ICA San Diego / North
1550 S El Camino Real Encinitas, CA 92024
NEW! ICA San Diego now offers workshops and monthly access to Give It a Spin!
Ceramics Classes for Kids and Adults!
Ceramics For All Levels
Designed for everyone in our community of all skill levels, our ceramics classes offer an immersive experience where you’ll uncover the secrets of transforming clay into functional and exquisite pieces of art.
Guided by our talented teaching artists, each session spans six weeks, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the transformative benefits of an art practice on a personal level.
Our ceramics lab at our North location in Encinitas includes access to our 6-acre property including our beautiful garden and Sculpture Trail hikes.
Ignite your imagination and have fun creating in our stress-free environment!
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Discounts
Purchase 2 or more classes and save an additional 5% each – Use MULTICLASS code
ICA Member save 10% – Log in and use ICAMEMBERSAVE code
If you are not an ICA Member you can sign up here. After your membership purchase, you will receive your 10% unique discount code with you membership confirmation email. (Different from the one published here).
Discounts can be combined. Apply discount codes at the bottom of your shopping bag page before checkout.
Ceramics Open Lab Hours
Mon/Wed – 10am – 2pm
Tues/Thurs – 3pm – 7pm
Friday/Sat – Closed
Sun – 11am – 3pm
* All Access Ceramics Members Only
Give it a Spin! Wednesday
Give it a Spin! Friday
Give it a Spin! Wednesday, May 8 evening
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 from 6-8pm
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$30 per person, additional $20 for trim plus choice of glaze and firing
Description
Spend your next friend get-together or date night in our ceramics lab by giving it a spin! Our open lab hours will allow you to try out work on the wheel. If you like what you make or want to learn more, you can sign up for more in-depth classes or keep coming back to gain hands-on experience.
Ages 16+
Give it a Spin! Wednesday, May 22 evening
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 from 6-8pm
Register Here!
$30 per person, additional $20 for trim plus choice of glaze and firing
Description
Spend your next friend get-together or date night in our ceramics lab by giving it a spin! Our open lab hours will allow you to try out work on the wheel. If you like what you make or want to learn more, you can sign up for more in-depth classes or keep coming back to gain hands-on experience.
Ages 16+
Give it a Spin! Friday, April 26 evening
Friday, April 26, 2024 from 6-8pm
Register Here!
$30 per person, additional $20 for trim plus choice of glaze and firing
Description
Spend your next friend get-together or date night in our ceramics lab by giving it a spin! Our open lab hours will allow you to try out work on the wheel. If you like what you make or want to learn more, you can sign up for more in-depth classes or keep coming back to gain hands-on experience.
Ages 16+
ICA San Diego / North
1550 S El Camino Real Encinitas, CA 92024
Spring Six-Week Session April 8 - May 22, 2024 Please click on the (+) sign to choose a session and then click register here.
Mondays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
All Levels Wheel Throwing with Max Anderson
Class Schedule
Mondays from 5:30pm-8:30pm
Six-Week Session
April 8, 15, 22, 29
May 6,13
Price
Non-member $350
General membership and above $315 (Please use discount code: ICAMEMBERSAVE at checkout)
Teaching Artist
Max Anderson
Description
In this class students will cover all the basics of ceramics, such as centering the clay on the wheel, creating cylinders, as well as making bowls and plates. Students will decorate and finish their pieces by learning how to trim, carve, paint, and glaze their own work for a completely unique finished product. 18+
Looking forward to meeting you all!
Skills: Learn to use the wheel, how to throw, center clay, alter shapes, trim and use glazes.
About the teacher
Hello friends! My name is Max Anderson. I am 24 years of age and live in Encinitas, CA. I am currently a student at Mira Costa Community College studying graphic design. I have been doing pottery for about 8 years now. I took my first ceramics class in high school at San Dieguito Academy. I fell in love with clay, specifically working on the pottery wheel, in an instant. Some of the skills I have learned as a potter are patience, flexibility, and challenging myself to try new things. I will be teaching the beginner/intermediate wheel throwing class here at ICA.
Register Here!
Youth Ceramics with Atlas Pante
Class Schedule
Mondays from 3:30pm-5:00pm
Six-Week Session
April 8, 15, 22, 29
May 6,13
Price
Non-member $235
General membership and above $211 (Using ICAMEMBERSAVE at checkout)
Materials Included.
