Beginner
Beginner Wheel Throwing
Centering, pulling walls, trimming. End with a set of two finished mugs.
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Brooklyn · Est. 2018
Hand-thrown stoneware, made slowly.
A four-seat pottery studio on the edge of Greenpoint. We fire the kiln twice a week and teach wheel-throwing and hand-building classes year-round.
Wheel 02 · Mar 14 firingThe studio
A small studio with a slow kiln.
Kiln & Clay started in a converted bakery on Clay Street. We make wheel-thrown stoneware in limited runs of 6–24 pieces, host weekly classes for every level, and rent bench time to members who’d rather work on their own.
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4
Seats at the wheel
1240°C
Stoneware firing temp
8 yrs
On Clay Street
Learn at the wheel
Classes for every kind of hands.
Small groups, real clay, no shortcuts. Four seats per session, all materials included.
From the last firing
This season’s work.
Wheel-thrown stoneware, signed and dated. When a piece is gone, it’s gone.
Stoneware Mug — Sand
Cereal Bowl — Cream
Dinner Plate
Bud Vase
How it’s made
Three steps, one kiln, six weeks.
Every piece moves through the same slow arc — from a wet lump of clay to a finished, dishwasher-safe object on your table.
Wedge & center
We knead the clay to push out air pockets, then slam it onto the wheel head to find true center. No centering, no symmetry.
Throw & shape
Open the form, pull the walls, refine the rim. Each piece takes 8–12 minutes from ball to bone-dry greenware.
Glaze & fire
Bisque at 980°C, glaze at 1240°C. The kiln runs twice a week — every piece gets two full firings before it leaves the studio.
From regulars
Notes from the studio.
I came in for a one-off class and stayed for two years. My apartment is now 80% Kiln & Clay.
Lena R.
Studio member since 2022
The mugs are the only ones that survive my dishwasher, my kids, and a six-floor walk-up.
Mark T.
Repeat customer