One Time classes & events
Classes and events
Wheel Throwing Session
Make your own bowl!
Sign Up: Make your own bowl!New to pottery, or want to get more experience? Come join us at NAPS for a one-off class where you'll learn to throw your very own bowl on the potter's wheel. You'll be taught by a wonderful NAPS instructor on technique and guided through from start to finish.
Once your bowl dries in a few weeks, we'll finish it with a color of your choice. Pieces are ready for pick up in 3 to 4 weeks.
Pottery Date Night
Date Night @ NAPS
Sign Up: Date Night @ NAPSGrab someone you like and get your hands muddy! We run a whole variety of date nights, some on the pottery wheel and some handbuilding, with our lovely instructors guiding you through making unique pieces together.
It's all beginner friendly, so no experience necessary. Bring your partner, your bestie, your mom, or a brand new date, and go home with keepsakes you made yourselves.
Kids
& Clay!
Learn More & Sign Up: & Clay!Come join our kids workshop where we explore clay and use our hands to build some very cool things together. Over the course of the class you'll learn about clay and make your very own creation.
Once it's dry in a week or two you can come back in to paint your creation during our drop-in hours. It then goes back in for one more firing, and you can come and pick it up to take home.
Family Fun
Sign Up: Family FunJoin us for a fun intergenerational family session handbuilding with clay. Together, you and your kids will tackle fun projects using your hands and various tools to create unique keepsakes.
Whether you're a grandma, an uncle, a carer, or a parent, this session is designed for adults and children to explore clay together. Price is per person; if there aren't enough spots, email us and we'll see if we can add a few.
Moon Magic
Aura Photography and Clay
Sign Up: Aura Photography and Clay (opens in a new tab)Join NAPS founder Lauren and aura photographer Monika George (@CosmicHour) for an evening of clay and cosmic reflection. Participants handbuild “twin” ceramic items exploring the duality of light and shadow, while Monika conducts aura photography and provides aura photo readings.
Slip Casting
Sign Up: Slip Casting (opens in a new tab)In this workshop you'll learn the foundations of slip casting: preparing liquid clay, pouring, timing, and releasing pieces from molds.
Using a curated selection of vintage plaster molds, we explore how to cast consistent, functional, and decorative forms. You'll gain a clear understanding of mold anatomy, casting thickness, cleanup, and finishing methods, along with practical tips.
Perfect for beginners curious about new forming techniques, this class is a fun and approachable way to bring historic tools and processes into your contemporary ceramic practice.
Hallowe'en Workshop
Clay Mask Making: Inspired by Celtic Samhain
Sign Up: Clay Mask Making: Inspired by Celtic Samhain (opens in a new tab)Ever wondered why we wear costumes at Hallowe'en? The tradition has roots stretching back to Samhain (pronounced sow-in), the ancient Celtic festival marking the transition from harvest into the darker half of the year. For centuries, masks and disguises have been part of Irish and Celtic traditions around this time of year.
Join NAPS founder Lauren for a special three-hour ceramic mask-making workshop celebrating this tradition. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Lauren wanted to bring a little of her Celtic heritage to our corner of Los Angeles for an evening of clay, folklore, and making.
Using handbuilding and sculpting techniques, you'll create your own ceramic mask. Take inspiration from Celtic folklore, mask-making traditions from your own heritage, a favorite creature or character, or simply your imagination.
This workshop is completely beginner-friendly and no previous clay experience is needed. We provide the clay, tools, and instruction, then glaze and fire your finished piece. Your mask will be ready for pickup roughly three to four weeks after the workshop.
Paint Your Own Pottery
PYOP Workshop: Giant Planters
Sign Up: PYOP Workshop: Giant Planters (opens in a new tab)Get creative, get a little messy, and make something that's completely your own. Our Paint Your Own Pottery workshops invite you to decorate a ready-made ceramic piece using a variety of underglazes, colors, and creative techniques.
No pottery experience necessary. Just show up, pick your colors, and let your creativity take over. We'll handle the firing, and you'll come back to pick up your finished piece once it's been transformed in the kiln.
Free Form Clay Time
Artist Date
Various dates / 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Sign Up: Artist DateInspired by The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, NAPS offers an Artist's Date for you to attend solo and create surrounded by like-minded people.
This session involves free-form handbuilding, supported by a NAPS ceramics instructor. You'll receive up to 5lbs of studio clay to make your creations. Come with preplanned ideas, or simply come as you are and let the clay decide what's next.
Sesión del torno
¡Haz tu propia taza!
Sign Up: ¡Haz tu propia taza!¿Eres nuevo en la cerámica o quieres adquirir más experiencia? Únase a nosotros en NAPS para una clase única en la que aprenderá a hacer su propia taza en el torno de alfarero.
Un maravilloso instructor de NAPS le enseñará la técnica y le guiará de principio a fin. Piezas listas para recoger en 3 a 4 semanas. Esta clase se imparte en español, pero es apta para bilingües.
One-Time Private
Sign Up: One-Time PrivateWant 1:1 private instruction on the wheel? Whether you're a beginner, or want to improve your skills or work towards membership at NAPS, these sessions are a perfect way to jump in.
These sessions are for 1:1 work, but if you'd like to join with a family member or friend we can accommodate up to two people. Want a larger group? Email us and we'll set it up. Don't see a time that works? Email us for more availability.
Questions? Email hello@notanotherpotterystudio.com
