About
Higher Fire Classes offers Just Try It – Beginning Pottery and Take A Spin – Mini Pottery Workshop. Just Try It includes toolkit, clay, glazes, and firing, and students make food-safe, non-toxic, microwave and dishwasher safe items. Take A Spin is a beginner mini pottery workshop with step-by-step instruction, and it includes tools and clay, choice of glaze colors, and kiln firing.
Programs
- Just Try It – Beginning Pottery — 6-week classes: minimum age 14; younger kids age 12 & up may be allowed with a parent · One 3-hour class per week; new 6-week classes every two months · Includes toolkit, clay, glazes and firing. Students make food-safe, non-toxic, microwave and dishwasher safe items.
- Take A Spin – Mini Pottery Workshop — Minimum age 12 · 2-hour one-time classes; offered year-round · Beginner mini pottery workshop with step-by-step instruction. Includes tools and clay, choice of glaze colors, and kiln firing.
At a glance
- Ages: 12–18 years old
- General schedule: 6-week classes are offered Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/Jun, and so on; Take A Spin classes are held year-round and added every other month or so.
- Facility hours: 9:30am to 6:30pm every day
About the provider
Higher Fire started in 2010 with 10 pottery wheels and two instructors. It has grown into a large clay studio with 25 wheels, 250 members and students, several gas kilns, and more than a dozen instructors. The founder is Dan Dermer. Its mission is to provide a community-based studio where beginners and more seasoned clay artists can work together in a supportive, friendly atmosphere.
- Membership — Membership-based studio access with classes at steep discounts and unlimited open studio hours.
Last updated October 25, 2026.
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