Hickory Clay

Hickory Clay REOPENED JULY 1: Hickory Clay is a pottery studio teaching beginning and advanced ceramics classes a

Is it a vase or a jar? This week in our Intermediate Class we’re learning to throwing galleries for lids. Getting a lid ...
01/30/2026

Is it a vase or a jar? This week in our Intermediate Class we’re learning to throwing galleries for lids. Getting a lid to perfectly drop into the rim of the piece feels oh so good. There’s an art to trimming two pieces to fit together and leave just an 1/8th of space.

Tune in to see what we’re up to next week.

✨Twinkling stars for the holidays✨ This winter we saw so many ornaments through the kilns. Snowmen, gingerbread men, sta...
12/29/2025

✨Twinkling stars for the holidays✨ This winter we saw so many ornaments through the kilns. Snowmen, gingerbread men, stars, and even pasta ornaments.

To make these stars 🌟 we rolled out thin sheets of clay. Then smoothed them and stamped star cookie cutters…just like if they were sugar cookies. At the wet stage, don’t forget a hole for the ornament hook! We glazed them in matte white, glossy white, shiny clear, and a warm beige. They made the perfect ‘clink’ against one another on the tree. 🎄

Beautiful canisters in the afternoon sunshine by . They’re a marbled red clay and each one is stepped larger than the la...
11/06/2025

Beautiful canisters in the afternoon sunshine by . They’re a marbled red clay and each one is stepped larger than the last to create a cohesive set. Follow him to see their progress.

There’s nothing as drool-worthy as beautifully designed, precise sets. These sake sets by are just stunning. It’s an un...
10/21/2025

There’s nothing as drool-worthy as beautifully designed, precise sets. These sake sets by are just stunning.

It’s an unglazed speckled clay with delicate lines of color down each piece. The cups match watch pitcher.

She’s teaching “In Pursuit of the Perfect Mug” in November. Join to learn this eye for design.

This fall we’re focusing on our Design and Next Step classes. We want to push you out of your beginner era and bridge in...
10/06/2025

This fall we’re focusing on our Design and Next Step classes. We want to push you out of your beginner era and bridge into being a fully fledged potter.

“In Pursuit of the Perfect Mug” does a deep dive on the singular object of the mug. Handle shapes, design studies, glazing details, and the perfect footring.

“Pushing Forms & Shapes” is an overview of advanced shapes and techniques: collaring, closing, calipers…and all questions students bring with them.

Beginner Wheel: Monday & Tuesdays
Beginner Handbuilding: Tableware & Design
Next Step: In Pursuit of the Perfect Mug
Next Step: Pushing Shapes and Forms

Join us for a 4-week Intro class on vases. Mari Guizar will be teaching a handbuilding class focused solely on vases. T...
09/29/2025

Join us for a 4-week Intro class on vases. Mari Guizar will be teaching a handbuilding class focused solely on vases. This class will equip you with basic handbuilding techniques and be a springboard for you to advance.

Mari brings a strong focus on curiosity, form, and adventurous creativity to her teaching. Expect to be pulled out of a creative rut and excited to make art.

Starts Wednesday at 6:30pm ✨
$225

Have you ever wanted to make that *exact* shade of colored clay? Join us for a deep dive on mason stains, metal oxides, ...
03/02/2025

Have you ever wanted to make that *exact* shade of colored clay?

Join us for a deep dive on mason stains, metal oxides, and making brightly colored clay with porcelain. It’s an exploration in achieving very specific hues and tones of colored clay. Beginners to advanced students are welcome!

We’ll make richly saturated colored clay, and then cut it down with porcelain. We’ll make a perfect logarithmic gradient of colored clay, from rich dark hues to pastels to nearly white. Afterwards we’ll use our colored clay to make handbuilt pieces and demonstrate some fun ways to incorporate colored clay into your ceramic practice.

Beginning Tuesday for 4 weeks.

We have an entirely new lineup of classes for March and April for you. -Multiples! ☕️☕️☕️-Designing Planters 🪴-Science o...
02/10/2025

We have an entirely new lineup of classes for March and April for you.
-Multiples! ☕️☕️☕️
-Designing Planters 🪴
-Science of Stains and Making Colored Clay ⚖️

And of course two sessions of Beginner Wheel. Signups will be posted online at noon!

Recent works in progress…wandering through the studio we never know what we’ll find. We stumbled on these hand built pro...
01/28/2025

Recent works in progress…wandering through the studio we never know what we’ll find. We stumbled on these hand built projects…
-Mama and Baby matching mugs
-oversized matcha mugs
-oxide paintings
-kids colored clay creations

So much color and life in the details. ✨

This January we’re offering a class on Oxide Washes. The magic of how to make, mix, and use them. ✨An oxide wash is a me...
12/30/2024

This January we’re offering a class on Oxide Washes. The magic of how to make, mix, and use them. ✨

An oxide wash is a metallic glaze colorant that’s a mixture of a metallic oxide and water that can be used to create color washes, enhance texture, and add metallic accents or earthy hues to pottery. We’ll cover what they are, how to spot them, how to make them from raw materials, and how to apply them.

We make all of our oxide washes in the studio from scratch…cobalt, copper, irons…and are constantly experimenting with different colors and recipes. It’s another way to apply color and enhance texture, especially great for handbuilding.

Join us for the journey! 4 weeks on Tuesday evenings beginning Jan 14th.

Merry Christmas from Hickory Clay 🎄 🎊 We wish you a warm holiday and meaningful time with family and friends. We’re clos...
12/24/2024

Merry Christmas from Hickory Clay 🎄 🎊 We wish you a warm holiday and meaningful time with family and friends. We’re closed Dec 24th and Dec 25th to spend time with our loved ones. ⛄️

✨We’re looking towards a bright new year in 2025 full of creativity, curiosity, and endless tinkering. 🎨 See you all soon! ✨

Coiling is a technique we’re seeing more of in the studio. rolls out round coils by hand and then layers and drapes the...
10/19/2024

Coiling is a technique we’re seeing more of in the studio. rolls out round coils by hand and then layers and drapes them into sculptures. In the first photo she smoothed out the round, coiled layers and added a rough hewn texture to the outside. The texture catches the light just perfectly. Isn’t it stunning?

The second photos are an in progress piece where the coils remain and add a geologic feel to the piece. She meticulously adds each one to get the draped quality of gravity.

🎉We’re teaching a handbuilding course focused just on Coiling beginning Thurs, Nov 7. Join us to learn how to work this technique.

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2710 16th Street
San Francisco, CA
94103

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Monday 5pm - 9pm
Tuesday 5pm - 9pm
Wednesday 5pm - 9pm
Thursday 5pm - 9pm
Friday 1pm - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 9pm

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