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Higher Fire Clayspace & Gallery

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Higher Fire Clayspace & Gallery

Higher Fire Clay Studio in Downtown San Jose Welcome to Higher Fire on Facebook! Workshops are offered by local and nationally known potters.
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Higher Fire is a teaching studio and contemporary ceramics gallery in downtown San Jose, CA.

408.295.5765
[email protected]

December 2010 Hours:
Mon. - Thur. 9:30am - 10pm
Fri. - Sat. 9:30am - 7:30pm
Sunday 11am - 7pm

Classes for adults in wheel throwing and hand building are offered in many packages to suit a variety of schedules. Private lessons and parties may also be arranged. Ou

r gallery features work made by our instructors, members, local clay artists, and nationally recognized potters and sculptors. Visit on First Fridays so we can show you what we’ve been up to the rest of the month! Browse new work, watch demonstrations, or test-drive one of our pottery wheels.

04/18/2026

Join us for a reception & artist talk (open to the public) with Jennifer McCurdy, Friday April 24th from 6:30-8pm! This is a kickoff to her back-to-back workshops JTown Clay. We’re excited to have a gallery filled with Jen's wonderful, highly-detailed and delicate porcelain vessels. We’ll have beverages and light refreshments starting at 6:30pm and Jen’s talk begins around 7pm. She will also have work available for purchase. Hope to see you there!

03/03/2026

Join us Thursday, Mar 5, 6:30-8:30pm for happy hour & artist talk with Samuel Newman . Sam shows his latest soda-fired pieces, and offers a visual journey of his life as a ceramic artist. Happy hour begins at 6:30pm, and artist presentation starts 7pm. We’re delighted to host Sam for a 4-day soda-firing & pottery wheel workshop this weekend, 520 N 7th St. San Jose, CA 95112.

04/03/2024

Join us for the 6th Annual San José Day - SAT APRIL 6, 12PM - 6PM
in Japantown neighborhood, 520 N 7th Street San Jose, CA 95112 🌞 Come experience the heart and soul of San José through live music and dance performances, art displays, and fabulous food. Discover the hustle and creativity of San José through our local vendor fair of over 70 makers, artists, and family-friendly activities! Check out JTown Clay with ceramic art from 20+ studio members, big pot-making demo by , and much more...!

02/16/2024

Christy Knox 1-Day Workshop! Sunday Apr 28, 10am-5pm - join us for a day packed with tips & tricks for making more complex, slab-built vessels and adornments. Christy shows how to make her signature forms with embossed surfaces, use of embossing plates, darting, stretching, paddling and various assembly methods (covered jars, teapots, vases and more).

Enroll: https://higherfirestudios.com/event/christy-knox-1-day-workshop/
$149 – non-member rate
$129 – studio member rate
Sunday, Apr 28, 2024, 10am-5pm. Coffee/tea/breakfast provided.

Artist reception & happy hour for Christy Knox will be held at JTown Clay on Thursday, Apr 25, from 7-9pm.

02/09/2024

Ready to enroll! COOL workshop-style classes for March-April -- HigherFireStudios.com/classes/
- DIY Die-Cutter Designs with Stacie (Wed PM)
Learn how to use a die-cutter printer to make your own stencils/friskets and decorate pieces with underglazes & slips
- Dart & Slab Bonanza with Lynn Wood (Tues AM)
Students hand-build with templates developed by Lynn, adding texture to slabs and making a variety of projects: unique vases, boxes, cups and more!
- Sculpture with Jake Miller (Thurs AM)
Beginners welcome! Students learn to sculpt a torso using a solid sculpture technique. Pieces are formed using a solid mass of clay which we then hollow out before firing. We are working from the hips to the head!
- Adv-Beginner Wheel Boot-Camp with Jonathan (Fri PM)
Each week, start with throwing exercises using studio clay. Learn to handle larger amounts of clay while exploring classic repertoire of forms: bigger bowls, taller pitchers & vases, lidded forms, mugs with pulled handles, and 2-part vessels!
All project classes include unlimited open studio time and an amazing selection of cone 10 glazes.
HigherFireStudios.com/classes/

10/04/2023

Lovely new pieces from our downtown studio kilns! Join us for fall classes starting Oct 28. Enroll now for beginner wheel, intermediate wheel, or hand-building projects -- get your DIY on for holiday gift making!! higherfirestudios.com/classes

09/19/2023

A sneak peak...lots of great tumblers & shot-glasses made by HF members & staff for the Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE, ) annual golf tournament & fundraiser. All proceeds go to PACE! These beauties will be displayed & sold at the Higher Fire beverage booth at Cinnabar Hills Golf Club, this Friday, Sept 22. More items coming as kilns are fired & unloaded this week...!

Want to donate to PACE? Here's a link:

https://www.pacificautism.org/donate/donate-online/

08/24/2023

Workshop Alert!!!

Animal Inspired Rhytons by Jonathan Huang
Oct 21st / Oct 22nd

Registration will open on Sept 1st!

08/22/2023

Kissed by the kiln... lots of great pieces created by members unloaded from latest c10 oxidation firing - wow!!

08/04/2023

TONIGHT, TONIGHT! See you at STREET MRKT festival, Friday Aug 4, 5pm-10pm in the SoFA District. Higher Fire's popup store will be on South 1st Street. Come enjoy all the artisan-maker booths, dinner out, and fabulous people & pottery (of course!)
Featured studio artists: Anju Goel, Anthony Madrigal, Carla Ionita, Cindy Lau, Inga Bely, Keith Ren, Marilyn Becker, Marisa Avila, Paige Reimer, Sally Duke.

06/02/2023

South FIRST FRIDAYS presents the 14th Annual SubZERO Festival! Higher Fire's pop-up exhibit will be on South 1st between William and San Salvador, with clay demonstrations by our usual gang of mud-slingers, plus loads of pottery for sale!

SubZERO is a DIY, artistically bent, hi/lo-techno mashup where street meets geek (www.subzerofestival.org) Come downtown June 2nd & 3rd to San Jose's SoFA District from 5pm 'til 11pm for an inspired evening of arts & culture. In addition to the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk you'll find outdoor stages of entertainment plus artists, performers & musicians celebrating the indie creative spirit!

FRIDAY JUNE 2nd & SATURDAY JUNE 3rd, 2022 from 5pm-11pm
SoFA district in downtown San Jose
(on South First Street between San Carlos & Reed Streets)

Pictured work by artists Jake Miller, Carla Ionita, Maya Rao, and Zoe Zandbergen.

Address

499 S Market Street
San Jose, CA
95113

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 6pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 6pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 6pm
Thursday	9:30am - 6pm
Friday	9:30am - 6pm
Saturday	9:30am - 6pm
Sunday	11am - 5pm

Telephone

+14082955765

Website

http://www.HigherFireStudios.com/

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