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June 2025 by Dani
Did a begginer coffee and clay class with Kieran teaching us. It was really fun and Kieran was great!
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May 2025 by Ethan LeKate
I never post negative reviews of small businesses, but this place has been so frustrating to deal with, that I have no choice. TL;DR: they’ll try to double charge you AND you’ll never get the pottery you paid for, and don’t expect any customer service.
My mom bought us a “date night for two” gift card. When we arrived to our December class, as we were about to start and with a full group of people waiting, the teacher told us we only had paid for 1, and if both of us wanted to take the class, we had to pay another $70. Not wanting to cause a fuss and delay the class for everyone else, we agreed to pay the extra money, assuming my mom may have made an error when buying the gift. After class, we double checked and found that she had correctly purchased a class for two. For the next 2 weeks, we called countless time trying to reach someone. When we finally reached someone, she confirmed “this happens all the time” and told me I’d get a refund, in the next couple days. That refund never came. I kept calling, finally reached someone, and after another explanation, they left a check for me to come pick up at the store.
Meanwhile, at the class (which was fun! And the teacher was great!), they tell you they’ll paint and fire the pottery for you and call you when it’s ready in a couple weeks. They noted it could be longer due to the holidays. So we waited. When I went back to pick up my refund, I asked and they said the pieces weren’t ready. That was 5-6 weeks after our class. I continued calling, rarely able to reach anyone, but the couple times I got ahold of someone, they said it would be ready soon and they’d call me. Finally today, 5 months later, I was told everything from classes before February had been thrown away. No calls, texts, or emails. I was essentially told it’s too bad, and there was no apology of any kind whatsoever.
If you want to pay $70 per person for a night of throwing clay, have at it. Just don’t expect to ever get what you make.
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May 2025 by Arend Danielek
Great teachers, location, facilities, and community! My fiance and I went for a date night and basically never left.
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May 2025 by sasha mancini
We were excited to do a paint date here…Unfortunately our experience wasn't that great bc of the lack of organization. Pieces aren't ready for 2-3 weeks after painting. Came to pick it up as instructed and student didn’t know where they were. Emailed and met with more instructions to pick up.
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February 2025 by Tina Valin
Micah is such an incredibly talented and patient instructor as his her other staff members. The pottery studio is very well equipped and comfortable to create in. Handled classes are really fun to participate in and all the attendees are friendly and welcoming. It's the best pottery studio I've ever gone to and I've been to many. Looking forward to building my skills there.
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February 2025 by Daniel Bolves
Amazing studio! Everyone was so helpful and awesome. Perfect place to get going or refine your talent!
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January 2025 by Inkhaus L
Could Business Hours on maps and website be expanded to include Walk-in class hours? Current format is a little confusing
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December 2024 by Emma Schander
Michelle was a WONDERFUL teacher, very patient and helpful teaching someone who has never done pottery before. I took the coffee and clay class with a friend of mine, and it was a PERFECT Saturday activity for two. I will be back for sure! HIGHLY recommend!
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November 2024 by Luke Workman
This is a great place to learn pottery. The teachers are kind and patient. They helped me go from no clay skills to making 3 nice bowls! Ive been back twice already and will come again!
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September 2024 by Kim Tomsic
Jane is a 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟. She made our pottery class such a fun-filled experience! Thank you for the memories! Still smiling.
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June 2024 by Fumi Matsubara
We absolutely loved our experience at the Handled Pottery Studio! My kids treated me to a "Dads, Donuts & Mugs" workshop, where we enjoyed delicious donuts and coffee (The Goods / Lofty, IYKYK!) while crafting our own mugs. Despite having no prior clay experience, the instructor, Elle, was incredibly patient and helpful with my kids. I highly recommend other parents with young kids check out the youth classes and summer camps. It's a perfect family activity!
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May 2024 by M M
Exceptional experience!! I booked a session for a first date and it was a big hit! She can’t stop talking about how fun it was and what a unique and creative experience it was. Score! Micah and Michelle were our instructors and could not have been more knowledgeable, friendly and accommodating. From the moment you start, your hands are in the clay and getting step by step instructions. For a beginners the end result was impressive. Which goes to show that you get a lot of value out of this class. Highly recommend!
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April 2024 by Kim Blake
Great morning hand building mugs. I brought my 86 yr old aunt and we both had a great time. Small class size, lots of personal attention and super patient.
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February 2024 by Nabeal Sunna
Not even worth a comment. My wife’s mug was only 1/4 glazed when we picked it up. The sharp edges have rendered the piece unusable.
***Post response edit***
Our friends in the class with us contacted the owner afterwards who was flippant and condescending about the issues with our pieces. They had an opportunity to make it right and decided to blame the students for the only portion of the process we had no influence over- the glaze- instead of accepting responsibility. I expected a little more professionalism from the studio.
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January 2024 by Nathan
Went to Handled Pottery studio with some friends for a mug making class. Overall it was a fun experience and we enjoyed the class! The staff had already laid out slabs for us to start hand building, they explained how to use stamps, make designs in our cups and even attach the handles. The only downside was the studio glazed our pieces for us and the quality and/or type of glaze we picked out didn't turn out well. Sad to say, we were disappointed how they turned out.
