Ojai Pottery Workshop: Experience Century-Old Ceramics

Immerse yourself in the rich history of ceramics at the Ojai Pottery Workshop. Watch skilled potters in action, try your hand at various techniques, and have your creations professionally finished and shipped nationwide.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Firestick Pottery Studio - We will first do a tour of the studio and gallery, looking at kinds of pottery, visiting the kilns and learning about the process. We do a quick “demo” of pottery throwing. Then visitors don aprons, sit down at their wheels, and (with lots of hands-on help) begin making pots! Everyone should be able to make 4 or 5…
What's Included
  • All clay and equipment provided
  • Pottery studio experience
What's Not Included
  • Small fee ($15 per piece) for each piece you select to be trimmed, bisqued, glazed & fired.
Additional Information

Ojai boasts a ceramics legacy that spans a century. Nestled amongst a fruit grove, our workshop is situated one mile from the city’s heart and set against a scenic natural backdrop.
As an operational workspace catering to numerous acclaimed artists from Ojai Valley, our studio welcomes visitors intrigued by the craft. Here, you can observe our potters…

Location
Firestick Pottery Studio
East Ojai Avenue
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Rozita_y
Aug 9, 2025
Fantastic family activity. - Fantastic family activity. The staff are very knowledgeable and helpful. We all developed a great appreciation for pottery making. You get to make 5 pieces each and will have to go back to glaze the pieces.
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Alicia_h
Aug 5, 2025
Fun way to spend a few hours alone or with others - Fun way to spend time doing something a little less touristy either alone or with others. Does get messy but all washes out. The teacher was great. Patient
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Kelly_l
Jun 3, 2025
Learn something new! - You get 5 balls of clay to work with, so if all goes well you could end up with 5 pieces. We live to far away to complete the kiln/glaze process, but will be excited to see our final work! The completion process is $15 per piece and we picked our best ones! The teachers (Erin and Aaron) were VERY helpful!
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Compass801250
May 14, 2025
Pottery fun - This was so much fun. Everything was organized and the staff was so helpful. I would recommend this event. It is easy to get into the process of using the wheel
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Lesli_d
May 6, 2025
Great introduction to pottery - This was a great introduction to pottery making. Wonderful, patient instructor - fun activity for my husband and me!
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Q6115xmarlenes
Apr 29, 2025
Magical Moments in Clay - Don't miss this extraordinary pottery workshop and tour of the gallery at Firestick Pottery in Ojai. First class hands on instruction on the wheel making at least 3 original by you creations. You can return to finish the pieces you choose or the studio will complete the glaze you choose, fire the pieces and send them to you for a reasonable cost per piece and shipping! We left on top of the world for a few hours of blissful creativity! Arlene & Betty
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Tara
Mar 19, 2025
Such a fun experience! - The workshop was amazing - so informative and fun! The teachers are very patient and knowledgeable. It was well worth it!
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Patrice_p
Mar 13, 2025
Highly Recommend - This was an excellent experience. A highly skilled professional potter, our instructor was knowledgeable and very patient with us first-timers. We each made several pieces that the team at Firestick will finish and ship to us. This was seriously a lot of fun. Highly recommend!
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O2548tneduardos
May 26, 2025
Awesome 9yr anniversary experience - Had a great time! Very fun and informative. It was a perfect 9yr anniversary experience (tradition gift is pottery)! The teachers were patient and very hands on.
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Andykg207td
Apr 14, 2025
Patient and joyful experience - Got there a few minutes late due to all the slope slips on the back way from Kern county. Robin, the owner, got us into the tour for catch up and was welcoming. I hate being late but it was no issue. Explained the creative, firing, glazing and firing method and showed some professional pieces and student pieces. A ton of really well done, beautiful pieces. Two of us with a couple from Sta Barbara and a couple from France with one teacher to show them up to three to give tips and help. We learned quickly, me not as well but still great. She made a few that were just awesome and by the time she made her fifth it was like her hands knew what to do without much thought or strain. The clay just became what she loved in an instant well maybe five minutes. We signed up for a bigger package and we’ll be there over spring break to leant and do some more and glaze our stuff. They have some stunning glazes. So yeah we loved it so much we’re going back again and again. Plus who doesn’t want to visit Ojai in springtime.
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From $65
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).