COMO Pottery Class Info:
Bench Time: Weekly bench time is included in all adult pottery classes. Bench time is held on Saturdays from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Bench time is on a first-come basis, limited to six students at a time. Bench time is not instructor-led. Bench time is a time for students to practice their skills in the studio.

Clay: Clay is not included in the class price. If you are taking a class for the first time, you are required to purchase clay during your registration.

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INTRO TO POTTERY WITH EMMA [Ages 16+]
Mondays, 5-7:30 p.m.
Sept 8, 2025 - Oct 20, 2025
Nov 03, 2025 - Dec 01, 2025

This class is devoted to the understanding and practice of the joys of ceramics. Open to all. No experience is required. The instructor will teach according to each student's skill level. You will learn the fundamentals of throwing on the wheel, hand-building, and glazing; so that by the end of the class you will have a portfolio of finished work. The main goal of this class is to create, as well as appreciate, expressive and beautiful three-dimensional clay forms. Finished pottery pieces are available to pick up 1-2 weeks after the last class, between 9-1pm M-F, after which they will be donated.

6-Week Session:
Member: $215.00
Non-Member: $245.00

POTTERY WITH JUSTIN [Ages 16+]

Tuesdays (3-5:30pm and 6-8:30pm)
Oct. 28th-Dec. 16th (No class Nov. 11th for Veteran's Day)

Thursdays (12-2:30pm)
Oct. 30th- Dec. 18th (No class on Nov. 27th for Thanksgiving) 

Member: $275.00
Non-Member: $305.00

This class is devoted to the understanding and practice of the joys of ceramics. Open to all. No experience is required. The instructor will teach according to each student's skill level. You will learn the fundamentals of throwing on the wheel, hand-building, and glazing; so that by the end of the class you will have a portfolio of finished work. The main goal of this class is to create, as well as appreciate, expressive and beautiful three-dimensional clay forms. Finished pottery pieces are available to pick up 1-2 weeks after the last class, between 9-1pm M-F, after which they will be donated.

INDEPENDENT POTTERY
Offered Year-Round
Independent Potters are selected capable potters who work on their own in the studio with access to the studio at a wider variety of times during the week and on weekends when classes aren’t in session. The COMO Pottery Studio is designed to engage and support both the student and experienced potter as hobbyists, not commercial production. As a nonprofit organization that subsidizes the operations of the studio in order to keep the art form of ceramics affordable and accessible to the community, production with the intent to sell outside of the COMO umbrella changes the independent potter’s hobbyist status to a licensed vendor. Licensed vendors who utilize the studio’s resources to generate wares for private sales are cost prohibitive to the COMO making commercial production prohibited. Click here for more info about our Independent Potter Program!

TEA STRAINER CHARMS & SPOON RESTS[AGES 12 & UP]
The air is starting to chill and nothing sounds better than cozying up with a warm cup of tea. Join us at the COMO pottery studio to make up to three charms for a tea strainer and a dish perfect for resting or spoon or tea bag when it is done steeping! You'll learn all about working with slabs of clay to make your dish and other hand-building techniques for creating your charms (<1in). This class will be led by pottery instructor Emma Pons. Participants at the end of the session will have up to three charms and one dish in the size and glaze of their choice to be picked up 2-4 weeks after the workshop.

Pottery will be fired and glazed by instructor and are available for pick up four weeks later. You will receive an email when your items are available for pickup! Items will be picked up from COMO Thrift located at 45 Cutler St. in Stonington, CT.

Sunday September 14th, 2025 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Member: $27.00, Non-Member: $30.00

GHOST LUMINARIES[AGES 12 & UP]
Come join us for the COMO pottery studio where you will be instructed on how to make your own collection of ghost luminaries! You'll learn all about working with the techniques of molding slabs or pinching clay. Along with painting details (think bedsheet ghosts) and picking the perfect glaze. This class will be led by pottery instructor Emma Pons. Participants at the end of the session will have three ghost luminaries in the glaze of their choice to be picked up 2-4 weeks after the workshop.

Pottery will be fired and glazed by instructor and are available for pick up four weeks later. You will receive an email when your items are available for pickup! Items will be picked up from COMO Thrift located at 45 Cutler St. in Stonington, CT.

Sunday October 12th, 2025 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Member: $36.00, Non-Member: $40.00

GARLIC GRATER DISH [AGES 16 & UP]
Whether you're dipping bread in fresh garlic and olive oil or grating garlic for a feast, cooking with handmade pottery makes everything greater. Join us in the COMO pottery studio where you will be instructed how to form your own dish from a slab of clay and carve grating grooves just in time for all your holiday dinners! This class will be led by pottery instructor Emma Pons. Participants at the end of the session will have one garlic grater dish in the size and glaze of their choice to be picked up 2-4 weeks after the workshop.

Pottery will be fired and glazed by instructor and are available for pick up four weeks later. You will receive an email when your items are available for pickup! Items will be picked up from COMO Thrift located at 45 Cutler St. in Stonington, CT.

Sunday November 2nd, 2025 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Member: $31.00, Non-Member: $35.00

SIP ‘N’ SPIN POTTERY WORKSHOPS
Bring your favorite wine or brew and sip through a professional wheel-throwing demo. Then, receive instruction on how to throw your own creation on the pottery wheel or by handbuilding. Clay and firing for three pieces included. Ages 21+ only.

Fridays, 6 - 8 p.m.
Click date to register: Sept 12, Sept 26, Oct 10, Oct 24, Nov 7, Nov 21

MAKE A MUG WORKSHOPS
Jealous of your friends with handmade mugs? Tired of store bought ones that everyone owns? Come join us for the COMO's mug making workshop where you will be instructed on how to make your very own mug! You'll learn all about working with slabs of clay, making handles, and decorating your mug to be completely your own. This class will be led by pottery instructor Emma Pons. Participants at the end of the session will have one mug in the size and glaze of their choice to be picked up 2-4 weeks after the workshop.

Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Click date to register: Sept 6, Oct 4, & Nov 1