Glass Pottery Studio
This studio based in Noblesville offers studio memberships, youth classes, eight-week classes, one-night classes, private parties, and special events for the holidays.

Are you a member of a studio that’s not on our list? Let us know so we can add it.

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