The Pottery Studio — Attraction in Culver City

I took a beginner class here a while ago and was really disappointed by the quality of classes. The studio is beautiful, but our teacher was unhelpful and distracted. She never corrected anyone and I don't think any of us learned much. She would do a demo and then wander off. All I had as a resource was a laminated piece of paper with written instructions on how to throw. At the end of the course, I couldn't even make a cylinder or center the clay.

I've always wanted to do pottery, but this class made me feel like I couldn't learn. I took another pottery class a year later, where the teacher was super inspirational and helpful, and I could finally throw. I had to “start over” though because this studio gave me virtually 0 experience.

I also took another pottery course in LA, and everything went smoothly there also. Teachers should do demos, but they should also help students individually, give catered advice, and correct mistakes. This was the only studio where I’ve had a bad experience so far, so I’d recommend looking for a teaching-focused studio. This one is better for members who know what...

I should've looked at Yelp reviews vs Google Reviews!

I paid $225 for 4x classes and was SO excited to learn intro the wheel and even convinced my friend to try it with me. Unfortunately the day classes started I tested positive for COVID.

Although friendly, they refused to shift my classes until I no longer tested positive because I had missed the first class of the series and told me I'd have to pay another $100 to move it to another month because I didn't pay for the $25 flexible schedule fee. There is literally no way I could have known I'd catch COVID.

Guess they just want the free money because my friend said the class wasn't even full.

do yourself a favor and check out one of the other awesome pottery studios in the area like...

Overall great environment and lovely teacher, but I rated it a 2 because of my last experience. I had taken a class and went back to check on my pieces. The code wasn’t working, but luckily someone was headed out at the same time, however, when I was approaching the door, this member blocked the doorway and asked what I was doing there. I essentially had to explain to her what I was doing there and that I was a student. That member to student dynamic was inappropriate and unnecessary. Everyone goes to the studio for different reasons based on the stage they’re in on their work. A person shouldn’t have to explain to another why they are...