Driftwood Ceramics

Seize the clay

What makes it fun

Looking for a fun and unique date night idea? Why not try your hand at pottery! Driftwood Ceramics offers Pots & Pints classes every Friday and Saturday night at 7pm. You and your date will get to try your hand at the potter's wheel, and create a beautiful piece of pottery to take home with you. All materials and firing are included in the price of the class, so all you need to worry about is having a good time!

Google Reviews

Driftwood Ceramics

4.8

Based on 48 reviews

Elaine Jones

01:58 04 Aug 24

Did a small private class with Driftwood Ceramics and we had so much fun! It was our niece's first time throwing on a wheel and Chelsey was so patient with her. It was a great experience and even better with Chelsey being very helpful and personable. The studio itself has a great atmosphere and lots of amazing pieces! The owner, McKenzie, was very kind and went above and beyond for us! I would definitely recommend Driftwood Ceramics :)

Madison Ruelle

14:06 06 Jul 24

Went to the “ceramics date night” with my wife. Had a great time. Kenny is a great teacher and host. Highly recommend for a fun night out.

Romer Lopez

12:46 06 Jul 24

A very nice experience, we love learning new things and we can enjoy it.

Shawnie Nix

21:23 01 Jul 24

It's ok if you just don't want to explore other places. The owner is not easy to deal with when making (or trying to make) arrangements for a group. If you're lucky enough to get LaJoy as your instructor she will make up for the hassle it may have taken to get in. Try others around town is my suggestion.

Lauren Damme

23:33 23 Jun 24

I purchased a beginner hand building class for my retired mother as a birthday gift. The teacher, Sarah, was extremely rude to my 70 year old mother through multiple classes, would not call her by her name (also mocked her name when my mother asked to be called by it) and was horrid and critical of her work (in this beginner class!) to the point where my mother did not want to go to classes and finally walked out of the penultimate class. The teacher called afterwards and acknowledged her own rudeness but blamed it on “low blood sugar”. Horrible experience for my mom, who probably will never try ceramics again as a result. And I feel awful that she kept going to the classes each week because they were a gift from me!

Kathleen L.

00:37 13 Aug 23

Decided to sign up for a pots & pints class, as well as a month-long beginner wheel (that had 3 creations). I never got contacted by the studio about my 1st pot being ready for pickup. But since I was taking more classes, I was able to check the shelves myself and realized my pot had been finished from the kiln and took it home.

After the month-long classes, you are to come in and glaze your 2 other creations after they fully dry out on the shelves. One of mine had exploded in the kiln due to air bubbles, which was unfortunate but not their fault. One had been glazed and just needed to be fully fired, but I never received a call for pick up, and it’s been 10 months. I never found my other one on the shelf, and after coming in twice to look for it, an employee or the owner (not sure) told me she could look for it, but to no avail :( The studio was pretty busy, as other people have memberships, which is neat and a great addition to the community! But there were a lot of pieces not being properly handled when I went in, by random individuals. All in all, the studio’s nice and the instructor was fabulous, but I’m disappointed to have not received my wares.

Martha Tillmon

14:33 07 Feb 23

Update 2023: We all went back for a wheel throwing class! McKenzie had all the patience in the world, teaching us how to use the wheel, and because of that, we all ended up with awesome pieces. Again cannot wait to see them all completely finished!
2022: Took my nieces (and their moms 😊) to a kid hand-building class. McKenzie made it super easy, and the girls had so much fun! We loved it and are already planning to come back for another class! Can't wait to see our finished products!

jonathan bogaard

03:43 30 Jan 23

Great instructors made it interesting, fun, and easy to learn. Highly recommend a class!

Joanie Feather

14:16 17 Jan 23

Our group of 9 had a blast! McKenzie is a fun (and very patient!) instructor. I can't wait to see our finished pieces! Thanks, Driftwood Ceramics!

Tim Parnacott

16:52 08 Oct 22

Margaret Crite

19:32 18 Sep 22

I went here with a group of friends. We had the place to ourselves. The instructor was fantastic she was comfortable teaching allll of us - some were really bad at it. She was patient and confident! I’ve been really wanting to go back because it was such a fun time!

Colin

16:10 30 Aug 22

Had a perfect date night with my girlfriend at Driftwood’s Pots & Pints event that happens every Friday and Saturday at 7p. There was a mix of people at the event, so don’t be afraid to bring a friend or family member as well! You can BYOB to calm the nerves if it’s your first time spinning pottery. My girlfriend and I both found the instructors to be very kind and helpful. The quality of the instructors definitely showed in our work, which turned out very well. The best part is the instructors handled clean-up and will glaze and fire the pots for us, which we pick up after about 4 weeks. We both want to take a class now because we had so much fun. I would highly recommend visiting Driftwood!

Megan Romer

13:28 29 Dec 21

We had a fun and engaging class with Emma last night. She was helpful and informative without being overbearing or condescending and just seemed to be generally having a good time. It was a neat experience being able to throw on pottery wheels.