Art Haus — Local services in Salt Lake City

I took a try it out pottery class here as a beginner, and I was really excited. The space is great, all tools provided, and the people in the class were also great. The teacher of our class was not great. On entering, I saw several people at the main desk in the back and two people seated on stools near the work area. I wasn't greeted at all and I didn't know where to go. Chalking this up to being new, I let it slide. But then I watched every other person (8 other people after me) come in, confused, and do the same thing. The teacher never said anything until people passed her, then spoke to them as if they should have known better and that obviously she was who they needed to check in with. The class itself was informative and sequenced well. Again, however, the teacher made comments that were either directly or indirectly calling students incompetent. None of us know what we're doing; we're all beginners. Slowly the upbeat, positive attitude of the group changed into everyone being quiet. I didn't feel comfortable asking for help, and I'm certain I wasn't the only one. After our projects were shaped and we took them to the teacher to catalog and finish, she made a comment about how the handout says pieces would be ready in 6 weeks, but it would "probably be more like 8 weeks, because I'd rather work on my own projects than yours." The whole experience left a pretty sour taste in my mouth. I'm sure it can be frustrating to someone with lots of experience to attempt to troubleshoot over and over with newbies. But if you can't successfully do that without making everyone feel like they're a huge inconvenience to you, you shouldn't...

I signed up for “Try it out Pottery Class” as someone who has NO EXPERIENCE whatsoever it was not fun for me.

The instructor was nice but a very reserved person, it was really hard to approach her, and every time I did I had to stand up and ask her to help while she was preparing other things in the back. I think her teaching approach is very different to my needs, so if you are a visual learner maybe prep for the class ahead of time.

She started the first 10-/15 minutes giving us a very basic guide. She started a little early and people kept showing up (some late) so it was hard to retain the information as people were settling in.

As someone who is shy and has no experience in pottery this was a hard class and to ask for guidance or clarification was difficult because half of the time I wasn’t sure what I was suppose to be doing??

Which is maybe my fault for thinking I could make a mug maybe that’s a little too advanced.

Honestly it felt more like we payed for studio time instead...

I have taken pottery classes from Stephanie, the owner, for 2.5 years now. I cannot imagine a better space to relax, create, and have fun. Stephanie works hard to keep the studio clean, organized and stocked full of glazes and different clays. Students learn at their own pace and classes are a mix of beginners, intermediates, and experts which I love as it creates a nonjudgmental space. In addition to wheel throwing classes, Art Haus offers decorating, hand building, and figure sculpting classes for clay artists. I could go on and on about how much Art Haus has to offer, but my favorite thing about this place is that it's my safe haven. I go to class and everything else floats away. This space that Stephanie has worked so hard to cultivate has also created a community that is really something special. If you're looking for art classes of any kind,...