The Potter’s Wheel

The Potter’s Wheel is an amazing ceramics studio! I have been taken their hand-building classes for almost a year now and I can attest that their staff and instructors are so knowledgeable and kind ! The studio environment is very friendly and the classes are suited for beginners or more experienced artists & sculptors. The community in the studio is very relaxed and cozy, everyone is very kind and you can make anything your heart desires. I highly recommend trying out their amazing classes !

The best pottery studio in NYC! I joined their beginner course first. The studio is quite welcoming of people from all backgrounds and experience levels. I enjoyed the classes so much, I ended up enrolling in the advanced course as well (I come all the way from south Brooklyn on weekends, so that should say a lot). Grace has been my instructor in both these courses and she is absolutely AMAZING! She explains every single thing in such detail and always encourages us to ask questions. The classes are enjoyable, never ever rushed, and comprehensive. Not only during classes, but she is always available to guide and answer questions even during workshop hours. Also the entire staff at the studio is super kind and helpful! 10/10

I had a wonderful experience at Potter's Wheel today. Hannah is so sweet. The atmosphere is so relaxing and friendly people. I am definitely going back and bringing some family and friends.

I had an absolutely wonderful time learning and practicing at Potter's Wheel. Classes are taught by veteran potters who have decades of experience, who are very attentive to the students, and show all the details and techniques. The studio sessions are also very helpful. Thank you Grace for making yourself available and helping us through all the techniques. Definitely was worth the trek from Manhattan!

I’ve been going to The Potter’s Wheel since 2011. It was an amazing collective of friendly artists who helped each other out, and I felt at home. It went sharply downhill during the COVID-19 pandemic- the new business manager Chris Owens was hired and overturned the entire community. After Mr. Owens was hired, I started hearing numerous complaints about how rude and controlling he was, but I still decided to take classes. Even though the change in management and policy was jarring, I enjoyed practicing pottery enough to put up with feeling significantly less welcome there. Most of the veteran potters left in favor of other studios, and the once amazing supportive studio environment became bleak and impersonal. I hoped I wouldn’t have to deal with any trouble with Mr. Owens, but alas, I hoped in vain. I recently came into the studio to do some glazing, forgetting that the last session already ended. Both the owner and her business manager Owens were there, but they didn’t told me I couldn’t be there until about 35 minutes into my work. I apologized and stated that I’d leave as soon as I could, and I did. The next day I received an invoice for $15(which is the price of studio time for 3 hours), for that time that I was there. I planned to speak to the owner the next time I was at the studio, because I shouldn’t have been charged for 3 hours when I was only there for 35-45 minutes. The night before the Thursday I was supposed to come to the first class of my next session, I received a refund for the course, and an incredibly unpleasant email from the business manager Chris Owens, telling me that I was refunded for the course due to my failure to pay the invoice in time. I was also informed that I had 1.5 days to clear my shelf, or else my unfinished pieces would be thrown out. I was also told not to come back to the Potter’s Wheel again. I came on Thursday, took everything off my shelf, and asked the owner why it was necessary to act in such an unprofessional manner with someone who has been there for 10+ years, when she could have simply reminded me of the invoice in person that Thursday. She told me that “a lot is going on every day”. Artists, if you’re looking for a reliable studio with reasonably competent staff that you can potentially come back to for years, the Potter’s Wheel is not for you.