Package A
$55.oo
An introduction to throwing pottery on the potter's wheel. Intro classes are held Saturday mornings at 9am and 11am. You can register for an intro class in our class shop. Registration for the class is payment for the class. Mud Queen is not a paint and take pottery shop, your payment is for the lesson, we finish your pots for free and contact you when they’re finished.
This class lasts approximately one hour and 30 minutes.
Please bring a towel with you for your lap.
During this lesson you will focus on centering the clay, compressing the bottoms of the pot and pulling up the wall to form a cylinder. Your ticket purchase is for the lesson & time to learn, and as a bonus you get to keep the pots you make when they are finished! There is no guarantee that you will be successful at creating a pot on the potters wheel, but we try our very best to help you through it.
All finished pieces will be ready for pickup approximately 10-12 weeks following your class (this does not include studio closures for summer and winter break or holidays). We will contact you when they are ready. Please be patient, it takes time for pots to go through the entire firing process from each class. We teach over 400 classes per month, which means over a thousand pots per month need to go through the kilns twice before they're ready. We will contact you when your pots are ready for pick up.
**Ages 16+ unless a guardian also takes the class.
**Mud Queen Pottery will not refund missed, cancelled, or requests to reschedule classes within 48 hours of the scheduled class time. If you don’t show up to your class, or you reach out to us to reschedule your reservation within 48 hours before the class starts, you will not be refunded or rescheduled. Classes may only be rescheduled free of charge once if the arrangement has been made with us outside of the 48 hour window prior to the start of the class. Refunds that comply with our cancellation policy will be given less all processing fees. We will not refund or reschedule a class once it has been taken or missed.**
We will email you to pick up your pottery made in your class, please check your spam folder. And please email us to ask questions. You will have 60 days to pick them up or make arrangements with us to pick them up. Pottery left with us over 60 days will be disposed of.
Package B
$195.00
A full 8-week class. Access to your pottery instructor one day per week, three hours per day. This package is suitable for beginners.
Students will have access to: MQP studio glazes (commercial glazes & underglazes are not included in this class), all regular bisque and glaze firings, all studio tools, and one pottery wheel.
Each class includes three hours of instruction in a community setting. Learning in a community setting allows students of all levels to share their knowledge with each other, as well as learn from their instructor. A non-refundable deposit of $65.00 is required to reserve your 8 week class. Students are expected to execute their class, clean their station and finish any projects necessary within the three hours provided. The studio is available for free open studio time on Saturdays 1-4 & Sundays 10-7.
In addition to the cost of your class, there is an additional charge for clay, a personal tool kit and optional Mud Queen apron. When you purchase an apron, we have your name embroidered on it free of charge. You are responsible for laundering.
Your box of clay is non-refundable. If all the clay is not used in the class, you are welcome to take it with you or leave it to be recycled. If clay is left behind for more than two weeks, it is added to recycling. If pots are left behind for more than 60 days, they will be discarded. Ages 16+, no exceptions.
*This is not a private lesson. Class size is 12 people maximum.
Package C
$140.oo
BECOME A STUDIO MEMBER!
Monthly studio membership allows the EXPERIENCED* potter unlimited access to the studio and its equipment during studio time hours and the rental of a shelf in the studio. Studio membership must be pre-approved before purchase, please get in touch, we’re happy to go over everything with you.
The included studio equipment is as follows: wheels, slab roller, extruder, kiln firings, and MQP glazes. Clay and commercial glazes and underglazes are not included. Wheel and slab roller access is first come, first serve. All class students get access first during their class. If you do not pay your fee, your shelf will be surrendered and its contents will be kept for two weeks. After two weeks, if you fail to retrieve your pieces, they will be discarded. This option does not include instruction; you must be knowledgeable enough to work on your own. This studio is not intended for production work*. Ages 18+.
Studio membership times hours are as follows:
Tuesdays- 10am to 9pm, Wednesdays- 10am to 9pm, Thursdays- 10am to 9pm, Fridays- 11am to 5pm, Saturdays- 1pm to 4pm, Sundays- 10am to 7pm, Mondays- Our retail and barn studio are always CLOSED.