Teaching Artist
Atlas Pante
Description
Children ages 8-12 will have the opportunity to explore how to shape clay as a creative medium. They will learn wheel throwing and hand-building techniques as well as glaze projects. From pots to animal sculpture students will practice to observe, follow through, and understand the importance of dedication.
Wear clothes that can get messy!
About the teacher
After years of being involved in the local San Diego arts community, Atlas traveled to Northern California to earn a Bachelor’s in Art Education and Art History at Humboldt State University. Now as an educator, they prioritizes play, exploration and discovery with his students, encouraging them to build knowledge by problem solving, using their imagination, and collaborating with others. In Atlas’s classroom, no idea is too big or small, because they strive to create a space where students can bring their wildest ideas to the table and have the tools and confidence to bring them to life.
Teens Only Wheel Throwing with Atlas Pante
Class Schedule
Wednesday from 3:00pm-5:00pm
Six-Week Session
April 17, 24
May 1, 8, 15, 22
Price
Non-member $295
General membership and above $265 (Using ICAMEMBERSAVE at checkout)
Teaching Artist
Atlas Pante
Description
In this six week class students ages 13-17 will begin by learning the basics, focusing on 3 essential steps of the throwing process: centering, opening, and pulling. Students will be led in working with ceramics, hand-building and wheel throwing, learning slab construction, pinch pots, surface texture, clay impression and more.
All materials are included.
Wear clothes that can get messy!
Skills:
Proper hand placement, sculpting, proper tools knowledge, learn to create functional wares, problem solving
About the teacher
After years of being involved in the local San Diego arts community, Atlas traveled to Northern California to earn a Bachelor’s in Art Education and Art History at Humboldt State University. Now as an educator, they prioritizes play, exploration and discovery with his students, encouraging them to build knowledge by problem solving, using their imagination, and collaborating with others. In Atlas’s classroom, no idea is too big or small, because they strive to create a space where students can bring their wildest ideas to the table and have the tools and confidence to bring them to life.
Handbuilding with Isra Basurto
Class Schedule
Wednesdays from 5:30pm-8:30pm
Six-Week Session
April 17, 24,
May 1, 8, 15, 22
Price
Non-member $350
General membership and above $315 (Please use discount code: ICAMEMBERSAVE at checkout)
Teaching Artist
Isra Basurto
Description
In this handbuilding clay class we’ll explore pattern and template making. We’ll shape slab forms and use templates for repeatability, creating functional wares. We’ll also create bisqueware stamps to press patterns into the surface to accentuate these forms.
About the teacher
I was first introduced to ceramics by an Anthropologist in Mexico City when I was 16. I signed up for a clay class which I thought would involve making and firing ceramics but instead it focused on grinding wild clay under the sun in order to prepare the material and primitive hand-building techniques. Despite all this and not having any kilns to fire the pieces it somehow ignited my interest. It wasn’t until I moved to California a year later that I was introduced to stoneware and porcelain and ceramics turned into a passion. I devoted my university final project to a ceramics solo exhibit and went on to a ceramics program in Valencia, Spain afterwards. Throughout the years I have continued exploring a fusion of primitive techniques with refined materials which I find fascinating.
All Levels Wheel Throwing with Max Anderson
Class Schedule
Thursdays from 11am – 2pm
Six-Week Session
April 11, 18, 25
May 2, 9, 16
Price
Non-member $350
General membership and above $315 (Please use discount code: ICAMEMBERSAVE at checkout)
Teaching Artist
Max Anderson
Description
In this class students will cover all the basics of ceramics, such as centering the clay on the wheel, creating cylinders, as well as making bowls and plates. Students will decorate and finish their pieces by learning how to trim, carve, paint, and glaze their own work for a completely unique finished product. 16+
Looking forward to meeting you all!
Skills: Learn to use the wheel, how to throw, center clay, alter shapes, trim and use glazes.
About the teacher
Hello friends! My name is Max Anderson. I am 24 years of age and live in Encinitas, CA. I am currently a student at Mira Costa Community College studying graphic design. I have been doing pottery for about 8 years now. I took my first ceramics class in high school at San Dieguito Academy. I fell in love with clay, specifically working on the pottery wheel, in an instant. Some of the skills I have learned as a potter are patience, flexibility, and challenging myself to try new things. I will be teaching the beginner/intermediate wheel throwing class here at ICA.
Register Here!