*’Experienced potter’ means that you are an individual who has learned wheel and/or slab work in several classes, whether with us or at another studio. You understand how to properly use all studio equipment, and you can work independently without instruction.
*‘Production work’ is an amount of work exceeding ‘hobby’ standards. We are a learning studio, not a potter’s co-op and cannot cater to the potter looking for a place to glaze and fire their work for sale. Nor do we ever rent out our studio kilns or fire work made outside of our studio. If you are interested in having your work considered for sale in our retail space, please see Audra.
Wine & Wheel
$60.oo per person
A private event hosted by YOU! These events are BYOB and held on Friday or Saturday evenings at 6pm. The event must have a minimum of 4 tickets to be held and cannot exceed 12 tickets. One spot must be purchased as a deposit to hold desired date. This deposit is non-refundable. Please note, you are paying for the 3 hour class and instruction as an event, the pots you make are a bonus that we will finish for you. It takes time to get these back to you and is not guaranteed. Wine isn’t mandatory - you can make your private event whatever you want it to be - with whatever foods and drinks you would like to bring.
This night is a private event to make pottery with friends. It is done as an introductory class, please see the above description for the introductory class. This event lasts approximately 2-3 hours, including clean up. After the class, your instructor will determine when your pieces are dry enough to trim, fire, glaze with the color of your choosing, and then fire once more. All finished pieces will be ready for pickup approximately 12 weeks following your class (this does not include studio closures for summer and winter break or holidays). Some pots will not survive. Sometimes, if we have time we might remake a pot that cracked. This is no guarantee. We will contact you when they are ready. Please be patient, it takes time for pots to go through the entire firing process from each class. We teach over 400 classes per month, which means over a thousand pots per month need to go through the kilns twice before they're ready. We will contact you when your pots are ready for pick up.
Ages 21+. This includes infants.
**Mud Queen Pottery will not refund missed, cancelled, or requests to reschedule classes within 48 hours of the scheduled class time. If you don’t show up to your class, or you reach out to us to “reschedule” your class within 48 hours before the class starts, you are considered a "no-show" and you will not be refunded or rescheduled. Classes may only be rescheduled free of charge once if the arrangement has been made with us outside of the 48 hour window prior to the start of the class. We will not refund or reschedule a class once it has been taken or missed.**
Mug Class
$55.00 Per Person
A one-time class to make a hand-built mug.
In this class you will learn how to make a mug from clay slabs. It’s BYOB, so grab a friend and a favorite drink and join us at Mud Queen for some dirty fun!
This is NOT a wheel throwing class. This class will typically take place on Friday or Saturday at 6pm. Please be aware that the mug that you are taught to make may not look like the professionally made mugs that we sell in our retail shop. This class is an introduction to clay slabs and the instruction is geared toward learning to make a simple slab mug with texture only. It is suitable for beginners as well as experienced potters. We hope that you enjoy the learning experience and appreciate the mug that YOU create! After your mug is made, it is fired and glazed by a Mud Queen team member or your instructor. Please be aware that the ceramic glazes that we make might sometimes look runny or blend with another color - this is normal. For a more experienced class in the chemical property and application of glazes, please stay tuned as we will be offering a class like that in the future. It is not included in this class.
All finished pieces will be ready for pickup approximately 10 weeks following your class (this does not include studio closures for summer and winter break or holidays). We will contact you when they are ready. Please be patient, it takes time for pots to go through the entire firing process from each class. We teach over 400 classes per month, which means over a thousand pots per month need to go through the kilns twice before they're ready. We will contact you when your mug is ready for pick up.
**Mud Queen Pottery will not refund missed, cancelled, or requests to reschedule classes within 48 hours of the scheduled class time. If you don’t show up to your class, or you reach out to us to reschedule your class within 48 hours before the class starts, you are considered a "no-show" and you will not be refunded or rescheduled. Classes may only be rescheduled free of charge once if the arrangement has been made with us outside of the 48 hour window prior to the start of the class. We will not refund or reschedule a class once it has been taken or missed.**
Private Lessons
If you are interested in private, one-on-one lessons, please email a request to mudqueenpottery@gmail.com to inquire about our pricing.